2011 Garden Competition
The Hills District Garden Competition is open to all residents of Arana Hills, Everton Hills, Ferny Hills and Bunya. For a list of contacts, please click here.
Bill Stomfay, Ninetta Howie, Jenny Horton, Pat Donovan, and Norma Bowen at a Committee meeting.
The 2011 Hills District and Bunya Garden Competition Committee is chaired by Norma Bowen. New and recycled committee members are always welcome - please email us at gardencomp@fhpa.com.au if you are able to assist in any way.
Key dates:
Nominations closed: Wednesday, 7th September
Judging - Sunday, 11th September
Presentations - Sunday, 9th October (click here for photos - courtesy of Joanna Kate)
The categories for this year's competition were:
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Grand Champion
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President's Trophy
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Residential Garden (both front and back gardens)
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Front Garden
- Back Garden
- Edible Garden (NEW!!!)
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Acreage
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New Entry
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Native
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Waterwise
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Spring
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Meritorious
The new Edible Garden category includes vegetable gardens, herb gardens and fruit trees.
This year's judges will again be Noel & Heather Prior, who are both members of the Australian Horticultural Judges Association. Noel is also President of the South East Qld Branch of the Judges Association.
Links to selected gardening websites:
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening Gardening Australia
http://www.calyx.com.au Qld Garden Competitions
http://www.annettemcfarlane.com Annette McFarlane, Grovely TAFE
http://www.colincampbellsgarden.com.au Colin Campbell's Garden Show
http://www.opengarden.org.au Open Garden Scheme
Photos of all gardens entered will be published as soon as possible after judging. Following these links to specific suburbs:
The Hills District and Bunya Garden Competition wish to recognise the generosity and support of our sponsors. Residents can show their appreciation by supporting these sponsors.
Our major sponsors are:
Steve Jones Hardware and Landscape
Click here for a full list of our current sponsors.
Bullimore Garden - Second - New Entry
Coleman Garden - First - Edible
Fraser Garden - Meritorious
Horton Garden - Third - Waterwise
Matthews Garden
Selvakumar Garden
Steer Garden - Second - Residential, Third - Front Yard
Sweeney Garden
Butterworth Garden
Fuhlbohm Garden - Third - New Entry
Stapleton Garden - President's Trophy, First - Waterwise, Third - Residential, First - Backyard
Beattie Garden - Meritorious
Bell Garden - Second - Edible
Bowen Garden - Meritorious
Colquhoun Garden - Grand Champion, First - Front Yard
Creagh Garden - First - Native Garden, Third - Edible
Donovan Garden
Ellerman Garden
Ellis Garden - First - Residential, Second - Backyard, Second - Front Yard
Fitzpatrick Garden
Galligan Garden - Meritorious
Lovaszy Garden
Mareales Garden - Meritorious
Pownall Garden
Smith Garden - Second - Waterwise, Third - Backyard
Stanton Garden - First - New Entry
Buterin Garden - First - Acreage
Geddes Garden - Second - Acreage
Scanlon Garden
Sherrard Garden - Third - Acreage
