THE HUNT is on for the best amateur gardeners from Reading and Wokingham boroughs.
Dobbies garden centres, which has branches in Hare Hatch and Spencers Wood, is inviting amateur gardeners, of all ages and backgrounds to enter its annual Not Your Average Gardener Awards.
A panel of horticultural and wildlife experts will crown four winners in the contest.
Dobbies’ senior houseplant buyer and recently appointed Royal Horticultural Society Chair of Assessors, Claire Bishop, will join Dobbies’ horticultural director and seasoned judge, Marcus Eyles, to crown the new Creative Indoor Gardener and Little Eco Gardener categories.
“It’s a real honour to be part of the Not Your Average Gardener Awards for its fourth year and I can’t wait to see the talent from our houseplant enthusiasts in Reading and Wokingham,” Ms Bishop said.
“The awards have been designed with full inclusivity in mind, so we’re looking for people of all ages and skill levels to get in touch and tell us about their vibrant green space that they have a real passion for.”
RePollinate, a charity that conserves and enhances the UK’s threatened pollinators, will judge the Wildlife Friendly Garden category.
And social media gardening expert, Michael Griffiths, aka The Mediterranean Gardener, joins the panel to judge the Plant to Plate Gardener category.
Each winner will receive a £1,000 giftcard to spend in a branch of Dobbies, and the firm says team members will be on hand to help winners select the best sustainable products and plants for their space.
Entries close on Friday, June 30, with winners announced in early August
For more details, log on to: https://www.dobbies.com/
