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City Gardens Contest
 The
City Gardens Contest gives Philadelphia residents recognition for
their skillful and imaginative gardening and offers them the opportunity
to compete for prizes in several gardening categories. Launched
in 1975, the contest now receives over 300 entries with teams of judges
visiting
each site during July and August.
Home gardeners may enter front or backyard flower or vegetable gardens, as well as gardens grown exclusively in containers. Community gardeners may participate by entering their vegetable or flower gardens, neighborhood park or garden block. Gardens maintained by youth with adult supervision are also eligible. Enter the City Gardens Contest.
Judging
Volunteers are invited to judge based on thei r
knowledge and accomplishments in gardening. Vegetables and flower
gardens, garden blocks and green blocks are judged for maintenance
and horticultural practices, variety, color and suitability of the
plantings, design and total visual effects with extra points awarded
for imagination and ingenuity.
Awards
Winning gardeners are invited to an Awards Reception to celebrate their accomplishments. All gardeners entering the Contest are recognized with a Pennsylvania Horticultural Society certificate for their participation. Contestants are also given the opportunity to receive the judges' notes on their gardens.
 The deadline for the City Gardens Contest is June 10.
Contest Entry Form
Judges Application
Contest Rules (pdf)
For additional information, email us specialevents@pennhort.org or call 215-988-8897.
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