Garden Competition

Dust off your dibblers and plant some pansies, the Garden Competition is BACK!

Dover District Council run an annual Garden Competition in partnership with the Dover District Tenants' Consultative Group to celebrate the hard work of our most talented gardeners. 

This year we've included a whole new category for residents with small, large or unusual spaces, recognising the unique challenges residents face with different spaces. The categories are:

• Front Garden - Open to all gardens, large and small
• Back Garden- Any size, anywhere!
• Most Improved - Have you mutual exchanged? Recently signed up? or have you been on a mission to tackle the weeds?
• Best Use of Space - Only got a small space to work with? Or do you have a big or unusual space? This is the perfect category to showcase your balcony, hanging baskets, allotment, greenhouse or however you've used the space you've got.

Rules of the competition:

• Entries must be from Tenants or leaseholders of Dover District Council
• Previous winners may enter
• Residents are permitted to enter more than one category
• By entering you agree that Dover District Council may share your address and contact information with the judges for the purpose of judging the garden competition
• You must enter online and complete the entry form. However, if you'd like to do this over the phone, please contact Housing on 01304 801084, and select option 8. We will be able to complete it on your behalf.

Closing date for entries is 28th June 2024. Judging will take place in July 2024 and we will be in touch with all entries to book a slot for judging.

2023 Competition:

Thank you to everyone who entered the Garden Competition in 2023, we were thrilled with the amount and standard of the entries, especially given that we have been unable to run the competition since 2019.

The categories for 2023 were agreed by the Dover District Tenants' Consultative Group, they are:

• Front Garden - Open to all gardens, large and small
• Back Garden- Any size, anywhere!
• Most Improved - Have you mutual exchanged? Recently signed up? or have you been on a mission to tackle the weeds?

Closing Date was Friday 30th June, the Judging took place in July and Prize Giving Ceremony was held at the DDC Offices in August. Here are the winners at the Prize Giving event: