FLOWER GARDEN: Any size garden, containing mostly flowers and/or trees and shrubs, may have some containers.
Individual.
Community. Cared for by 3 or more neighbors.
VEGETABLE GARDEN: Any size garden with mostly vegetables.
Individual. This garden should not be an individual plot within a community garden.
Community. Entire Community Garden judged as one entry.
COMBINATION GARDEN: Any size garden with vegetables and flowers not always exactly 50/50 - but where both make a significant impact.
Individual.
Community. Entire Community Garden judged as one entry.
CONTAINER GARDEN: A garden area where most plants are grown in containers.
CHILDREN'S GARDEN: A home garden, a plot within a community garden or on school grounds that is maintained primarily by school age children under adult supervision.
Individual.
Community. Can be a single plot within a community garden.
School.
PARK: A neighborhood park with planting beds.
GARDEN BLOCK: A block where a majority of the residents display window boxes and street planters containing shrubs and/or flowers.
GREENEST BLOCK IN TOWN: A tree-lined block where residents garden in their front yards. The block may also include containers along the sidewalks and street.
URBAN FARM: An entrepreneurial garden that grows and sells fruits, vegetables and flowers, and donates a percentage of the produce to the local community or food cupboard. |
