Garden Category Description
Best use of native plants
Entries must consist of a significant proportion of Australian native plants presented in a layout that both enhances and compliments other plant varieties in the surrounding garden. The types of native plants used should possess ecological qualities such as attracting bees, birds and butterflies.
Best corporate/community garden
Entry in this category is open to businesses, government and other corporate entities, training and tertiary education institutions, school grounds and community support organisations. Gardens entered in this category will have been created to beautify and compliment the facade and/or surrounds/grounds of the particular premises concerned.
Best rural garden
This category is open to all gardens with a rural address.
Best town garden
This category is open to all gardeners who live in town either renting or owning a place. Entries can feature of a new garden or an existing one.
Best flower garden
Entries in this category can be for either planted gardens, garden beds or flower-pot gardens that are focused on providing an abundance of eye-catching colour and fragrance stemming from vibrant displays of spring annuals and/or seasonal flowering shrubs.
Best vegetable garden
This category is all about edible plants and trees.
*In all categories judges will consider the impression of the whole garden including footpaths*
