1. Award Winning 2015 Photographs
Presenting the results of the
AHS National Photo Contest and those of
Regions 2, 4, 11, 13 and 15
Part I: AHS Contest Winners

2. Welcome
We hope you enjoy this compendium of the “best of the best” photos from the 2013 AHS and Regions 2, 4, 11, 13 and 15 contests. Each has won recognition in a judged contest held by the AHS or those five regions. While each contest had its individual requirements, all share a
common goal of identifying the most outstanding among the entries.

3. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
FIRST PLACE
Louise Taylor
‘Velvet Throne’ (Petit, 2009)

4. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
SECOND
PLACE
John Stahl,
‘Rognvaldursson’
(Mahieu-Burris, 2007)

5. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
THIRD PLACE
Patricia Loveland
‘Tahoe Snow Blizzard’
(Gossard, 2006)

6. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
FINALIST
Carl Hamilton
‘Rings of Desire’ (Shooter-F.,
2004)

7. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
FINALIST
Christine Petersen
‘One Strange
Cookie’
(Hensley 2008)

8. AHS 2013 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
FINALIST
Ella Maugans
‘Jean’ (McDade-Schreiner, 1943)

9. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Single Bloom
FINALIST
Janice Kennedy
‘Lemon Fringed Pastel’
(Klehm, 2003)

10. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
FIRST PLACE
Claude
Carpenter
‘Hat's Off to Sue’ (Herrington-T.,
2008)

11. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
SECOND PLACE
Claude Carpenter
‘South Bound Odyssey’ (Smith-FR, 2007)

12. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
THIRD PLACE
Karin Cooke
‘How Lovely You Are’
(Rice, 2006)

13. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
FINALIST
Christopher von Kohn
‘Avalonia Quasar’
(Morry, 2012)

14. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
FINALIST
Paul Owen
‘Isabelle Rose’ (Laprise, 2009)

15. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
FINALIST
Ella Maugans,
‘La Vida Loca’ (Hensley, 2006)

16. AHS 2015 Multi-Bloom Awards
FINALIST
Patricia Loveland
‘Olympic Lightning Flash’ (Loveland-P., 2012)

17. AHS Artistic Award
FIRST PLACE
Debra Scott
Daylily Flower Heart

18. ‘Red Volunteer’ (Oakes, 1984) with Baby Carolina Wren
AHS 2013 Artistic Award
SECOND PLACE
Debbie Monbeck,
‘Red Volunteer’ (Oakes, 1984) with Baby Carolina Wren

19. ‘Bridgeton Invitation’ (Apps, 2005)
AHS 2015 Artistic Award
THIRD PLACE
Amanda Mahey
‘Bridgeton Invitation’ (Apps, 2005)

20. AHS 2015 Artistic Award FINALIST Amanda Haney ‘Smoke Scream’ (Gossard,
2004)

21. (Gossard, 2002) with spider web
AHS 2015 Artistic Award
FINALIST
Debbie
Monbeck
‘Blazing Lamp
Sticks’
(Gossard, 2002) with spider web

22. Gayle Yelenik, ‘Beauty of the King’ (Carpenter-J., 2004)
AHS 2015 Artistic Award
FINALIST
Gayle Yelenik, ‘Beauty of the King’ (Carpenter-J., 2004)

23. ‘Grape Cupcake’ (Herrington, 2002) with Pink Beetle
AHS 2015 Artistic Award
FINALIST
Debbie Monbeck
‘Grape Cupcake’ (Herrington, 2002) with Pink Beetle

24. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
FIRST PLACE
Claude Carpenter, The Carpenter Garden (GA)

25. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
SECOND
PLACE
Claude Carpenter
The
Carpenter
Garden
(GA)

26. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
THIRD
PLACE
Christine Petersen
Pat Sayers
Garden
(NY)

27. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
FINALIST
Claude
Carpenter
The
Carpenter Garden
(GA)

28. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
FINALIST
Kelly Rigs
David Poos
Garden

29. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
FINALIST
Paul Owen
Slightly Different Nursery
(NC)

30. AHS 2015 Mildred Schlumpf Award: Landscape
FINALIST
Paul Owen
Slightly
Different
Nursery
(NC)

31. AHS 2015 Youth Photography Awards: Intermediate Division
FIRST PLACE
Jon Whitinger
‘Nacogdoches Dreamer’ (Barnhart, 1992)

32. AHS 2015 Youth Photography Awards: Intermediate Division
FINALIST
Jon Whitinger
‘How Beautiful Heaven
Must Be’
(Carpenter-J.,
2002)

33. AHS 2015 Youth Photography Awards: Intermediate Division
FINALIST
Jon Whitinger
‘Circle of
Friends’
(Shooter-F.,
1997)

34. End of Part I Please go to Part II, for the Region 2 and 4 winners.
Please go to Part III, for the
Region 11 and 13 winners.
Please go to Part IV, for the
Region 15 winners.