Congratulations to our Mary Garden photo contest winners for July. Lisa House took first prize with her photo of her statue of Our Lady crowned with lavender flowers next to purple clematis.

Christine Noble of Anderson Township came in second with a photo of her Marian rose garden and rose arbor.

Michelle Vollmer came in third, with her photo of “Brielle and Ella” posing on a porch garden planted with orange lilies.

See all the beautiful submissions at our Facebook gallery, click here

You’ll be certain to get many ideas for your own garden. Our contest runs for one more month, so take photos as your garden grows and blooms. Send your August submissions to GFinke@Catholic-
Cincinnati.org. For complete rules, click here.

Our Mary Garden photo contest was inspired by an exhibit on Mary Gardens at the University of Dayon’s Marian Library. Look for the story in our May edition or click here