Published on:
13
June 2008
The closing date for the Council's annual garden competition is nearing and the county's green-fingered residents are being encouraged to show off their horticultural handiwork.
The competition is open to everyone including Council tenants, private home owners, local businesses and allotment owners. The lucky winners will receive a range of vouchers to spend in garden centres.
And it doesn't matter how big or small your garden is. Even if you have no garden we will happily judge your window box or floral tubs.
We have prizes to reward effort and excellence in eight sections, as well as for the best floral garden in nine geographic areas. You may have the best floral garden in the county, or you may have the best home grown veg and if you have never tried before, you could be the best newcomer.
Provost Derek Stewart, who will help to judge this year's competition later this summer, said: "This is an ideal opportunity for people to show off their gardening skills and show how fantastic the area can look. As well as being a chance to scoop some prizes, this is an excellent way for people to go green.
"We are currently short on entries from Clackmannan/Kennet & Forestmill, Dollar /Muckhart and Tullibody/Glenochil & Cambus. We could also do with some more entries in the Allotments and Commercial categories."
The competition categories are: Biodiversity, Best Council Tenant, Floral, Vegetable, Allotment, Commercial Premises, Floral Containers and Best Newcomer.
This year's judges include David Crighton, Stirling Council's Streetscape Team Leader who has over 25 years of horticultural experience within local authorities.
The closing date for entries is 30th June 2008 and judging will take place in early August. Entry forms can be picked up from Council offices and local libraries or can be downloaded from the Council website www.clacksweb.org.uk.