Garden Competition Winners

After many entries and extensive judging, the results of this year’s Garden Competition are in. The judges gave me the list (I thought they would at least pass me the envelope!) and, as we’ve done in previous year’s, details are announced in my column in the Southern Courier on Tuesday, and today right here.  The overall winner was Andrew Stevenson from the Botannix Studio Café of Botany. The category winners are:

Front Domestic Garden 

1^st Jason and Riley McFadyen of Daceyville; 

2^nd The Kolbe Family of Botany; 

3^rd Gregory Phibbs of Eastlakes

Angelo and Rita Propoggia of Eastlakes Highly Commended.

Rear Domestic Garden 

1^st Pene, Logan and Hayden (who we know as HaHa) Ingle of Botany; 

2^nd Kathryn and David Webb of Rosebery; 

3^rd Jason and Riley McFadyen of Daceyville

Tom and Pam Vose of Botany Highly Commended.

The judges added a special award to this category with Dorothy Arthur of Botany being acknowledged for her knowledge and excellence; and 

Robert Jarvis gaining a merit award for his wildlife habitat.

Planted Nature Strip

1^st Janet Cole of Botany; 

2^nd Helen McCleod of Botany;

3^rd Richard Muirhead of Daceyville.

Annual Display

1^st Phillip Tomczyk of Daceyville;

2^nd Edith Nowlan for her plot in the Leon Lachal Community Garden;

3^rd Lorraine Henderson of Daceyville. 

Highly Commended was Lesley Button of Botany.

Balcony Garden

Ben Forsyth and Rebecca Vietch of Mascot; 

2^nd Annie Parkes of Botany; 

3^rd Carol Ashmore of Botany. 

Botany resident Dorothy Arthur was Highly Commended.

Native Garden

1^st The Kolbe Family of Botany; 

2^nd Jason and Rile McFadyen of Daceyville;

3^rd Pagewood Public School.

Edible/Sustainable Garden

1^st Siri and Parichart Thongsiri of Pagewood; 

2^nd Panayiotis and Thalia Achilleos of Pagewood;

3^rd Botannix Studio Café of Botany. 

Mascot Public School was Highly Commended. 

Takashi Abe was awarded a Merit in this category for an unusual and interesting array.

School or Community Group Garden

1^st John Brotchie Nursery School of Botany; 

2^nd Pagewood Public School; 

3^rd Banksmeadow Public School. 

Mascot Public School was Highly Commended.

Industrial/Commercial Gardens: 

1^st Botannix Studio Café of Botany; 

2^nd Botany Grove Business Park;

3^rd Discovery Cove Industrial Estate.

Residential Complex (Communal) Gardens

1^st Kevin Rayner of Botany; 

2^nd Dave Rothery of Greenwood Apartments; 

3^rd Rolf Koch of Daceyville.