Fresh home-grown talent

For the third consecutive year NS&I and the RHS are giving aspiring garden designers the opportunity to showcase their talents at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. The event takes place on 16 to 20 June 2010 at the NEC Birmingham.

Once all designs have been submitted for the competition and judged, three lucky winners will be awarded a £5,000 grant by NS&I to help them create and build their gardens. You don’t have to be a gardening expert to enter; you just need the creativity, imagination and ability to bring your garden design to life. The wining gardens will be displayed in the Grow Your Own area of the show and judged by a public vote.

The design

Competition entrants must create a garden around the theme: Growing Gardens Today. We’re looking for designs that show a modern and innovative approach to growing your own fruit and veg. The focus of the garden must be fruit and vegetables, but otherwise it’s up to you! Consider issues such as sustainability, good environmental practices, diversity and recycling in your design.

The details

Gardens must be no more than 25m²
Applicants will need to submit axonometric design drawings and plans and a plant list. You can use a mood board but it’s not essential
The grant must cover all of your expenditure, receipts will be required
The grant will be split into two instalments of £2,500. You will receive one at the beginning of the competition and the remainder on the last open day of the show
Once you have been awarded the £5,000, it’s over to you! You can contact NS&I with any questions about the application process before 22 January at gardens@nsandi.com but we can not offer you any help or advice about designing or building your garden. The winners of the grant will be given support and advice from the RHS

The downloads below tell you everything you need to know. You will need to fill in and return the application form to the following address along with your garden design:

Growing Gardens Today competition
NS&I
1 Drummond Gate
London
SW1V 2QX

The closing date for this competition is 22 January 2010
We will notify the winning entrants by 29 January 2010

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