10/06/2021
A panel of judges came to Lichterman Nature Center yesterday to select the winners of this year’s Scarecrow Contests. The judges had some very hard decisions to make! As one judge stated, “Thank you – I thought they were all very well done!”. Here are the judges’ selections:
Winner of Most Creative Scarecrow Contest, sponsored by Kirby Woods Garden Club, and Winner of Best Critter Scarecrow Contest, sponsored by Herbi-Systems, is: CUZ “ITT’s“ SCARING TIME – created by Collierville Garden Club
Winner of Greenest Scarecrow Contest, sponsored by Evergreen Garden Club, is: “I am Groot” – created by The Hash Slinging Sisters
Winner of Best STEAM Scarecrow Contest, sponsored in Loving Memory of Shirley Rosebud is Girls who STEAM – created by PreK-3 Solutions
Honorable mention in Most Creative Scarecrow Contest is WE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN DIFFERENT- created by Memphis Scottish Society, Inc. and Memphis Irish Society
Honorable mention in Best Critter Scarecrow Contest is: “I am Groot” – created by – created by The Hash Slinging Sisters
Honorable mention in Greenest Scarecrow Contest: The Chickasaw Gardener – created by The Bodine School
Honorable mention in Best STEAM Scarecrow Contest: Girl Scouts are out of this World! – created by Girl Scout Troop 10267
Voting for Most Popular Scarecrow, sponsored by the Friends of the Pink Palace, continues through October 30. Scarecrows will be on display through November 19.
Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to our sponsors and participants!
Evergreen Garden Club donated $100 to Lichterman for their scarecrow contest this year. Our donation went to the Greenest Scarecrow. The photo is of Evergreen Garden Club's entry.