Beautiful Gardens contest winners

July 19, 2012 at 2:26PM
Don Untiedt and Jim McKee's garden in Plymouth boasts a lot of variety, but it's very big on roses. (Randy Salas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Spring sprouted early this year, bringing a bumper crop of nominations in our annual Beautiful Gardens contest.

Looking at gorgeous gardens is always a treat, but with almost 150 entries, choosing just a few was a challenge. We aimed for a variety of styles and sizes, finally selecting the following winners.

Here are samples from the winners' submitted photos. We'll cover one of their gardens in detail, with galleries by staff photographers, each month from October to April.

And a big thank-you to all of our readers who took time to submit nominations.

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Kim Palmer

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Kim Palmer is editor/reporter for the Homes section of the Star Tribune. Previous coverage areas include city government, real estate and arts and entertainment 

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