You really do have a great garden!

		Another contest! Renovation contest beckons

Competition was tough for the fourth annual Great Gardens contest sponsored by the Post-Gazette and the Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania.

More than 100 people sent in photos and essays on their gardens. Judges whittled the entries down to 10 finalists and are now visiting to determine the winners, who will be featured later this month in this section.

In the meantime, congratulations go to the finalists, listed in alphabetical order:

Mary Beth Aiello, Whitehall
Gilbert Dadowski, Moon
Nancy Gibson, Brookline
Fran Hensler, Brentwood
Astrid Kersten, Observatory Hill
Teresa Mavrich, Bethel Park
Lorna Secrest, North Point Breeze
Norma Jean and William Shaw, Upper St. Clair
Susan Silverman, Murrysville
Elaine and David Taylor, Slippery Rock