Shrub Madness is the most exciting competition in horticulture. The Plant Selection Committee has hand-picked 64 varieties from the line of Proven Winners ColorChoice flowering shrubs and pitted them against each other in a tournament-style bracket. Your votes decide which shrubs advance through each round of voting. At the end of the competition, only one shrub will be named Shrub Madness National Champion.
Sweepstakes Rating: Okay
Eligibility: US, DC, Canada, 13 and older
Entry Dates: February 23, 2015 until 9 a.m. EDT on March 30, 2015
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Registration is not necessary to vote in Shrub Madness, but only registered participants are eligible to win prizes, as the contact information collected at registration is the only way we have to select and notify winners
Entry Limit: one entry per person per round.
- 16 prize packages of two one-quart plants during round 1 voting (March 2 – March 8)
- 8 prize packages of two one-quart plants during round 2 voting (March 9 – March 13)
- 8 prize packages of two one-quart plants during round 3 voting (March 14 – March 17)
- 4 prize packages of four one-quart plants during round 4 voting (March 18 – March 21)
- 5 grand prize packages of four one gallon plants (the floral four) on March 30 (completion of competition)
- An undetermined number of additional grand prize packages will be awarded to the person(s) who entered the prediction portion of the contest and whose bracket(s) come closest to the actual results based on popular vote.
Average retail value of rounds 1-3 prize package is $50; average value of grand prize package is $120.
Winners will be announced daily (weekdays only), though contents of prize package will not be announced until the end of each round of voting. Winners of prizes will be determined by a random drawing of all participants who register to vote. Voting at any point in the contest will qualify participants for every prize drawing that occurs on and after the day they vote
My husband and I have enjoyed this so much! Can hardly wait to see who wins! Thank you!