Almanac
2012 Winter Photo Contest GRAND PRIZE (on cover) “Winter Herbs” Cicero, NY, Jamuary 2012 by Pat Haywood Prize: One night’s stay in Trumansburg’s MacLallen House, a delightful B&B decorated in the Arts & Crafts style and operated by horticulturist and landscape architect Deirdre Cunningham.
OVERALL RUNNER-UP (top left) “Small Window of Winter” Dartmouth Street, Rochester, NY Prize: A gift basket from the Rochester Public Market. The market, in operation since 1905, is considered one of the best in the nation.
WINNER: PLANTS CATEGORY (top right) Untitled Ithaca, NY By Danielle Kisloski This image was taken with an iPhone and a D.I.Y macro lens. Prize: $50 gift certificate to Cayuga Landscape, one of shoppers’ favorite spots on our annual Odyssey to Ithaca bus tour.
WINNER: SCENES CATEGORY (middle left) “Taughannock Frosting” Taughannock Falls, Ulysses, NY By Judy Lombardi-Newell Prizes: $35 gift certificate to Higbie Farm Supply in North Chili, which has an amazing birding department and great garden accessories, and a $35 gift certificate to the Asa Ransom House Country Inn in Clarence, a B&B that also serves up elegant dinners.
WINNER: ENHANCED CATEGORY (middle right) “Saturday’s Snow” Ithaca, NY By Danielle Kisloski Prizes: $35 gift certificate to Bakers’ Acres, another favorite Ithaca-area destination (great for perennials), and $35 gift certificate to Amanda’s Garden, a native plant nursery in Springwater that provides plants and consulting services.
WINNER: FACEBOOK’S MOST POPULAR (bottom) Untitled Letchworth State Park By Mary Shelsby Prizes: $35 gift certificate for Shrub Coat products (shrubcoat.com)—“The Ultimate Winter Plant Protection”—and $35 for QB Daylily Gardens in Caledonia, with over 1300 registered varieties of hemerocallis on display and over 700 for sale. 2 4 | novembe r - decembe r 2 0 1 2