Are you proud of your garden and believe it is worthy of notice? Enter the Delaware County Master Gardener 2019 annual Garden Contest being held this summer.
For more than 20 years, the Delaware County Master Gardeners have been sponsoring a garden contest for Delco residents as a way to way to educate and empower gardeners to beautify their environment .
The contest is open to individual gardeners as well as community gardens in both ornamental and vegetable categories. We welcome all gardens that merit attention.
Sub-categories for the contest include:
Ornamental Gardens:
- Native/wildlife – use of native plants that attract and sustain wildlife
- Pollinator Gardens – use of plants that attract bees, birds, and butterflies
- Landscape Design
Vegetable Gardens:
- Individual
- Community Gardens
- Youth Gardens
- Novice Vegetable Gardens for first year gardeners
Garden judging takes place on June 14th for the ornamental garden categories and August 9th for the vegetable garden categories .
You can download a copy of the contest registration form here.
Winners will be notified by mail. First, second and third place winners in each category are invited to our Fall Fest in September 28th in Smedley Park to receive their ribbons.
