We’re delighted that Rob Cardillo who has been a judge for Picture This last summer, is back at the helm this month for April. Although most of you already are familiar with Rob’s work, if you’re not, take the time to check out his newly redesigned website: it’s worth the time. Rob is a much sought after photographer whose work has graced too many publications to list.
Rob has chosen Green World as the theme for this month’s contest. Here’s what he has to say:
“Green is the signature color of plant life. It indicates photosynthesis, a confectionery miracle that spins sunlight into sugar to benefit the entire animal kingdom. In the garden, green is inescapable. It’s our trees and lawns and most of our herbaceous plants when they’re not in flower. But because green is so ubiquitous, it often ends up as a back drop in our pictures — a pleasant and behaved foil to the more operatic colors of the spectrum.
So in honor of St. Patrick, let’s bring green to the foreground this month. I’m looking for images where the color green steps up and takes the spotlight for a change. And let’s be ecumenical by celebrating green’s infinite range of personalities. That means we’ll include bluish, yellowish, grayish, golden and silvery greens in the mix. You can enter landscapes, flowers, foliage, bark, buds, berries, fruits and even green roots if you got ‘em.”
RULES FOR ENTERING THE CONTEST
1. You must have an active blog in order to participate. We love that you send us a link to the blog post that includes your photo. To be eligible for judging, you also need to send us a direct link to the image. 
PLEASE NOTE: if you send us a link to your post with a notation telling us where the photo is within the post, your entry will not be admitted into the contest.
2. Your photo must be able to be copied from your site. That makes it possible for us to collect all the entries in one place for easier judging.







65 responses so far ↓
1 Nancy Bond // Apr 1, 2010 at 8:50 am
Sounds like an interesting challenge!
2 Debi // Apr 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Maybe I’ll try this. Sounds like fun….and a challenge!
3 Methylgrace // Apr 2, 2010 at 11:35 am
Post: http://methylgrace.blogspot.com/2010/04/green.html
Picture: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m7urPDguYQY/S7YOH3EXVBI/AAAAAAAAAGU/WtP9CAB7gV4/s1600/IMG_geranium_renardii_4×5.jpg
4 Carolyn Parker // Apr 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Here’s some green goodness:
http://rosenotes.typepad.com/.a/6a010535bf3807970c0120a96cac85970b-pi
at:
http://www.rosenotes.com/2010/03/rose-fashion.html
5 Christine // Apr 2, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Here goes… Not what you usually think of when “greenery” is mentioned.
Blog post: http://idoradesign.blogspot.com/2010/01/post-of-pots.html
Photo link: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kx3phKU8I2Q/S7YhImzWMCI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/6L1fU8WT_Ig/s1600/Copy+of+aw+green+stacks.JPG
6 ESP // Apr 3, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Post:
http://www.eastsidepatch.com/2010/04/picture-this-photo-contest/
Image only:
http://www.eastsidepatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Picture-This-Photo-Contest_April.jpg
Look forward to seeing this months entries. Here is the Patch’s “green” offering.
ESP.
7 Joseph // Apr 5, 2010 at 10:50 am
Post:
http://roundrockgarden.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/macro-monday-5/
Image only:
http://roundrockgarden.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/spider-on-the-poppy1.jpg
8 Christopher C NC // Apr 5, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Post link:
http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2010/04/other-things.html
Image link:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3QgxQKIS4kk/S7pytl5HnMI/AAAAAAAAWTA/bla8wK8CXtc/s1600/100_7917.jpg
Hooray for green!
9 Leslie // Apr 9, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Here’s some more green…
Photo: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cSAqNEwsprk/S7-ay5PHlxI/AAAAAAAAC_w/EkZVWdEmRLM/s1600/greende.jpg
Blog post: http://dragonflyseye.blogspot.com/2010/04/green.html
10 Pam // Apr 9, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Post: http://talesfromthelaboratory.typepad.com/tales_from_the_microbial_/2010/04/giant-allium.html
Image:
http://talesfromthelaboratory.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c62a953ef01347fa431d6970c-popup
(I’m not sure how to save this as a jpg…rather, a web accessible jpg. I must be overlooking something.)
