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Home Garden Sesquicentennial Contest
M
anitoba, Alberta and Ontario Gardener are joining togeth- er to create a cross Canada
garden contest open to all gardeners wishing to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary in 2017. All you have to do to enter is create a garden, garden bed or container garden themed on some- thing that celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday! Send us a photograph of your creation before Friday, June 23, 2017. Winners will be announced on Canada Day!
Winning entries will
• Be covered in an issue of the Local Gardener series of magazines
localgardener.net
• Be celebrated throughout our
extensive digital network (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram) • Be interviewed on our radio show • And win one of a list of product prizes to be published later
There will be five levels of entry: 1. Very small garden in a confined
space or balcony. 2. Container garden: i.e. one contain-
er or several. 3. Small home garden in a city. 4. Large home garden in a city. 5. Large country home/farm garden. 6. Gardens using trees and/or shrubs.
The gardens will be judged by a
national panel of garden experts accord- ing to the following criteria: 1. Garden must symbolize Canada’s
sesquicentennial in some way. It does not have to be red and white. 2. Gardens can use annuals, perenni-
als, trees, shrubs or a combo of any ot these. 3. Gardeners are asked to submit
a 250 to 300 word description of the theme and the inspiration behind it. 4. Gardeners should include a sketch
of their plan. 5. A head and shoulders photo of
the gardener and a brief description about the person (150 words) and their gardening experience.
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