Take a sneak peek at some of our garden competition entries.

Our annual garden competition is open and entries are already being judged.

Today Ali and Tom visited gardens in St Davids and Solva and we hope you agree, they were beautiful!

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With a variety of classes to enter, there is something for everyone. We are giving away over £800 worth of prizes, with a prize for the top three in each class – that’s better odds than picking a Bounty bar in a box of celebrations blindfolded!

You can enter any of the following classes:

1/ Best Young Person’s Garden (Under 16 years old and includes a small prize for every child that enters).

2/ Best Eco-friendly / Wildlife Garden (Is your garden helping the environment in some way? EG use of water butts / bee or butterfly friendly / wormery / pollinators)

3/ Best Use of Old – This class celebrates the imaginative use of old items, you do not need to spend a lot of money to have a beautiful garden.

4/ Best Window Box or Best Hanging Basket

5/ Tallest Sunflower

6/ Most Improved Garden (You’ll need to send in ‘before’ photos to enter this class, so that we can see how your garden has improved)

7/ Best Accessible Garden 

8/ Best Edible Produce

9/ Most Innovative Use of SMALL SPACE

10/ Best Individual Garden

11/ Best Communal / Shared Garden (to have been nurtured by a group, rather than an individual)

12/ Best Kept Outdoor Space – This class is all about how clean and tidy you keep the space around your home.

13/ Best Kept Street or Estate – Do you take pride in your street? Do you keep it clean and tidy? Have you made improvements?

14/ Unsung Hero Award – Do you know someone who goes the extra mile to look after a communal garden / outdoor space who deserves a big thank you.

15/ Special Class – This is an outstanding achievement class awarded to one of our 14 winners. Winners in each class are automatically entered and Judges will choose one person or group to be crowned ateb’s premier gardener for 2024.

To enter, please use our online ENTRY FORM,

If you are unable to use our online entry form or email, please call us on 0800 854 568 with the above information.

Rules

  • All entries must be in by 3pm on Friday 30th August 2024.
  • We will visit you and your garden in person. All judge visits must be completed before Friday 6th September.
  • You must be an ateb customer or have close connections to ateb, subject to judge approval. 
  • You must allow at least ten days notice when requesting your judging week.
  • We do not guarantee we will be able to visit during your requested judging week.
  • If you are entering Class 6 – Most Improved Garden, you must send in ‘before’ photos, or short videos, before our visit.
  • You may enter the same garden for any number of suitable classes.
  • You must state which classes you’d like to enter when submitting your online entry form.
  • Entries will be accepted by online form, email or over the phone as one of our team completes the online form. All entries are free of charge.
  • Staff of ateb may not enter.
  • By entering the ateb 2024 Gardening Competition, you are confirming you grant us permission to use photos taken of your garden on our website and social media.
  • If we have less than 5 entries in any class we reserve the right to withdraw that class.
  • We reserve the right to withdraw classes or the entire competition at any time. All judges decisions are final.

For more information please contact Ali Evans: 01437 774766 / 07500 446611  [email protected]

Don’t delay, enter today!

Published: 16/07/2024