11 Nancy Bond // Apr 11, 2010 at 3:53 pm
My entry for this month’s contest can be found here:
Photo Only: http://tinyurl.com/y39m4b5
Blog Post: http://wp.me/p2bM3-1ga
I look forward to viewing everyone’s entries!
Nancy-
I don’t know why but your photo won’t upload. It continues to say that it can’t upload ‘bmp’ but ‘jpg’ is needed. Hope you can fix it! fran
12 healingmagichands // Apr 12, 2010 at 1:21 pm
As usual, your assignments have given me a reason to wander about the garden, camera in hand, looking for images. this was a good thing this week, due to the problems my sciatic nerve was giving me. I needed an excuse to just wander around and look without actually weeding or any other sort of “Work” (that nasty four letter word).
Here is my post:
http://healingmagichands.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/on-assignment-green-world-garden-benches/
This is the direct link to the photo I ultimately decided to enter in the contest.
http://healingmagichands.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/dscf8597.jpg
Thanks for the inspiration!
13 marmee // Apr 12, 2010 at 9:55 pm
here is my post on green world. http://thingsilove-marmee.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-is-new-black.html and here is link to my entry. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qqfThWJINMY/S79HTg7UFzI/AAAAAAAAKek/ECAtCV0DfZE/s1600/painting+pottery+and+green+plants+019.JPG
i hope this works…technically challenged as i am.
14 Town Mouse // Apr 14, 2010 at 10:25 am
I love the contests! Thanks so much for having them. Here’s my post:
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-world.html
And here’s the photo:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oFhRuDPt7H8/S8Pbm7EPQDI/AAAAAAAACLM/_ClV5xikrbw/s1600/poppy_3.jpg
15 Dog Island Farm // Apr 14, 2010 at 11:22 am
Here’s our photo: http://www.dogislandfarm.com/2010/03/new-tuesday-feature.html
Here’s the direct link to the image: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HjPCs7rJRw/S6l-IeLWU7I/AAAAAAAAAHc/zivl3X0SG7o/s1600-h/016.JPG
16 Heather's Garden // Apr 14, 2010 at 11:23 pm
As usual I was torn between two photos, but ended up going with a shot of a cinnamon fern fiddle-head from last summer. Spring is ahead of schedule this year, but not quite this far along!
Post: http://heathersgarden.typepad.com/heathers_garden/2010/04/ggws-picture-this-contest-green-world.html
Photo: http://heathersgarden.typepad.com/.a/6a00e0097e58bd88330133ecb25186970b-popup
17 Byddi Lee - We didn't come here for the grass! // Apr 15, 2010 at 12:01 am
Here is the image location http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBTFK2PRKdM/S8aMNQL2WWI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/eDR63-QM7Gw/s400/PeasInMyHeart.JPG
on our blog “We didn’t come her for the grass!” http://byddi.blogspot.com/2010/04/picture-this-contest-april-2010.html.
Thanks for this fun contest!
Byddi Lee
18 Frances // Apr 16, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Photo:
http://fairegarden.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/april-12-2010-020-3.jpg
Page:
Picture This Photo Entries
19 Teresa // Apr 16, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Good Luck to everyone!
Here is my entry~
post: http://blog.gardenshoesonline.com/index.php/green-green-green/
photo
http://blog.gardenshoesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/web-l-047.jpg
20 Dave // Apr 17, 2010 at 12:33 am
Here’s my photo:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Oyjs043Crqg/S8kItUZyYgI/AAAAAAAAH3M/ml0YVT6QKs4/s1600/Viburnum+plicatum+f+tomentosum+%27Shasta%27+flower+4-2010-1+picture.jpg
In the post here: http://www.growingthehomegarden.com/2010/04/its-easy-being-green.html
21 joco // Apr 17, 2010 at 12:05 pm
My “green world” photo is at:
http://picture-this-image.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-picture-this-photo-contest_5755.html
The corresponding post is at
http://serious-grouching.blogspot.com/2010/04/go-with-glow.html
Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to share our images.
22 Melissa // Apr 17, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Here is the link for my entry this month: http://melissaclarkphotography.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/ladys-mantle-and-ferns_450w.jpg
The post is on my “Other Images” page on my blog at http://melissaclarkphotography.wordpress.com/other-images/
I love seeing all the other entries!
