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        <![CDATA[ The May Photo Competition starts today. You all have until 14th May, to get your entries in for the semi final judging.


The theme for this competition is &quot;Still Life.&quot;


Imagine you have been asked to design a cover for a gardening book, using real life objects. For example, you could arrange some vegetables on say, a work
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: THE MAY PHOTO COMPETITION (CLOSED)  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <img height="450" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/rugbykit/RGphotos/021.jpg" width="600" alt="image">

<p><br></p>AsPaulineM said &quot;The Pragmatic Gardener&#39; ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Our neighbours are in Scotland so we get to pick their apples!
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			<description><![CDATA[ <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FF6600">Some lovely shots again, more hard choices to pick the best.
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Dare I ask what was in the offending photo, I take it a dead rodent was involved somewhere?
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			<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif" alt="image"> Well put Muggs. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Cwm don&#39;t be such a big jessie and stop sulking. <img src="http://www.realgardeners.co.uk/images/smileys/hug.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I agree with Pip and Ty&#39;s comments. It was a one-off Cwm; your other pictures have all been appreciated and the photographic quality is always good,
(including the mouse). ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Pip at Home wrote:</strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
  <br></font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;#39; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;#39; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; Times: ">I
  do hope that you will, however, reconsider your decision not to take part in our photo competition in future, as you have given us some... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ OK folks,
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<br>
I&#39;m new to this. But here is my still life pic. It&#39;s called &quot;you want me to weed what!&quot;
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<img src="http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll127/umkraut/100_1681-1.jpg" alt="image">
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			<description><![CDATA[ Funny Rich i reconise it to, have asmall cutting of it rooting here <img src="http://www.realgardeners.co.uk/images/smileys/big-laugh.gif"> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Cwm, whilst your picture in no way contravened the posting guidelines I can
understand and appreciate your choosing to withdraw it following comments by some of members.
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			<description><![CDATA[ I recognise that plant Pip.  Hope it does well for you there, it&#39;s a nice setting. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Bill (  I am quite happy for the picture to be left ) Thats big of you but I will remove it anyway . I will not enter any more Photo comps cause the judging
seems to be judge on feelings and not the pic.
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Jom ( Bit of a difference between horrible, destructive bugs &amp; a wee furry animal, surely ) really why £34  of clematis&#39;s nip off at the base by one
rodent ok you may have money to wast but I don&#39;t ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Here is my offering ...... The Lobster Pot <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/happy.gif">
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<img src="http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/48626ce12aaaab3dadd8ba9f0c6f9ba3ca198931.pjpg" alt="image">

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">jo m 1 wrote:</strong>
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  I usually stamp on them but that would have made them hard to count, so this lot were drowned <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/devil.gif" alt="image"> 
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  <br>
   
</blockquote>   I think given the choice they might have preferred to be stamped on Jo. <img height="15" src="http://www.realgardeners.co.uk/images/smileys/big-laugh.gif" width="15" alt="image">
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I think emotionally... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Just my two pennyworth.
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Cwm, you can hardly compare my jar of evil wee beasties to that though! Bit of a difference between horrible, destructive bugs &amp; a wee furry animal, surely
- can hardly call a weevil cute! By the way, the weevils weren&#39;t squished ........................ I usually stamp on them but that would have made them
hard to count, so this lot were drowned <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/devil.gif">
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There&#39;s a family... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Nor did I Cwm, but I still believe what I said.
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I guess like any family we don&#39;t always agree on everything. I am quite happy for the picture to be left. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Sorry Cwm I was just trying to inject a bit of humour into the post, I didn&#39;t mean to offend you <img height="15" src="http://www.realgardeners.co.uk/images/smileys/hug.gif" width="37" alt="image">

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			<description><![CDATA[ back to the monthly photo comp......
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<br>
here is Sammy the snail ready for his lunch........
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<img height="336" src="http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb122/beano-02/Real%20gardeners/Snail1.jpg" width="448" alt="image">
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			<description><![CDATA[ <font face="Arial" color="#660033">The May Photo Competition starts today. You all have until 14th May, to get your entries in for the semi final judging.
<br>
<br>
The theme for this competition is</font> <font face="Arial"><font color="#660033">&quot;<u>Still Life.&quot;</u>
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<br>
Imagine you have been asked to design a cover for a gardening book, using real life objects. For example, you could arrange some vegetables on say, a work
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