WashingtonGardener Magazine
2026 Garden Photo ContestWinners
By Elizabeth Olson, MAAFS Photography Judge
Garden Creatures
Honorable Mention
Lou Borghi
Location: Mr. Borghi’s backyard, Herndon, VA
Third Place
Location: Ms. Prather’s backyard container garden, Marriottsville, MD
Wanda Prather
Second Place
Location:
Catonsville, MD
Teresa Hughes
First Place
Location: Falls Church, VA
Karin Reber
SmallWonders
Honorable Mention Wenzell Carter
Location: Mr. Carter’s home garden, Montgomery Village, MD
Third Place
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Janet Sifers
Second Place
Georgette Grossman
Location: Woodleigh Chase
Senior Living Center, Fairfax, VA
First Place
Location: Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA
Anita Feidler
GardenVignettes
Honorable Mention
Jane Mahaffie
Location:
VA
Third Place
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Holden Barnes
Second Place
Location: Bon Air Rose Garden, Arlington, VA
Lisa Ostrich
First Place
Location: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD
Jane Mahaffie
GardenViews
Honorable Mention
Deborah Whitman
Location:
Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD
Third Place
Location: Oatlands House and Garden, Leesburg, VA
Lisa Ostrich
Second Place
Thomas Gross
Location: Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, VA
First Place
Janet Sifers
Location: Mason Pond, Fairfax, VA
Grand Prize
Grand Prize
Karin Reber
Location:
Orchid Room at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Paphiopedilum venustum
ThankYou to Our Prize Sponsors
• Capital Photography Center
• Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
Additional prizes supplied by Washington Gardener Magazine
The opening reception for the 2026 Garden Photo Contest Winners will take place this summer at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA