Calling all green thumbs! The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters’ Sustainable Garden Awards, which recognises and celebrates the importance of gardening and landscaping in our city’s urban environment, will be launched on 13 September 2016.
The inaugural Sustainable Garden Awards aims to showcase a variety of gardens in the local area which make a positive contribution to the environment and the well-being of the community, through sustainability principles, design and innovation.
“The Council’s Sustainable Garden Awards seeks to foster community awareness and interest in gardens and landscaping, through promoting the contribution of gardens and landscaping in creating sustainable urban environments and greening our City,” said City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters Mayor, Robert Bria.
“The Awards has been designed to complement the Council’s Urban Design Awards, with a focus on sustainability and design in the context of gardens and landscapes,” he said.
The Sustainable Garden Awards are open to all residents, businesses, schools and community groups in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, who have a ‘sustainable story’ to share. Nominations will be judged on a range of criteria, including design, innovation and creativity, biodiversity and habitat, self-sufficiency and nature play, which encourages children’s interactions with nature.
The Expert Judging Panel for the inaugural Sustainable Garden Awards comprises Mr John Sandham – President, Botanic Gardens Australia New Zealand Association; Mr David Lawry OAM – Director, Avenues of Honour, Waite Arboretum; and Ms Tina Verey – Manager, The Diggers Club Adelaide.
The Awards will be officially launched by Mayor Robert Bria and local garden design expert, Monina Gilbey of Green Gecko Studios, at a free community event to be held at the St Peters Town Hall Complex, on Tuesday 13 September 2016, 6.00pm – 7.30pm.
Nominations for the Sustainable Garden Awards program will be open from Tuesday 13 September until Friday 14 October 2016.
For further information or to nominate, visit www.npsp.sa.gov.au/sga or contact the Council’s Executive Assistant,
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