CATEGORIES:Grand Champion Award – Inaugural Heather King Trophy - This award will be presented to the garden which achieves the highest overall points as allocated by the judging panel.

Best Small Residential Garden – Entries in this category are considered to cover an area less than 1000 square metres.

Best Rural Garden – Entries for this category are considered to cover an area greater than 1000² metres. This can include the whole garden or a part of it.

Best Environmentally Sustainable Garden - This award will be presented to the garden judged as being most sustainable, incorporating the following: maintenance with a minimal environmental footprint, use of locally sourced or recycled materials, demonstrated low-level water requirements through plant choice, mulching and collection of rainwater, growing and/or propagating own plants and produce, composting and exhibiting overall good environmental practices.

Best Community Garden - Entries in this category must have a high level of contribution and collaboration from community volunteers working together to plan and manage the garden. Practices of community engagement and participation are highly valued in this category. Entries where maintenance of the garden/park is assisted by the Lockyer Valley Regional Council are still eligible for consideration but will be weighed against other entries.

Best Business / School / Commercial Garden - (Includes gardens professionally maintained)
Entries in this category can be of any size, and include places of worship, hospitals, industrial properties, businesses, nursing homes, schools, community areas, retail premises and hotels. The gardens can be of any variety.

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Entries Close 5pm on Friday 18 August 2023.