Announcing the Winners of the 2024 ACS Calendar Contest!

A great big thank you to all the creative photographers who submitted entries for the ACS Calendar Photo Contest. We received 213 entries from 31 people this year.

Here are the winners by category:

Conifer Portraits - all or part of a conifer

1^st Place:  Antonio Gonzalez
Methuselah, White Mountains Inyo National Forest, CA

2^nd Place:  Elizabeth Price
Abies procera x Abies magnifica hybrid cone

3^rd Place:  Warwick Varley
Remnant Araucaria heterophylla, Norfolk Island, Australia

Garden Shots

1^st Place:  Renaud Francois
Jardin des Baussottes, Ferdrupt France

2^nd Place:  Ryan Gall
Gall Gardens in Moline, IL

3^rd Place:  Heather Coste
Picea abies ‘Perry’s Gold’ in Spring, Bayard Cutting Arboretum

Conifers in Containers

1^st Place:  Jennifer Harvey
Mary Griggs Garden

2^nd Place:  Robin Mann
Whittenbaugh Garden, 2021 ACS Iowa Rendezvous

3^rd Place:  Dennis Groh
Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ at National Arboretum

Conifers Through the Seasons

1^st Place:  Michael Kates
Kates’ Garden in Ivyland, PA

2^nd Place:  Heather Coste
Picea abies ‘Pusch’ cone with frost, Bayard Cutting Arboretum

3^rd Place:  Antonio Gonzalez
Ponderosa Pines in Mist