– to help applicants, an idea of what the judges are looking for in your garden.

Overall Design - use of colour, appropriate plants for situation, quality of plants, upkeep, wow factor

Wildlife
Bird/insect boxes, log piles, ponds, less closely cut grass (meadow areas)

Recycling
Compost bins, imaginative but practical use of materials

Sustainability
Water conservation/retention, use of permanent planting

Community Gardens
Numbers involved, effectiveness of bonding/teamwork