MBCA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Desert-Wise Landscape Tour Essay Contest. Six thoughtful and enthusiastic essays were submitted. The essays were ranked by a panel of 3 judges based on the instruction “Describe your experience and/or comment on how you will apply what you learned on the 2019 Desert-Wise Landscape Tour.”

1st place - Claudia Bucher, a $200 gift certificate to Unique Nursery [Yucca Valley, CA].

2nd place - Jeff Jens, a $150 gift certificate to Cactus Mart [Morongo Valley, CA].

3rd place - Cindy Von Halle, a $100 gift certificate to Cactus Mart (Morongo Valley, CA).

Their essays and those of the other three participants will be published soon on MBCA's website, and a link will be provided in our next Eblast.

Congratulations Claudia, Jeff and Cindy!