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Each year, we team up with the Dover District Tenants' Consultative Group (DDTCG) to celebrate the creativity, passion and hard work of our community’s green‑fingered superstars in our annual garden competition.
The categories and results for the 2026 competition are:
Categories and results
Open to all gardens, large and small.
Our Winners of Best Front Garden are:
1st Place - Beryl in Ash
2nd Place - Gerald in Sandwich
Honourable Mention - Gill and Audrey in Whitfield
Open to all gardens, any size.
Our Winners of Best Back Garden are:
1st Place - Ed in Deal
2nd Place - Janet in Ash
Honourable Mention - Emil in Sandwich
Have you mutually exchanged? Recently signed up? Or have you been on a mission to tackle the weeds? Make sure you show us the before/after photos
Our Most Improved Winners are:
1st Place - Emil in Sandwich
2nd Place - Jane and Margaret in Deal
Honourable Mention - Julie in Woodnesborough
Only got a small space to work with? This is the perfect category to showcase your balcony, patio or hanging baskets
Our Winner of Best Small Space is:
1st Place - Nicola in Deal
Do you live in an independent living scheme and have been working hard in the garden. Then why not show off your hard work?
Our Winners of Best Independent living scheme garden are:
1st Place - Richard and Maggie in Deal
Working together as a community? Show us what you’ve achieved as a team.
Our Winner of Best Communal Garden is:
1st Place - Dot in Deal
If you’re a passionate gardener with a disability, show off your strengths.
Our Winners of Best Garden by a Tenant with a Disability are:
1st Place - Gerald in Sandwich
2nd Place - Julie in Woodnesborough
Honourable Mention - Gill and Audrey in Whitfield
If you have an under 18-year-old helper (children, grandchildren, foster children etc) who like to garden as a hobby, we would love to celebrate them!
Our Winners of Best Young Gardener are:
1st Place - Emil's children in Sandwich
This year we are asking applicants to record and submit a video of their garden (please do this in landscape mode) so we can see it when it’s looking it’s best. If you are unable to do this, we will happily visit and take the video for you.
The video will then be shared with the DDTCG at their judging meeting at our offices in Whitfield, and they will score your garden against their assessment criteria.
The garden competition is now CLOSED to new entries.
Thank you to everyone who entered this year, we hope to have some new entries again next year!
By entering, you are agreeing to the competition’s terms and conditions. Your contact details will be shared with the competition organisers to enable them to contact you and will be used to notify you of further opportunities to get involved.
Rules
entries must be from council tenants or leaseholders
previous winners may enter
residents are permitted to enter more than one category
by entering, you agree that we may share your address and contact information with the judges for the purpose of judging
you must enter online and complete the entry form, however if you need to do this over the phone, please contact us.
