#burke's

[thegardeningexpert-blog-blog]

New Post has been published on http://thegardeningexpert.com/burkes-backyard-how-to-strip-a-yucca/

Burke's Backyard, How to Strip a Yucca

Don Burke show how easy it is to strip a Yucca and plant a cutting. Find the full fact sheet here: http://goo.gl/H1pjYt.

[first-pick-trumpet-blast]

Burke's Outlet

burke (v): to suppress or get rid of by some indirect means.

MIND BLOWN

[lensonbaltimore]

Contest Rules

 Using your own camera—whether it’s an iPhone, digital point and shoot, or traditional SLR—document your unique point of view of the city. Show us something interesting about the city: where do you go to feel safe? What is the best thing about being in Baltimore? What about the city makes you laugh, cry, or feel proud to be Baltimorean? These are just a few ideas, and you're welcome to come up with your own.

Official Rules: The contest begins Monday, June 13, 2011 at 11:59 pm and ends on September 23, 2011 (all submissions must be postmarked by this date.) All entrants should be Baltimore residents between 13 and 19 years old as of Monday, June 13, 2011.

How to Enter: The entrant must provide by mail one entry packet, which includes: ---One 8” x 10” photographic print that depicts a unique perspective of Baltimore, and that photo must have been taken by the entrant. ----Lens On Baltimore Contest Form A ----An artist statement describing the picture, 3-5 sentences long. ----Optional: a self addressed, stamped envelope, if the entrant would like the photographic print returned. Any photographs submitted without a self addressed, stamped return envelope will be considered property of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts.

Selection of Winners: ----On or around October 1, 2011, submisions will be subjected to a jury of three people: a local Baltimore photographer, a BOPA official, and a local high school teacher that will judge photographs based on Originality, Expression, and Technical Skill. They will select 35 pieces to be framed, and those artists will be invited, along with their family and friends, to a juried exhibition on October 7 of their work at Top of the World in the Inner harbor. The top 3 picks will get to keep their framed artwork and will also receive gift certificates to a local art supply store.

Prizes: ---- 1st place: Framed artwork, and a $100 gift certificate ----2nd place: Framed artwork, and a $60 gift certificate ----3rd place: Framed artwork, and a $40 gift certificate