Photo Contest

Send us your favorite Dahlia photo!

2024 Dahlia Photo Contest Rules

Send us your favorite photo of dahlias anywhere! Your yard, our fields, or the festival! 

  • 1 entry per household
  • Photo must be 4 x 6 or 5 x 7
  • Photo must be mailed in and postmarked by Sept 1st, 2024. Photos are not accepted by email.
  • The contest is open to all current Swan Island Dahlia customers (as of Spring 2024).
  • Must include your name and address on the back of your photo.
  • The photo will not be returned and will become the property of Swan Island Dahlias.
  • Winners will be notified by November, Good Luck!
  • Photo entries will automatically be disqualified if the above rules are not followed.
  • A Gift Certificate prize will be awarded for places 1st - 6th and Honorable Mentions.
  • Please remember this is a photo contest, and the quality of the photo does impact judging.

Good Luck! Please mail your photos to us at:

Swan Island Dahlias
Garden Photo Contest
PO Box 700
Canby, OR 97013

2023 Dahlia Photo Contest

2023 Photo Contest Entries

Customer Since 2020

Elizabeth V.
from
Needham, MA

$150 Gift Certificate

Customer Since 2021

Linda S.
from
Cincinnati, OH

$140 Gift Certificate

Customer Since 2008

Lennart A.
from
Bristol, RI

$130 Gift Certificate

Customer Since 2022

Steven H.
from
Issaquah, WA

$120 Gift Certificate

Customer Since 2019

Julie R.
from
Dallas, OR

$120 Gift Certificate

Customer Since 2016

Susan S.
from
Myrtle Creek, OR

$100 Gift Certificate

  • First Place: Elizabeth V. from Needham, MA - Customer Since 2020 ($150 gift certificate)
  • Second Place: Linda S. from Cincinnati, OH - Customer Since 2021 ($140 gift certificate)
  • Third Place: Lennart A. from Bristol, RI - Customer Since 2008 ($130 gift certificate)
  • Fourth Place (Tie): Steven H. from Issaquah, WA - Customer Since 2022 ($120 gift certificate)
  • Fourth Place (Tie): Julie R. from Dallas, OR - Customer Since 2019 ($120 gift certificate)
  • Sixth Place: Susan S. from Myrtle Creek, OR - Customer Since 2016 ($100 gift certificate)

Honorable Mentions: $30 gift certificate

Customer Since 2020

Debra L.
from
Port and, OR

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2022

Holly K.
from
Longmont, CO

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2009

Richard T.
from
Edgewood, IA

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2022

Jessica H.
from
Sheridan, OR

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2010

Judy S.
from
Ellicott City, MD

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2021

Rebecca H.
from
Bainbridge Island, WA

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2022

Rose D.
from
Sauk Rapids, MN

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2020

Rebecca M.
from
West Linn, OR

Honorable Mention

Customer Since 2022

Carolyn S.
from
Bellevue, NE

Honorable Mention

  • Debra L. from Portland, OR - Customer Since 2020
  • Holly K. from Longmont, CO - Customer Since 2022
  • Richard T. from Edgewood, IA - Customer Since 2009
  • Jessica H. from Sheridan, OR - Customer Since 2022
  • Judy S. from Ellicott City, MD - Customer Since 2010
  • Rebecca H. from Bainbridge Island, WA - Customer Since 2021
  • Rose D. from Sauk Rapids, MN - Customer Since 2022
  • Rebecca M. from West Linn, OR - Customer Since 2020
  • Carolyn S. from Bellevue, NE - Customer Since 2022

All winners and honorable mentions will receive prizes in the mail after the First Place is announced.

See our Past Winners!

2022 Photo Contest Winners

2022 Photo Contest Entries

2021 Photo Contest Winners

2021 Photo Contest Entries

2020 Photo Contest Winners

2020 Photo Contest Entries

2019 Photo Contest Winners

2018 Photo Contest Winners

2017 Photo Contest Winners

2016 Photo Contest Winners

2015 Photo Contest Winners

2014 Photo Contest Winners

2013 Photo Contest Winners

2012 Photo Contest Winners

2011 Photo Contest Winners