MIDLAND PARK — The subject of RS Landscaping’s fourth annual photo contest will be New Jersey’s Gardens, the Midland Park-based company has announced. The contest gives local residents the opportunity to submit photographs displaying the beauty of nature for which the Garden State was named.
Previous subjects of the photo contest have been butterflies, hummingbirds and children in the garden. The garden was previously the backdrop for these contests. This year, the garden itself is brought into the foreground to be celebrated, said a company spokesperson.
“In past years we’ve chosen subjects for the contest we’d hoped would be an interesting challenge for photographers to help connect them with nature and learn about the local ecosystem,” said Robert Schucker, president of RS Landscaping. “This year we wanted to focus on the garden itself. Sometimes the biggest challenge is to recognize the beauty that is right in front of you every day.”
The Garden State certainly has no lack of gardens within its borders and in order to illustrate the diversity of these gardens, RS will not discriminate as to the type of garden. It will accept photographs of any garden within the state, whether it is a private backyard, a public garden or a state park.
“This great state has some of the most beautiful display of plantings in the world,” said Schucker. “We look forward to viewing all of the entries.”
From July 8 through August 31, individuals can submit photographs for a chance to win the first place prize, a $100 gift certificate to Kodak. The second place winner will receive a pair of gardening books that detail perennial care and garden design.
RS Landscaping has specifically made this available as a summertime project that’s fun for kids and parents can make educational for the entire family. Kids and adults can learn about flower or vegetable gardening and improve their photography skills in the process.
Submissions should include the photographer’s name, town, location of the photo, and a short story behind the picture. Submissions can be sent via e-mail to info@rscape.com. All submissions will be posted on RS Landscaping’s Facebook page, and members of the RS team will select the best photograph. The winners will be announced in early September, and the winning photographs will be posted on the company’s website, www.rscape.com.
RS Landscaping may be reached at 201-447-6205 or service@rscape.com.
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