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Garden Makers Competition

The Garden Makers Competition will showcase the work of seven talented undergraduate or recent post graduate designers providing a platform to hone their exhibiting and planting skills. See if you are eligible to enter and complete the application form below.

CLOSING DATE: 22 APRIL

 Who can enter? 

  • Current design students
  • Recent design graduates (3years since completion of your course) 

Theme: ‘Patterns in Nature’ 

To work with our show theme, we would like you to create your gardens along the theme of ‘Patterns in Nature’ looking at how even in a small space we can make a positive change for Nature. 

Support 

The competition is kindly supported by Creepers Nursery who will supply all plants from a wide palette of pre-determined stock. Applicants will visit one of their nursery sites in the New Forest or Addlestone to choose their plants before the show. They will then be delivered to the show ground and be ready on Friday 6 June for you to plant your designs between 9am and 4pm. We will also be offering a £100 bursary to all successful applicants to go towards travel costs etc.

Size of plot 

The beds are rectangular, 2.4m long and 1.5m wide with an interior planting space of 1.4m x 2.3m or 3.22sqm. They are 2oomm high and will have a liner to protect the ground and planting medium ready for you. Artifacts and props may be used. 

Judging 

A team of industry experts will judge your exhibits on overall impression against the theme set. They will be

Awards 

First Prize £600 of spending money at Creepers Nurseries and the ‘Creepers Challenge Cup’

Second Prize £250 of spending money at Creepers Nurseries 

Third Prize £150 of spending money at Creepers Nurseries

Garden relocation

We would like you to relocate your plants and design to a worthwhile cause after the show and share your stories. 

 

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