Grow your garden now
Published on 19 July 2016
Grow your garden now
Do you have a green thumb? Are you handy with a shovel and some seedlings? Then plant, nurture and grow your garden now for the 2016 Spring Garden Spectacular!
Rockhampton Regional Council’s Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee Chair Councillor Cherie Rutherford said the annual competition always brought out the best in our Region’s gardens.
“One of the highlights for our gardening enthusiasts each year is entering the Spring Garden Spectacular and bringing their gardens to life with amazing colour and magnificent displays,” Cr Rutherford said.
“For the past seven years, we’ve had hundreds of entries from residents, businesses and schools who have poured hours and hours of love and dedication into their gardens to ensure they are worthy and it definitely shows.”
Cr Rutherford said she was looking forward to strong entries again this year across the ten categories.
“We’ll be celebrating all forms of gardens across ten different categories catering from lifestyle gardens and young gardeners to the old favourites such as native and flower gardens,” Cr Rutherford said.
“If you enjoy gardening, then it’s a wonderful opportunity to get outdoors, get active and give the 2016 Spring Garden Spectacular a go - it doesn’t cost anything to enter and you might just take home a prize.”
Nominations are open now and close on Thursday 25 August 2016. Entries are open to all Rockhampton Regional Council residents.
It’s easy to enter! You can enter online or collect a hard copy entry form from Rockhampton Regional Council Customer Service Centres.
For full competition categories and details contact our Customer Service Centre on 4932 9000.
What are the judges looking for?
- Pleasing first impression – few (if any) weeds
Good planning in layout and selection of plants
- Colour, continuity and variety
- Paving, garden structures and furniture should complement, not dominate
- Theme of the garden complements the architectural style of the house
- Lack of diseases and plant malnutrition
- Compost bins should be screened off or be unobtrusive
- A tidy appearance all round – no washing hanging out, hoses and wheelie bins put away, pets cleaned up after.