Summer Visualizer Contest Rules
Please read these rules before entering. By entering you agree to all of them.
No Purchase Necessary
No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not increase your chances of winning.
Contest Name
Summer Visualizer Contest
Sponsor
This contest is sponsored by Earth Stone Rock.
Contest Period
The Summer Visualizer Contest runs during July, August, and September. Entries must be submitted before the contest deadline.
- Final entry deadline: September 29 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time
- Winners announced: September 30
Eligibility
The contest is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.
Employees, owners, contractors, judges, and immediate family members of Earth Stone Rock may not enter or win.
Void where prohibited by law.
Prizes
There will be three winners.
- 1st Place: $500 cash reward
- 2nd Place: $300 Earth Stone Rock store credit
- 3rd Place: $100 Earth Stone Rock store credit
Store credit can be used toward eligible purchases from Earth Stone Rock. Store credit has no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Winners are responsible for any taxes, fees, or costs related to receiving or using the prize.
How To Enter
To enter the contest:
- Take or use a real photo of a home backyard or front yard.
- Use the Earth Stone Rock Landscape Visualizer to create a landscape transformation.
- Include at least 5 required design features from the list below.
- When your design is ready, choose Yes on the contest prompt shown above your before and after images, then complete the entry form.
Your original yard photo and your finished transformation are attached to your entry automatically. The entry form will ask you for:
- Your full name
- Your phone number
- Your email address
- Your city and state
- A short description of your design
If you are unable to submit your entry through the visualizer, you may instead email your original yard photo, your finished transformation, and all of the information listed above to promotions@earthstonerock.com.
Visualizer Link
Use the Earth Stone Rock Landscape Visualizer here: earthstonerock.com/pages/landscape-visualizer
Required Design Features
Each entry must include at least 5 of the following features:
- Water feature
- Fire feature
- Flagstone
- Boulders
- Pebbles
- DG / Decomposed Granite
- Firepit boulder
- Basalt columns
- Basalt benches
You may use more than 5 features. More creative and polished designs may score higher during judging.
Entry Limit
There is no limit to the number of entries per person.
Each entry must be a different design or a different yard transformation. Duplicate or nearly identical submissions may be disqualified.
Real Yard Requirement
The transformation must be based on a real home backyard or front yard. The yard may belong to you, a friend, or a relative.
By entering, you confirm that you have permission to use and submit the yard photo.
Do not submit photos taken from the internet, stock image websites, real estate listings, or any source where you do not have permission to use the image.
Judging
This is a skill-based design contest. Winners will not be selected randomly. Entries will be judged by Earth Stone Rock senior staff.
Judging will be based on:
- Creativity
- Overall visual impact
- Use of required design features
- Quality of the before and after transformation
- Realistic landscape design
- Clean and attractive layout
- Best “wow” factor
The judges’ decisions are final.
What Makes A Strong Entry
A strong entry should show a clear transformation from an ordinary yard into a beautiful landscape design.
The best designs should feel:
- Creative
- Realistic
- Well balanced
- Visually impressive
- Easy to understand
- Possible for a real home landscape project
The winning design should make people say: “Wow, I want my yard to look like that.”
Use Of Submitted Images
By entering the contest, you give Earth Stone Rock permission to use your submitted before and after images, design description, first name, city, and state for promotional purposes.
This may include use on:
- Earth Stone Rock social media pages
- Website
- Email marketing
- Paid ads
- Contest recap posts
- Promotional videos
No additional payment will be provided for this use.
Winner Notification
Winners will be announced on September 30. Winners may also be contacted by email or phone.
If a selected winner does not respond within 7 days, Earth Stone Rock may select another winner.
Prize Conditions
Prizes are non-transferable.
Earth Stone Rock may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if necessary.
Store credit prizes may only be used with Earth Stone Rock and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Disqualification
Earth Stone Rock may disqualify any entry that:
- Does not follow the contest rules
- Does not use a real yard photo
- Uses an image without permission
- Does not include at least 5 required features
- Contains inappropriate or offensive content
- Is fake, misleading, copied, or stolen
- Is incomplete or unclear
- Attempts to manipulate the contest
- Violates any applicable law or platform rule
Social Media Disclaimer
This contest is sponsored by Earth Stone Rock.
This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, or any other social media platform where the contest may be promoted.
Limitation Of Liability
By entering, participants agree that Earth Stone Rock is not responsible for technical problems, lost emails, delayed submissions, incomplete entries, internet issues, website errors, or email delivery problems.
Participants are responsible for making sure their entry is submitted correctly and received before the deadline.
Privacy
Information submitted for the contest will be used to manage the contest, review entries, contact winners, and promote the contest.
Earth Stone Rock will not sell participant personal information.
Right To Modify Or Cancel
Earth Stone Rock reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the contest if necessary due to technical issues, fraud, errors, platform issues, or circumstances outside its control.
Final Decision
All decisions made by Earth Stone Rock and its senior staff are final.