Just in case any members are interested I recieved this from Agnes and Maudlyn and think we can all get involed.
Ministry of Health, Social Transformation and Consumer Affairs
Community Development Division
Homes, Families & Gardens Festival Competition 2011
Official Entry Form
Name (In Block Capital) …………………………………………………………………
Address …………………………………………………………………………………..
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Phone: Home…………………………….
Cell ………………………………
Work …………………………….
Direction/Location ……………………………………………………………………….
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Type of Garden: (a) Flower Garden
(b) Fruit/Vegetable Garden
(c) Garden/landscape – Pools, Ponds,
Aquarium, Hedges, Ornamentals
I hereby agree that I shall comply with the Rules governing the Competition and will accept the Judges’ Decision.
Dated this …………….. Day of ………………… 2011
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Signature
N.B All entry forms must be returned to the Community Development Department no later than the closing date October 31, 2011. Late entries will be not accepted.
Adjudication Exercise will be carried out during the months of November 15 – 30, 2011
Please contact the CDD regarding queries or information at 562-7243/2716
Homes, Families and Gardens Festival 2009
Rules for Garden Competition
- The content is for gardens which adjoin dwellings, although as usual the judges will consider plots which are in the community in which the owner lives and may not actually at the site of his house. The garden entered should not exceed a quarter of an acre in area. Community Groups, Churches, and Individuals gardens an enter the competition.
- Gardens may be:-
(a) Flower Gardens
(b) Fruit/Vegetable Garden
(c) Garden/Landscape- Pools, Ponds, Aquarium, Hedges, Ornamentals
- Points which the judges will consider:
a. Tidiness and Layout
Whether the garden is orderly and does not appear to be jumbled.
Gardens should be neat.
- Pest Control
Weeds, insects and disease control. Gardens should be relatively free of weeds and damage caused by insects or disease.
- Permanancy of appearance
Whether the garden appears as a temporary planting for entry in the competition only, or whether it can be expected to play a part in enhancing the beauty and productiveness of the community. Attention will be given to gardens protected by hedges and or fences. Whether trees have been planted in gardens where they could be grown with advantage.
- Management Practice
Whether any attempts have been made to provide the best growing conditions by cultivating the soil, the use of organic and inorganic manures, and mulching where necessary measures taken to prevent soil erosion.
- General Health and Vigour
Whether plants are robust or week in appearance, they should not be pale in colour nor stunted in growth.
- Selection
Plants grown should be suited to the environment and the conditions under which they are grown.