{"id":774,"date":"2022-02-24T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/?p=774"},"modified":"2022-02-24T04:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T04:58:48","slug":"the-garden-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/2022\/02\/24\/the-garden-club\/","title":{"rendered":"The Garden Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was the first year that the general public could enter the Bay City Gardening Club\u2019s annual Garden Contest. There were several categories to enter. Flower gardens, rock gardens, water gardens, as well as potted plants and raised gardens. All were eligible to enter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First place received a Garden Club sign designating that yard as placing first in whatever category it won. Second place would bring a gardener a mention in the local newspaper, along with the mentions of the first and third place winners. Third place provided the knowledge that the garden placed in the top three spots in at least one of the categories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The annual contest was one of the Garden Club\u2019s fundraisers, with the entry fees coming solely from the members themselves. The entry fee was $20 per garden entered. When they decided to open entries to the general public they dropped the entry fee by half to encourage participation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bay City was a small town with a population of about 15,000. On average, when only garden club members could enter there were only about 25 entries each year. This year, however, saw over 500 entries, all categories included!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Needless to say next year\u2019s Bay City Garden Club\u2019s Annual Garden Contest will be open to the general public!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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