23 Swimray // Apr 17, 2010 at 8:50 pm
It was a tossup, but after advice from a few readers, went with the green viburnum buds. Photo at:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4Ylop1rwX9E/S8EksRtPMvI/AAAAAAAAD0o/GmwYmCNHEl0/s1600/virbirnum.jpg
Blog post at:
http://leafychronicles.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-2010-bloom-day.html
24 Jennah // Apr 18, 2010 at 11:27 am
blog post: http://jennahsgarden.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/ggw-photo-contest-green-world/
photo direct: http://jennahsgarden.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-16-at-8-57-44-pm.png
25 Robur // Apr 18, 2010 at 11:56 am
Back again. I think I’m getting the idea.
Post is here:
http://roburdamour.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-garden-in-april.html
Image is here:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zI6sJryPv0s/S8sonOtgneI/AAAAAAAACEo/1H3epZvKv0c/s640/greenhouse-bench.jpg
26 Les // Apr 18, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I narrowed it to three and finally decided to select the last picture in this post:
http://atidewatergardener.blogspot.com/2010/04/theme-is-green.html
Here is a direct link to the photo:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4533406486_b5a2bfaecf.jpg
Thanks for your consideration.
27 Brad // Apr 19, 2010 at 1:53 am
Blogpost: http://rootedincalifornia.blogspot.com/2010/04/green.html
Photo: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KwglEEvoWWM/S8vrgwuJk0I/AAAAAAAAA3w/wTOIsXEyC0I/s1600/padron+Image00002.jpg
28 Melody // Apr 19, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Raspberry Leaves Soaking in the Sunshine
direct photo link:
http://homeiswheretheheartis.us/photocontest/greenworld/greenworld.jpg
blog post link:
http://merriemelody.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-world-entry.html
29 Nancy Bond // Apr 19, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Hi Fran — try this direct link. Perhaps it’s the WP short link it doesn’t like:
http://nancybond.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/ggw_green_leaf2.jpg
It is posted as a .jpg so I’m not sure what’s going on there. I hope this does the trick. I’ll check back.
30 Meredith/Great Stems // Apr 19, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Go green!
photo: http://www.greatstems.com/assets_c/2010/04/GSgreenphotoapril20101.html
blog entry: http://www.greatstems.com/2010/04/gardening-gone-wild—-green.html
31 herman and yvonne // Apr 20, 2010 at 6:42 am
In http://soekershof.typepad.com (Green Cathedral of South Africa) you will find somewhere the picture of the oldest cactus of South Africa; Pachycereus weberii, Anno 1910.
Green Cathedral of South Africa is the alias (pinched from a media publication about our garden) of Soekershof; Private Mazes & Botanical Gardens in South Africa.
Sorry….cannot accept entry unless you give us a direct link.
32 Linda/patchwork // Apr 20, 2010 at 12:14 pm
My first entry. Green is a great topic.
here’s the photo:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-D7criwezVs/S83Lxv84ymI/AAAAAAAACLU/WUt75lFd6kI/s1600/eleagnus-and-rain-barrel.jpg
Here’s the post:
http://patchworkgarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-world.html
Thanks,
~~Linda…
33 Scott Weber // Apr 20, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Hi…here is my entry!
Photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24516237@N00/4538417682/sizes/l/
Blog:
http://rhonestreetgardens.blogspot.com/2010/04/gardening-gone-wild-april-photo-contest.html
34 Pam/Digging // Apr 20, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Go green!
My photo is here: http://www.penick.net/digging/images/2010_04_21/Green_fountain_&_palm.JPG
My blog post about it: http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=7286
35 Jessica // Apr 20, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Photo:
http://eatsleepgarden.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/asparagus3.jpg
Post:
http://eatsleepgarden.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/april-ggw-photo-contest/
36 Kimberly // Apr 20, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Lots of macro shots.. I wanted to showcase something different. This is a shot of some gorgeous foliage at Powerscourt Gardens in Ireland. Even the stones the water is flowing over are green with moss!
