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.