Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Dahlia Flower & Photography Competition!

Open to All: Dahlia Flower & Photography Competition

Generous Gardeners Dahlia Flower and Photography Competition

Please contact susan@generousgardeners.org to pick up your apron or gift certificate.  Winners receive an apron.  Second place wins a gift certificate for a bouquet of dahlias from Stacy Boulevard on October 14th.

and the winners are . . .

Judges award: 

Flower: Cactus, Semi-Cactus or Incurved Cactus

First: Holly Young

Second: Kris Nemerof

Flower: Ball, Miniature Ball or PomPom

First: Bruce Nemerof

Second: Louise Sarofeen

Flower: Formal and Informal Decorative, Stellar or Waterlily

First: Bob Matz

Second: Deb Purcell


Photograph: Framed 5×7 Single bloom of a dahlia: Petals may or may not extend beyond the edge of the photo. 

First: Philip Herman

Second: Danielle Walters


Photograph: Framed 5×7 Multiple blooms of a single variety of dahlia: More than one dahlia must appear in the photo. 

First: Scott Bumpus

Second: Samuel Myers


Photograph: Framed 5×7 Dahlia gardens: any dahlia garden with or without people. 

First: Marlene Clauss

Second: Shiela Ciaramitaro


People’s Award (125 votes!):

Flower: Cactus, Semi-Cactus or Incurved Cactus

 Kris Nemerof

Flower: Ball, Miniature Ball or PomPom

Louise Sarofeen

Flower: Formal and Informal Decorative, Stellar or Waterlily

Stacey Kacoyanis


Photograph: Framed 5×7 Single bloom of a dahlia: Petals may or may not extend beyond the edge of the photo. 

Philip Herman


Photograph: Framed 5×7 Multiple blooms of a single variety of dahlia: More than one dahlia must appear in the photo. 


Photograph: Framed 5×7 Dahlia gardens: any dahlia garden with or without people. 

 Jean Dexter