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City Gardens Contest
The PHS City Gardens Contest gives Philadelphians recognition for their dedicated and imaginative gardening skills and offers them the opportunity to compete for top honors in several gardening categories.
 CONTESTANTS
Individual gardeners may enter front yard or back-yard gardens, and gardens grown exclusively in containers. Community gardeners may participate by entering vegetable and flower gardens, urban farms, parks and garden blocks.
JUDGES
Volunteer judges are chosen for their competence and accomplishments in gardening. Garden entries are judged on maintenance and horticultural practices, variety, color and suitability of the plantings. Design and total visual effect are also taken in to account with extra points awarded for creativity and ingenuity.
 AWARDS RECEPTION
PHS believes that city gardeners deserve praise and support for their work.
Winning gardeners and judges are
invited to an Awards Reception to celebrate the high caliber of winning gardens within the city of Philadelphia. Photographs of these winning gardens are showcased at this event.
GARDEN CATEGORIES
Please enter your garden under one of the following garden categories.
Flower Garden: Any size garden, containing mostly flowers and/or trees and shrubs, may have some containers. A community flower garden is cared for by 3 or more neighbors.
Vegetable Garden: Any size garden with mostly vegetables, cared for individually. A community vegetable garden is cared for by 3 or more neighbors.
Combination Garden: Any size garden with vegetables and flowers; not always exactly 50/50, but where both make a significant impact. A community combination garden is cared for by 3 or more neighbors.
Container Garden: A garden area where most plants are grown in containers.
Children’s Garden: A home garden, a plot within a community garden or a garden on school grounds that is maintained primarily by school age children, usually under adult supervision.
Park: A neighborhood park with planted beds.
Garden Block: A block where a majority of the residents display window boxes and street planters containing shrubs and/or flowers.
Greenest Block in Town: A tree-lined block where residents garden in their front yards. The block may also include containers and plantings along the sidewalks and street.
Urban Farm: An entrepreneurial garden that grows and sells fruits, vegetables and flowers, and donates a percentage of the produce to the local community or food cupboard.
 CITY GARDENS CONTEST RULES
1. Gardens entered for competition must be located within the Philadelphia city limits.
2. Contest Deadline – June 10
3. Gardens must be maintained by home gardeners for individual entries or multiple
(3 or more) neighborhood gardeners for a community garden.
4. Individual plots within a community garden are not eligible for competition unless planted and maintained by youth up to age 18.
5. For individual contestants only one entry per address.
6. Contestants volunteering to serve as judges are not permitted to judge other gardens in the same category as their garden.
7. Individual gardens owned or maintained by PHS employees are not eligible for competition.
8. PHS works to accommodate contestants’ schedules during July and August judging. If the garden is not accessible from the street, contestants must be present or make arrangements to have someone present for judging.
9. Decision of the judges is Final.
10. Winners will be notified by mail.
11. Winners’ names and garden photos may be used in the PHS News, website and other publications. Home addresses will not be published.
12. Awards will be presented at an Awards reception (TBA).
To enter your garden in the PHS City Gardens Contest, complete the entry form online OR print out and mail to:
City Gardens Contest
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495
For more information, call 215-988-8897 or click here.
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