New Berlin Garden Of The Year Contest Starts Sunday

NEW BERLIN, WI — The City of New Berlin and the New Berlin Garden Club are looking for photos of residents' beautiful gardens.

The garden club is taking nominations for the New Berlin Garden of the Year Contest 2021 on Sunday.

Gardeners can find the nomination form on the New Berlin Garden Club Facebook page or in the city's announcement and submit photos of their garden from Sunday to July 31 at midnight, the city said in a statement.

Judges will look at overall design, plant variety, hardscaping and special features, condition of plants, overall maintenance and environmental stewardship, the city said. The winner of the Garden of the Year contest will take home the coveted Garden of the Year golden shovel award, it added.

Here are the nomination rules for the contest:

• A gardener can be nominated by anyone or by themself.
• Entries should include beautiful pictures or video of the garden in order to be considered as a possible finalist.
• Nominated garden must be within the New Berlin city limits.
• Nominated garden must be wholly maintained by the owner of the garden.
• Nominated gardens must be accessible to judges with no pets in the yard at the time of judging.
• Nominated gardener cannot be in the garden at the time of judging. There will be time before and after to meet and greet, but judges need to be able to vote and discuss openly with other judges.
• Nominees agree to photos of their yard for judging and winner write-ups.
• Multiple nominations do not increase the chances of winning.