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You don’t have to belong to The Garden Club of Kent or be one of our seasonal gardeners to enter The Horticulture & Photography Show.

THE HORTICULTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

SATURDAY, AUG. 16 TIMELINE:

      • Horticulture entries accepted 

         8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

      • Photography entries accepted 

         8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

      • Judging 

        11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

      • Awards & Public Viewing  

        1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

The Garden Club of Kent's annual Horticulture & Photography Show is on the horizon. The show's theme this year is “Re-think, Re-move, Re-place, REJOICE! Celebrate Nature!” The event will take place in the Ode to Joy building on the club's property. Membership in the Garden Club of Kent is NOT required; entry is free and open to the public. 

DOWNLOAD THE SCHEDULE

The Horticulture & Photography Show committee has made quite a few changes to the schedule*, which you will find here on our website. See above for the HORTICULTURE SHOW link in the navigation bar. 

*For those new to horticulture shows, "schedule" refers to the entire list of categories and classes, entry guidelines including rules for presentation and the event timetable.

THE  HORTICULTURE SCHEDULE

The Horticulture & Photography Show committee has added a section focused on native plants, and we have modified several of the previous classes to either include or remove native plants. Per a specific request, we have added a class for showing "staple" crops, which includes wheat, corn, potatoes, beans and other crops, high in protein and/or carbohydrates, that form the foundation of many diets around the world. If you are growing a minimum of eight staple crops, you can display a basket of eight crops in the show. We clarified some of the directions as well, such as being more specific about stems or no stems, leaves and where they matter, measurements, ripeness and other characteristics. Please read the schedule carefully. 

THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

Do you have a few photos you’ve taken that you really like and think might have some merit? That you think are good, but you’re not sure? Well … why not enter them in the Photography division of The Garden Club of Kent’s annual Horticulture & Photography Show!?

The show is on Aug. 16, so you have plenty of time to take some pictures if you don’t have any in your collection. 

Amateurs only! This is not a competition for professionals. However, the photos will be judged by a professional photographer, so it’s a great chance to get some feedback from a pro. There are just a few rules that make it even more fun!

ENTRY RULES

• Photos must be 8x10 or 5x7 (that’s inches, not feet).

• Both color and black-and-white photos are accepted.

• Each photograph must contain plants in it. After all, we are a garden club :).

• Photos matted or in frames will NOT be accepted.

• Your name, address and phone number must be on the back of your photo (use an address label if you have one)

• You can enter up to 2 photos per section. 

We have two levels of competition: Adults and Youth (under 18). Rules are the same for both.

SECTIONS

• Plants (trees, bushes, flowers, vegetables, fungi, succulents, etc.)

• Plants with animals

• Plants with insects

• Plants with people

• Plants with buildings or structures

HOW TO ENTER

Entries must be submitted between 8:00 am-10:00 am on the morning of the show, Aug. 16, 2025.

Remember your photos must be 8x10 or 5x7 (that’s inches, not feet). Walgreen’s, CVS, Target and Wal-Mart all have photo printing services that can print your photos at these sizes.

Obtain an entry tag for each photograph. You can fill them out the day of the show or pick them up ahead of the show from a container marked ENTRY TAGS outside the Ode to Joy building on the corner of Seasons and Ravenna Rd.