IS YOUR GARDEN A WINNER?

There’s still time to enter Britain’s most prestigious amateur gardening contest – whatever the size of your plot.

To enter, all you have to do is send 4-8 photos of your garden (which cannot be returned); a plan of your garden; and your name, postal address, phone numbers and email address to National Garden Competition, PO Box 485, Fleet GU51 9FF by Friday 4 August, 2017.

The judges will make a shortlist of gardens to visit in order to select four finalists. If the judges shortlist your garden, you will be contacted by Saturday 5 August and visits will take place from 9-11 August. Final judging will take place from 16-18 August. Finalists and the winner will be announced in Weekend.

THE RULES

The Daily Mail National Garden Competition is open to all amateur gardeners.

The gardener should have designed and principally built the garden themselves.

Entrants should maintain the garden with no more than one part-time helper.

By entering, gardeners agree that their gardens may be used for promotional purposes.

Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Usual Daily Mail rules apply – see dailymail.co.uk/ rules. The judges’ decision is final.

THE PRIZES

£2,000 first prize, plus special blue plaques for all finalists.