Sunflower Fest 2011 - Save the Date!

Romney ON TRAC announces the 3rd Annual Sunflower Fest! Get your garden spruced up for this year's Garden Walk!

2011 Garden Walk will take place:

Friday, July 22^nd from 6-8pm

Saturday, July 23^rd from 1-4pm

Winners will be announced on Saturday evening, July 23rd at the festivities at The Bottling Works.

Categories for the 2011 Garden Walk Include:

3 Categories for Private Residences

1. Patio, Deck or Container Garden
Residential - From balconies to containers gardens and everything in-between, all must be visible from a road or footpath.

2. Residential Landscape Front and/or Backyard Garden (Specify area)

3. Best Use of Sunflowers In a Residential Garden

Community/Neighborhood Garden
Communal areas, community centres, churches, parish offices and so on. If you are part of a winning team let us know!

Most Improved Greenspace done by a Non-profit Organization – Offering a Special award for this Category - Before and After Pictures please! This can include art, flowers, trees, benches, etc.

Commercial Gardens
Calling on all local businesses, pubs, shops, and offices to make the most of your outdoor spaces and gain some valuable publicity for your efforts! 2 Categories:

1. Commerical Yardscape or

2. Front Window Boxes or Container Garden

Young Gardener
If you’re a budding gardener then this is the one for you. Gardens have to be created by young people but can be any size, from a postage stamp sized patch to a whole landscape! You must be under 16.

Best Kept Vegetable Garden
Growing your own food is a great way to keep fit and healthy outdoors. If you are growing the seeds of success and you are enjoying the fruits of your labor, this is the chance to blossom!

Judging Criteria

Residential or Commercial Gardens

• Quality of floral display - Colour, form, composition, and horticultural practice.
• Quality of permanent planting - Variety, year-round interest, and scent.
• Quality of design and use of space - Imagination, use of color, and depth.
• Contribution to the visual environment - impact on streetscape.
• Environmental consideration - Use of native plants, planting is beneficial to wildlife, water conservation and energy conservation.

Best Kept Vegetable Garden

• Variety of crops/plants
• Quality of crops/plants
• Presentation of design and creativity
• Environmental sustainability

Young Gardener

• Quality of plants and planting.
• Concept, design and use of space.
• Horticultural knowledge and skill
• Environmental consideration
• Effort and enthusiasm

Gardens will be judged during the week before the 2011 Sunflower Fest.

Garden Walk Application

Entry Form:

Name__________________________________________

Address________________________________________

Phone____________________________________

Email___________________________________________

Category ( Limited to 1 Category for Judging) ______________________________________

Email entry form to:

Sally Lowndes, Garden Walk Co-Chair - slowndes@frontiernet.net

Or Bonnie Long, Garden Walk Co-Chair - 0507pdale@atlanticbb.net

A Confirmation will be sent to you. Thank you and look forward to seeing your garden!