Blog post: http://www.barefootgardening.com/?p=93
500×375 invidividual image: http://www.barefootgardening.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/powerscourt500.jpg
37 RBell // Apr 20, 2010 at 8:46 pm
My “Green” posting: http://thelazyshadygardener.blogspot.com/2010/04/green.html
My “Green” photo: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PrUAPm0kQ4E/S840hHTtUwI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/nKxl8_RCc6s/s1600/P1010055.JPG
38 Phillip // Apr 20, 2010 at 10:27 pm
My post is at http://phillipoliver.blogspot.com/2010/04/gardening-gone-wilds-picture-this.html
My photo URL: http://www.phillipoliver.net/greenworld.jpg
39 Caroline // Apr 20, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Photo:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4534331121_eede8f0d9a.jpg
Post:
http://shovelreadygarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/el-nino-showers-bring-april-flowers.html
40 Ginger // Apr 21, 2010 at 12:10 am
I’ve never entered before, but always admire the entries! Got to start sometime.
Here is my photo (of Christmas fern unfurling): http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yU6kNAWVfUg/S855VdyJX_I/AAAAAAAABq0/is8ioSPBCaA/s1600/IMG_0999-2.JPG
And the post it’s mentioned in: http://lawofthelandblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/just-rosy.html
Thanks!
41 Megan // Apr 21, 2010 at 2:04 am
Direct Image: http://faroutflora.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/2.jpg
Post Link: http://faroutflora.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/succulent-gardens-awesome/
42 Herman and Yvonne // Apr 21, 2010 at 2:13 am
Centenary cactus of South Africa: http://soekershof.typepad.com/the-green-cathedral/2010/01/centenary-cactus-in-south-africa-and-wrapping-up-2009-httpowlyrehh.html
It’s a Pachycereus weberii Anno 1910
Planted by South African cactus pioneer Marthinus Malherbe.
43 Darla // Apr 21, 2010 at 7:01 am
My entry http://morefamilyandflowers-darla.blogspot.com/2010/04/ggw-picture-this-contest.html
44 carolyn // Apr 21, 2010 at 7:44 am
Room for one more? Here’s my entry for April’s theme on green :
http://www.sweethomeandgardenchicago.blogspot.com
Carolyn
Carolyn
45 Ginny // Apr 21, 2010 at 9:28 am
Direct image: http://picasaweb.google.com/ginny.tarleton/GinnySGarden#5459957018480889106
Blogpost: http://ginnysgarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/wordless-wednesday.html
46 Mr. McGregor's Daughter // Apr 21, 2010 at 10:12 am
Happy Earth Day! Here’s my Green World post: http://mcgregorsdaughter.blogspot.com/2010/04/picture-this-green-world.html.
Image link: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_GP__DXycAps/S84ZORxALTI/AAAAAAAAHXE/bw3XOpUs7r8/s800/DSCF2123.JPG
47 m. heart // Apr 21, 2010 at 10:44 am
Green salad greens! Submitting the top shot, of last spring’s rows…
http://secretnotebookswildpages.blogspot.com/2009/06/fresh-seeds.html
I hope it’s ok this photo is from last spring. Things are only beginning to green up in the hills where I live.
48 John // Apr 21, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hi there, I’m happy to join in for this month’s contest.
Direct image http://wp.macfusion.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Narcissus-Arguros-green1.jpg
And an accompanying post http://macgardens.org/?p=1649
49 hannah // Apr 21, 2010 at 11:18 am
Here is my post on “Green World”
http://honi-soit.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-world.html
Direct link to the picture is
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kisd8tjGpbI/S88Bb6vJ-7I/AAAAAAAAAZI/GMCUtehoctA/s1600/pompomcurve.jpg
50 Diana // Apr 21, 2010 at 11:31 am
Photo only:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__ylK_u9px9s/S88ZD_DIM6I/AAAAAAAACVs/_4lrvYbJiqs/s1600/Davidia+involucrata_GGW.JPG
The Post:
http://voiceinthegarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/gardening-gone-wild.html
Thank you.
51 Jean at Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog // Apr 21, 2010 at 12:27 pm
What a beautiful collection of photos and interpretations.
