Backyard Garden Awards

The Dispatch Backyard Garden Awards celebrates the best local backyard gardens in 6 categories: Best Home Landscaping, Best Vegetable Garden, Best Container Garden, Best Community Garden, Best Native Plant Garden, and Best Perennial Garden. Submissions are received starting in June and winners are announced at the Central Ohio Fall Home Show at 1pm on September 8th.

2024 Backyard Garden Awards

Entries Open for online submissions: June 14, 2024
Entries Close: July 26, 2024

People’s Choice Public Voting: August 2-August 19, 2024

Winners’ Ceremony: Sunday, September 8 at 1pm
at the Central Ohio Fall Home Show
(Ohio Expo Center, Bricker Building)
*ADMISSION IS FREE


Congratulations 2023 Winning Gardens!

Categories:

Best Home Landscaping
Best Vegetable Garden
Best Container Garden
Best Community Garden
Best Native Plant Garden
Best Perennial Garden

Prizes:

1st Place: $300 gift card
2nd Place: $100 gift card

Best of Show: $500 gift card

People's Choice 1st Place: $60 gift card
People's Choice 2nd Place: $40 gift card

*Winners will receive a gift card to Oakland Nurseries

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