Judging for the Spring Awards takes place Monday 3 October
Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 28 September 2011.
Entries may be lodged at any time up to the closing date with the Society’s office.
Spring Garden Competition Entry Form

GENERAL INFORMATION

One of the principle objectives of the Canterbury Horticultural Society is to assist home gardeners. With this end in view, garden awards are sponsored by the Society, for various garden classes, which, it is hoped, will allow any home gardener, together with institution and commercial property gardens, to enter the awards. Entries in all awards are open to gardens within CCC boundaries existing prior to the Banks Peninsula amalgamation. There are Spring and Summer Awards.

CONDITIONS

1.  The awards are open to all gardens, private and commercial.
2.  The use of artificial flowers is not permitted.
3.  Trophies will be awarded only if the garden has obtained 65% or more of the possible marks obtainable. Awards are given according to the points gained.
4.  A competitor who has won a Trophy in classes 1-4 may not enter the same class the succeeding year but may enter class 5.
5.  Owners of winning gardens agree to allow their gardens to be included in official Canterbury Horticultural Society tours.
6.  Entry to the awards are free.
7.  Entrants shall not be eligible to act as judges.
8.  Property areas: where classes are determined by the size of the property, measurements are given in the standard metric as shown on the rate demand. To assist where these measurements are not known, some examples of equivalent former land units are given as follows:

20 perches = 500 square metres
24 perches = 600 square metres
30 perches = 750 square metres
35 perches = 900 square metres
40 perches = 1000 square metres

HOME GARDENS

CLASS
1.   McMillan Brown Challenge Trophy
For properties over 900 square metres
2.   Lindsay Russell Challenge Rose Bowl
For properties 501 square metres to 900 square metres
3.   R T Sladen Challenge Trophy
For properties up to 500 square metres (includes flats and town houses)
4.   Bromley Trophy
House and garden under 3 years old, irrespective of area.
5.   MF Barnett Trophy
Previous winners of Spring Garden Awards 2009

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY GARDENS

6.   Aoraki Trophy
Includes Visitor Accommodation, Business, Factory, Schools & Institution gardens.
Unrestricted as to area or hired labour.
7.  Mason Struthers Trophy
Retirement Homes

SPECIAL AWARDS

H McD Vincent Challenge Trophy
For best grown rock and or alpine plants

Cadian Shield
For home gardens. No restriction as to area of garden. All gardens entered in both the Spring and following Summer Awards are eligible. Awarded after the summer awards.

GARDEN JUDGING AWARD CRITERIA

Points for each category 1-5 out of possible 100

1. DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION (100 points)
Criteria includes: basic design principles such as balance, proportion, unity, harmony (including colour) and with all built elements soundly constructed and/or secured.

*PLANT Material

2. TREES AND SHRUBS (100 points)
Includes: hardwood climbers, fruit trees and bushes.

3. FLOWERS & FOLIAGE SOFTWOOD PLANTS (100 points)
Includes: perennials, biennials, annuals, bulbs, softwood climbers, vegetables and herbs.

4. GARDEN FLOOR (100 points)
Includes: lawns and ground/cover plants used as a substitute for lawn.

*Criteria (plant material) includes:
Selection including the use of improved forms/cultivars, quality and maturity of plants.

Note: For garden floor where neither lawn nor ground cover plants are present points may be allocated for other non plant garden floor applications such as paving, pebbles and the like. Criteria includes quality of products used and their practicality in the particular situation.

5. CULTIVATION AND MAINTENANCE (100 points)
Criteria Includes: Maintenance appropriate to style of garden, general health/vigour of plants including freedom from pests, diseases and disorders, absence of weeds and presentation of garden generally.

Subtotal 500
TOTAL MARKS (Subtotal ÷ 5)  = 100