Published on:
30
May 2012
Everything will be coming up roses this summer for the people of Clackmannanshire as the council launches their annual Garden Competition.
Entries are now open for the ever popular event, organised by the council's Services to Communities Land Services, with the closing date being June 30th.
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 Tina Murphy said: "This is an ideal opportunity for the people of Clackmannanshire to show off their gardening skills and show how fantastic the area looks."
Letters are going out this week to all Community Council's, asking them to submit entries, with each council being given 10 application forms.
An extensive advertising campaign for the event has also been launched, with entrants being sought from all over the Wee County.
Preliminary judging will be carried out by the Land Services Team in early July with a short list of three to four entries per category being drawn up before the judging takes place for the finalists and ultimately the Best Garden.
The final judging will take place at the end of July and beginning of August.
Award categories: Floral; Allotment; Floral Containers; Commercial Premises; Vegetable; Garden; Newcomer; Biodiversity; Council Tenant.
In addition there were special awards for the best floral gardens in the following areas.
Alloa; Alva; Coalsnaughton; Devonside and Fishcross; Clackmannan; Kennet Forestmill;
Dollar and Muckhart; Menstrie; Sauchie; Tillicoultry; Tullibody; Cambus and Glenochil.
All categories are judged on the general appearance and layout of the garden utilisation of plant material within the garden standard of cultivation and maintenance of the garden.
Entry forms are available from all council offices, libraries and also available to download on ClacksWeb, the council's official website.