Category: Artistically Enhanced

Adult

First Place and Adult Division Winner: David Sjostedt “Coleus”

Second Place: David Sjostedt “Watercolor”

Third Place: David Sjostedt “Bleeding Hearts”

Youth

First Place: Zeke Buchert “Make A Wish Fountain”  

Lanscape/Scenery

Adult

First Place: Patty Hood “Star Maple”

Second Place: Patty Hood “Forgotten”

Third Place: Barbara Valenzuela “What’s Up?”

Youth

First Place: Zeke Buchert “Summer River”

Category: People In Nature

Adult

First Place: Linda Price “Family Fun”

Second Place: Bob Baldo “Catch of the Fall”

Third Place: Cora Sue Swords “Untitled”

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Professional

First Place, Professional Division Winner and Peoples Choice Award:Traci Kivela “New Beginnings”

Second Place: Traci Kivela “It Started With A Kiss”

Third Place: Traci Kivela “Love is a New Addition”

Youth

First Place: Zeke Buchert “Old Man and the River”

Second Place: Zeke Buchert “Daydreaming Grandfather”

Category: Plants

Adult

First Place: Patty Hood “Forest Gems”

Second Place: Patty Hood “Spring Glory”

Third Place: Patty Hood “Morning Light”

Youth

First Place and Youth Division Winner: Zeke Buchert “Explosion of Blue”

CATEGORY: LANDSCAPE/SCENERY

ADULT

First Place: Bob Baldo “Moss Scape”

Second Place: Bob Baldo “Autumn Reflections”

Third Place: Bob Baldo “River Dance”

YOUTH

First Place: Zeke Buchert “Spring Wall”

Second Place: Zeke Buchert “Fall Beauty”

No other YOUTH entries in this category

CATEGORY: PEOPLE IN NATURE

ADULT

First Place: Bob Baldo “Golden Butterfly”Second Place: Linda Price “My Backyard”Third Place: Gretchen Barlow “Step Into The Garden”

YOUTH

First Place: Zeke Buchert “One With The River”

No other YOUTH entries in this category

CATEGORY: PLANTS

ADULT

First Place: Patty Hood “Viburnum Lace”

Second Place: Dave Sjostedt “Morning Glow”

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Third Place: Lindsey Culotta “Pink Flower With Orange Ring”

YOUTH

First Place: Zeke Buchert  “Rhododendron Splendor”

Second Place: Zeke Buchert “New Life”

No other YOUTH entries in this category

CATEGORY: WILDLIFE

ADULT

First Place: Lindsey Culotta “Heron”

Second Place: Gretchen Barlow “The Watcher”

Third Place: Carlee Punt “Butterfly”

No YOUTH entries in this category

BEST OF SHOW: Patty Hood “Viburnum Lace”

ADULT DIVISION WINNER: Patty Hood “Viburnum Lace”

YOUTH DIVISION WINNER: Zeke Buchert “One With The River”

PEOPLES CHOICE: Bob Baldo “Moss Scape”

CARTEGORY: PLANTS

ADULT

First Place:  Gretchen Barlow   “Japanese Maple”

Second Place:  David Sjostedt  “Pinwheel in Hollow Log”

 Third Place:  Linda Sue Runnels  “Fairies Dancing in the Woodlands”

YOUTH

First Place:  Carlee Punt  “Leading Light”

Second Place:  Carlee Punt  “Fall”

No other YOUTH entries in this category

CATEGORY: LANDSCAPE/SCENERY

ADULT

First Place:  Linda Sue Runnels  “A Peaceful Spring”

Second Place:  Bob Baldo  “Dunsmuir Splash”

Thrid Place:  Linda Sue Runnels  “Make A Wish”

YOUTH

First Place:  Zeke Buchert  “River Foliage”

Second Place:  Carlee Punt  “Red Maple”

Third Place: Zeke Buchert  “River Boulders”

CATEGORY: PEOPLE IN NATURE

ADULT

First Place:  Gretchen Barlow  “Garden Princess”

Second Place:  Linda Sue Runnels  “Plein Air Painting in the Gardens”

Third Place:  Linda Price   “Tribute to the Trees”

YOUTH

First Place:  Zeke Buchert  “Flyfishing”

Second Place: Carlee Punt  “Sitting Pretty”

Third Place:  Carlee Punt  “Patrick’s Snack”

CATEGORY: WILDLIFE

ADULT

First Place:  Victoria Yerkes  “Busy as a B–“

Second Place:  Dave Sjostedt  “Autumn Hunger”

Third Place:  Victoria Yerkes  “Bird”

YOUTH

No YOUTH entries in this category

BEST OF SHOW:  Zeke Buchert  “Flyfishing”

ADULT DIVISION WINNER: Linda Sue Runnels  “A Peaceful Spring”

YOUTH DIVISION WINNER: Zeke Buchert “Flyfishing”

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: Linda Sue Runnels ” Make A Wish”

Judges: Taryn Burkleo  Photograpy by Taryn, Heinz Danzberger  Red Door Gallery,                        Kevin Lahey   Kevin Lahey Photography

The 2014 Botanical Gardens Photo Contest winners were announced at the Gallery Show and Reception held October 10 at the Siskiyou Arts Museum.  Please return to see their photos here beginning in November 2014.