Professional Practice
Phipps Sustainable Garden Awards
Date: 5/28/2021 - 7/20/2021
Type: Competitions / Awards
Location(s): Pennsylvania
Description:
To inspire Western Pennsylvania residents to design and maintain gardens that are both environmentally friendly and beautiful, we have developed the Phipps Sustainable Garden Awards program that highlights residential gardens and their gardeners that exemplify the principles of sustainable landcare.
Sustainable gardens can look very different from one another, so nominations may be made in one of five categories listed below; however, all garden nominations must, at a minimum, be managed organically and be free of invasive plants.
Nomination Categories:
- Native Plantings and Wildlife Gardens – gardens featuring native plants that provide habitat for wildlife
- Gardens that Manage Stormwater – gardens that feature rain gardens, rain barrels, swales, etc.
- Micro-Gardens – container gardens, vertical gardens, gardens that make the best of very small spaces
- Abundant Edible Gardens – gardens that feature annual and perennial edibles, vegetables, fruits, nuts and herbs.
- Gardens for Personal Retreat – gardens that have seating, birdbaths, garden art, and other distinctive items that create a garden refuge.
Final date for submissions is Tues., July 20. The Sustainable Garden Awards are open to residential gardens. Gardens should represent the climate and conditions of our area; participants should reside in and their projects should be located in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Beaver or Butler County.