Here’s my image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_52EfShhQ-bY/S88gYWXp3QI/AAAAAAAAB3c/OcXfKTu6164/s1600/Hosta+GGW+entry.jpg
And here’s my post containing that image: http://tinyurl.com/y2l39ut
52 TexasDeb // Apr 21, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Here is my last minute entry….
http://gardenista.blogspot.com/2010/04/it-can-be-easy.html
And the link to the photo is:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WJA9vqqvGkQ/S88wRnHZUCI/AAAAAAAAGZY/zC-jsIG_5W0/s1600/leek+bud.jpg
53 Brandon // Apr 21, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Here’s my first-ever entry!
Post: http://www.brandonmoeller.com/blog/2010/04/12/week-four/
500-pixel original photo for judging: http://www.brandonmoeller.com/101_0705_500.jpg
Thanks!
54 Roxana // Apr 21, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Blogpost: http://garden-blueprints.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html
Direct link to the picture is: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W-desC1bOLA/S887TNMtgpI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/liGvVpu3olk/s1600/12042010487.jpg
55 Janet // Apr 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm
finally got mine uploaded and done…
the blog site–
http://thequeenofseaford.blogspot.com/2010/04/color-emerges-from-green-world.html
and the photo– http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4541457858_9c24ebd8df.jpg
56 Mindy // Apr 21, 2010 at 3:01 pm
My blog post: http://mountainviewgardens.blogspot.com/2010/04/gardening-gone-wilds-picture-this.html
Link to picture: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cjAZ4gXephE/S89KgDyrZcI/AAAAAAAABAc/79wQi2hUxp0/s1600/P1010446.JPG
57 Daricia // Apr 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I’ve never entered a photo contest before, but I loved this photo so I’m glad it fit so well with the Green World theme!
Green World photo: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V_DfISXEoR0/S88FP_2LUxI/AAAAAAAAAzM/mHRRAxrBLPI/s1600/IMG_1970.JPG
Blog post: http://acharlottegarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-world-at-catawba-wildflower-glen.html
58 Kari Lonning // Apr 21, 2010 at 3:30 pm
What a hard choice and wonderful theme.
Photo: http://bit.ly/bMhYyc
Blog: http://bit.ly/a0Tww3
59 Kelly (thesorrygardener) // Apr 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Here’s my contribution to the green fun.
Photo: http://thesorrygardener.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/img_8633-3.jpg
Post: http://thesorrygardener.com/2010/04/21/green-means-dig-dig-dig/
60 Georgia // Apr 21, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Hello. Our first entry. Resized photos are here:
http://localecology.org/images/Copy%20of%20planeview_mortonwms_1.JPG
http://localecology.org/images/Copy%20of%20planeview_mortonwms_winter_1.jpg
The post is here: http://localecologist.blogspot.com/2010/04/survey-says-more-parks-open-spaces.html
Thank you.
61 Craig @ Ellis Hollow // Apr 21, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Post is here: http://remarc.com/craig/?p=952
Image is here: http://ellishollow.remarc.com/images/woodruff_polygonatum4×600.jpg
Most challenging ‘Picture This’ challenge to date.
62 Melody (Creating Character) // Apr 21, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Whew – I made it:) Here’s my entry for this month’s contest
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xdjVwLp3kgM/S8-VUm2loOI/AAAAAAAAApE/9LJwZlR2Tv4/s1600/Green+World.jpg
and here is the post
http://creatingcharacter.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-world.html
63 Gene // Apr 21, 2010 at 9:19 pm
My blog: http://genesgarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/green-garden-world.html
The image I am submitting is here: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0FNCPZeJdZ0/S85i0NnUonI/AAAAAAAAALY/bvtfPYjDkY8/s1600/Fatsia.jpg
64 Jan (ThanksFor2Day) // Apr 21, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Here’s my direct link to the photo:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aaMxTnnsNe0/S893WFkb_BI/AAAAAAAAaQo/SjHCGBh4LnA/s1600/DSC_0124.JPG
…and the link to the blog post, “The Multi-Hued Greens of Spring”:
http://thanksfor2day.blogspot.com/2010/04/multi-hued-greens-of-spring.html
65 Lynn // Apr 21, 2010 at 11:57 pm
In under the wire as usual! Thank you!
image: http://travelinbride.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/green-world-field1-4059.jpg
post: http://travelinbride.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/picture-this-my-green-world/