I, therefore, had a difficult time in choosing the winners. But I narrowed it down to to these:
Honorable Mentions:
Gill Kopy

Margaret Lew

Alla Gilbourd

peterschmidt

trinko

3rd Place: Markus Grompe

Quite a lovely composition.
2nd Place: Allen Hart

Superb technique. Beautifully rendered blossom.
1st place: Alain Lestrade

Not much color in this picture. But the center of interest definitely is PURPLE.
Well done.
Congratulations Alain, you get to host the next S&H.