Garden competition 2026
Ready, set, grow!
Everyone who enters will receive a £10 voucher, so, even if it’s not usually your thing, give it a go this summer!
Categories:
- Large garden
- Small garden (12m x 12m or smaller)
- Patios/containers/windows/hanging baskets/indoor pots
- Communal garden (2 or more customers must be involved in this)
- Sustainable garden
- Vegetable/and or fruit garden
- Children’s creative gardening.
Get your children involved!
The children’s creative gardening category in our garden competition is open for any children under the age of 16 to enter. They could create fairy gardens, miniature gardens, anything at all! Take a look at these two entries from last year for inspiration.
Judging:
The judging will take place in the week commencing 9 June 2025. We will contact you in advance to arrange a suitable time to visit. This is what our judges are looking for:
- Use of colour
- Use of space/design
- Variety and quality of plants
- Overall impact.
For the sustainable garden, we’re looking for:
- Food and shelter for wildlife.
- Some areas growing wild.
- Saving resources and minimising waste - water butts, composting etc.
These are all marked out of ten for each heading to give us a total score for each entry.
Winners will be announced on our customer Facebook group and our website at the end of June.
Prizes:
Everyone who enters will receive a £10 gardening voucher for taking part.
There will be winners in each category. They will each receive gardening vouchers and a certificate:
1st place - £100
2nd place - £50
3rd place - £25