PLUS, ENTER OUR NATIONAL GARDEN COMPETITON

IT’S THAT time of year again to get your borders in a row and your peonies snipped to perfection as we launch this year’s daily Mail National Garden Competition. With the support of garden guru Monty don (right), we are looking to crown another worthy winner. The competition is now in its 24th year, and the fact it has lasted so long is a tribute to the way in which it provides an opportunity to celebrate gardens of all shapes and sizes.

HOW TO ENTER

IT DOESN’T matter whether you have a tiny backyard or acres of land — if you’re proud of your garden, we’d love to hear from you. readers can enter by visiting mymailgarden.co.uk/ nationalgardencomp, alternatively, send your entry to National Garden Competition, PO Box 485, Fleet GU51 9FF by friday, July 22, 2016, with the following:

BETWEEN four and eight photographs of your garden (these cannot be returned);

a PLAN of your garden;

YOUR full contact details including your name, postal address, telephone numbers (including mobile) and email address (if available). The judges will make a shortlist of gardens to visit, from which the four finalists will be decided. If the judges shortlist your garden and wish to visit it, you will be contacted by Saturday, July 23, 2016, and visits will take place between July 27-30. The four finalists chosen will then be featured in Weekend magazine. final judging will take place between august 3-5 and the winner will also be featured in Weekend magazine.

THE PRIZES

£2,000 first prize.

SPECIALLY commissioned plaques for all finalists.

TERMS

The daily Mail National Garden Competition is open to all amateur gardeners, i.e. gardeners who do not design, maintain or build gardens for payment. for full terms, visit www.mymailgarden.co.uk