Calling all budding gardeners. Now that ‘spring has sprung’, it’s time for gardeners to start perfecting their gardens for the Best Garden Competition 2011.
Sponsored by the Waikato District Council and the Onewhero-Tuakau community board, the Best Garden Competition is an opportunity for those with green fingers to show us what it takes to be an award-winning garden.
Keep your eyes open for entry forms, which are being delivered next week to residents in the Onewhero and Awaroa ki Tuakau ward areas.
There are plenty of categories to enter and prizes to be won. The council encourages as many residents as possible to take part.
This year’s categories include: Best street appearance; Best vegetable garden; Best rural garden; Best courtyard/patio garden; Best wetland garden; Best commercial/church/school garden; and Best overall garden.
Entries for Onewhero-Tuakau’s Best Garden Competition close on Friday 28 October, with judging taking place on 11 November.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the council’s website www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz or obtained from your local council office or library.
The Best Garden competition is also being run in the Ngaruawahia, Huntly, and Raglan and Whaingaroa ward areas.
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For more information contact:
Narelle Watts Communications Advisor Waikato District Council 07 824 5874 027 557 1601 narelle.watts@waidc.govt.nz