CALLING ALL "CROWS" FOR SCARECROW CONTEST AT BELLINGRATH GARDENS AND HOME

Sep 30th, 2004

September 30, 2004 - Mobile, AL - Bellingrath Gardens and Home is calling all "crows" for its first Scarecrow Contest! This wonderful event is an opportunity for arts organizations, high schools, businesses and clubs to show their creativity and build a scarecrow. All entries will be judged on Saturday, October 30 by a panel of judges from the local arts community. The scarecrows will be displayed throughout the Gardens October 30 - November 15. All "crows" will be judged on originality and theme. A cash prize will be awarded for the most original, funniest, best organizational theme and best traditional. This is a great opportunity to publicize your organization or special event during one of Bellingrath's most beautiful and busiest seasons.

The Scarecrow Contest is a new activity of Bellingrath's Annual Mum Festival which celebrates the peak of the annual fall Chrysanthemum display. This year's festival day is Saturday, November 13th and will include music, hot air balloon rides, southern crafts, children's activities, fall foods and a pumpkin cooking contest. Thousands of mums will be displayed in cascades, columns, baskets and beds in the fall colors of yellow, orange, white, red and gold will be in full bloom November 7-21.

For more information on the Scarecrow Contest or to obtain an entry form, call (251) 973-2217 x165 or email bellingrath@bellingrath.org . All entry forms must be received by October 15.

Founded by Walter and Bessie Bellingrath in 1932, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, is one of the top public gardens in the United States. Known for its southern charm and unsurpassed beauty, the gardens have long been a treasure to the Mobile community and a favorite of tourists and garden lovers worldwide.