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GRAND PRIZE WINNER,  2016

Beatriz Müller; Innisfil, Ontario, Canada

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GRAND PRIZE ADULT TEAM,  2016
Jengerbread; Chapel Hill, NC

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FIRST PLACE TEAM,  2016
Courtland High School German Program; Spotsylvania, VA

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ADULT SECOND PLACE,  2016
Glenda Tant; Lebanon, TN

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ADULT SECOND PLACE,  2016
Glenda Tant; Lebanon, Tennessee

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ADULT THIRD PLACE,  2016
Linda Carney; Asheville, NC

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ADULT TOP 10,  2016
Gail Oliver; Johnson City, TN

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ADULT TOP 10,  2016
Meghan Morris; Apex, NC

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ADULT TOP 10,  2016
Heather Haynes; Clarksville, IN

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TEEN FIRST PLACE,  2016
Courtland High School German Program; Spotsylvania, VA

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TEEN FIRST PLACE TEAM,  2016
Courtland High School German Program; Spotsylvania, VA

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YOUTH FIRST PLACE,  2016
Perry Pate; Hickory, NC

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YOUTH FIRST PLACE TEAM,  2016
Happy Homeschooling Girls: Chloe Jennings and Allie Church; Purlear, NC

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YOUTH SECOND PLACE TEAM,  2016
The Tree Toppers; Blue Ridge, GA

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YOUTH THIRD PLACE,  2016
Josie Robinette; Asheville, NC

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CHILD FIRST PLACE,  2016
Sarah Beth Robinson; Palmyra, VA

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CHILD FIRST PLACE TEAM,  2016
Edwards Workshop; China Grove, NC

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CHILD SECOND PLACE,  2016
Avery Browning & Gilliam McCormick

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THE GREAT GINGERBREAD HOUSE,  2016

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CJ Lotz Diego is a Garden & Gun deputy editor. A staffer since 2013, she wrote G&G’s bestselling Bless Your Heart trivia game, edits the Due South travel section, and covers gardens, books, and art. Originally from Eureka, Missouri, she graduated from Indiana University and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where she tends a downtown pocket garden with her florist husband, Max.Jennifer Stewart Kornegay is an award-winning freelance writer and editor based in Montgomery, Alabama. Her articles cover a variety of topics, including food and food culture, makers and travel, but the throughline is an emphasis on telling the stories of the interesting people behind them all.