Blacktown City Garden Competition

• Champion Garden:
  1st Place - Fortunato Vella
  2nd Place - Gamini & Sumedha Dharmaratne
  3rd Place - Geoff Kubbere

• Best Front Garden:
  1st Place - Fortunato Vella
  2nd Place - Katrina Dawson
  3rd Pace - Geoff Kubbere

• Best Back Garden:
  1st Place - Geoff Kubbere
  2nd Place - Roylito Velasco
  3rd Pace - Fortunato Vella

• Best Education Facility Garden:
  Early Learning - Grace Village Early Learning
  Primary School - Hebersham Public School
  High School - Mitchell High School

• Best Edible Garden:
  Residential - Gamini & Sumedha Dharmaratne
  School - Grace Village Early Learning
  Other - Holy Family Catholic Parish

• Best Australian Native Garden:
  1st Place - Blake Ormsby
  2nd Place - Debbie Jack

• Best Sustainable Garden:
  1st Place - Gamini & Sumedha Dharmaratne
  2nd Place - MTC Australia Parklea Correctional Centre

• Best Community Garden:
  1st Place - MTC Australia Parklea Correctional Centre
  2nd Place - Grace Village Early Learning

• Best Individual Residential (unit/townhouse):
  1st Place - Rajani Shrestha
  2nd Place - Saw Chin

• Best Garden by Senior Citizen (60 years +):
  1st Place - Hannelore & Joe Nawiesniak
  2nd Place - Fortunato Vella

• Best Garden by a Person/Group with a Disability:
  1st Place - Blacktown Showground Community Garden
  2nd Place - Coreen School Junior Campus

• Most Interesting & Unusual Garden:
  Roylito Velasco

• Best Garden by Council Employee:
  Zara tai

• Ward 1 - Dennis Ringrose

• Ward 2 - Gamini & Sumedha Dharmaratne

• Ward 3 - Fortunato Vella

• Ward 4 - Geoff Kubbere

• Ward 5 - Roylito Velasco

Preliminary judging will take place in early October. 

Final round judging by industry experts will take place in late October. 

All entrants will be contacted prior to any judging taking place, to schedule an appointment.

Each entry will be judged on the following items:

• Design: including Functional Usage, Colour, Texture, Form, Balance, Theme, Visual Appeal and Experience Factor

• Construction: including use of materials, construction methods, sculptural elements and plant selection.

• Maintenance: Including weeds, pest and disease, mulch and plant health and vigour.

• Sustainability: Including compost, source of water, biodiversity, wildlife habitat and recycled materials.

• entrants are only eligible to receive a maximum of three awards, which excludes the Champion Garden award.

• Council employees are only eligible to enter the Best Garden by Council Employee category, for which there is no prize.

• entry in a 'commercial' category prohibits the same entry in 'Residential' or 'Community' categories. 

• entrants must reside in the Blacktown Local Government Area.

• the judge’s decision is final.