Thursday, June 4, 2009

Yard of the Month Contest

Call me lame, but I really want to win. Here's what I'm talking about:



" Picerne Military Housing and the Fort Bragg Garrison will recognize a Yard-of-the-Month in your neighborhood from June through September... Each Neighborhood Yard-of-the-Month Winner will receive a recognition letter from the Fort Bragg Garrison Commander, a Yard-of-the-Month sign to be displayed in front of the home, recognition in our monthly Picerne newsletter and gift certificates and/or prizes valued at $50! "


" There are four chances to win (one winner a month), one winner per neighborhood (10 neighborhoods on Fort Bragg), and one overall "Yard of Excellence" will be selected each month from the 10 Neighborhood Yard-of-the-Month winners. The overall winner will receive an additional gift/prize valued at $50. "



So, since I really have been working hard on my garden this year, and because I am really competitive, I have added a few "special touches" to my yard. Things like an American Flag, a "United we Stand" sign (from Gavin's room), and I rearranged a few little things.



Here is what the garden looked like today, after I heard about the contest:




The sunflower on the far left is about to hit the roof! Hopefully it flowers soon.
I added a (tiny) American flag, can you find it?




I think one of the reasons I might not win anything is because there aren't a whole lot of flowers, mainly just fruits and vegetables growing. Brandon offered to sabotage potential competitors, but I don't think that would be very fair. Anyway, wish me luck! And any ideas on improving what I've got please comment and let me know!

2 comments:

Jessica said...

Weeeeeeeeeeelll...doesn't that sound like a supportive husband!!! Offering to sabotage the competition!!! Hmmmmmm....he better not offer that in the marathon!! lol!! Your garden looks good! You should post the pics you have on Myspace on here to show the "before."

Casey said...

There is an earlier post from about 2 weeks ago on here...What a huge difference 2 weeks makes, its crazy how fast some stuff grows.