Nominations for the Regional Housing Limited 2023 Spring Garden Competition are now open!
The competition is open to all Regional Housing Limited tenants and approved occupants with great prizes across a range of green thumb related categories.
The awards encourage and recognise the work of our tenants and the pride they take in their home garden.
We can’t wait to do it all again, so get planting!
To apply online now, visit https://www.regionalhousing.org.au/spring-garden-awards-online-nomination-form/
Sponsors
RHL is looking for amazing sponsors for this year’s Spring Garden Competition. If you would like to support the competition and our tenants, please contact the office and ask for Natasha.
Terms and Conditions
All entrants agree to the following terms and conditions:
Eligibility
- All nominated gardens must be located at a property managed by Regional Housing Limited (RHL).
- All nominated gardeners must be a tenant or approved occupant of RHL.
- All nominations are automatically in the running for the Judges Encouragement Award.
Award Categories
You can nominate your garden in up to two of the following categories:
- Best Edible Garden: This garden has a variety of fresh edible produce including vegetables, fruit and herbs.
- Best Courtyard: Making use of a small space with a small garden, planter box or a cluster of pot plants in a courtyard.
- Children’s Entry: The garden and or plant is solely maintained by children. This may be in a pot or a garden bed.
- Best Balcony Garden: Making use of a small space with a small garden, planter box or a cluster of pot plants on your balcony.
- Most Colourful Garden: This garden has a variety of colourful flowers, foliage and textures.
- Best Communal Area Garden: The garden is to be located in the common area of the complex, well maintained with plants, flowers or vegetables of the tenant’s choice.
Conditions of Entry
- Access to the entrant’s property will be required for judging.
- Entrants agree to allow their image and gardens to be photographed by a RHL representative.
- Entrants agree that the photographs may be used at the discretion of RHL.
- Entrants agree to accept that the judge’s decision is final.
- Completed nomination forms must be submitted to RHL by 4:30pm, Tuesday 31 October 2023.
- Nomination and competition entry is free.
- All photographs must be taken between Monday 2nd October 2023 and Tuesday 31st October 2023 (either by the entrant or by an RHL representative).
Judging Criteria
Best Edible Garden
The garden has a variety of fresh edible produce including vegetables, fruit and herbs.
Best Courtyard
Making use of a small space with a small garden, planter box or a cluster of pot plants in a courtyard.
Children’s Entry
The garden and/or plant is solely maintained by children. This may be in a pot or a garden bed.
Best Balcony
Making use of a small space with a small garden, planter box or a cluster of pot plants in a balcony.
Most Colourful Garden
The most colourful garden has a variety of colourful flowers, foliage and textures.
Best Communal Area Garden
The garden is to be located in the common area of the complex, well maintained with plants, flowers or vegetables of the tenant’s choice.
Judges will also be considering:
- Health and variety of trees, plants and shrubs
- Control of weeds, pests and diseases
- Neatness of lawns and garden edges
- General layout, appearance and colour
More Information
For more information please contact Natasha at RHL:
Email: info@regionalhousing.org.au
Phone: 1300 642 123 or (07) 4153 1239
In person: F4/340 Ross River Road, Townsville or 30 Tantitha Street, Bundaberg or Shop 6/12 Nissen Street, Pialba
Post: Regional Housing Limited, PO Box 540, Bundaberg QLD 4670
Here are some of our beautiful garden entries from previous years:
