If you have always wanted to know the secrets to cultivating a prize winning garden, now is your chance, as this year’s Garden Competition recipients generously open their green sanctuaries to the public on Sunday 25 September 2016.

The 2016 Garden Competition, run by Central Coast Council, dug up a wealth of talent across the region and the public will have the opportunity to explore eight gardens as part of this year’s Open Garden day.

This year’s Open Gardens showcase some of the most diverse domestic and commercial gardens in the region. Visitors can explore the grounds of a selection of winning gardens, such as the Champion Residential Garden – Over 1,000 Square Metres, Best Theme or Specialty Garden (Commercial), Best Eco Friendly Garden (Residential and Commercial), Best Residential Rear Garden, Best Edible Garden (Community), and Best Feature in a Domestic Garden.

All of the Open Gardens will be accessible on Sunday 25 September 2016, from 9am until 3pm, except for Wyoming Community Centre, which is open from 11am until 1pm only.

Gold coin donations are welcome upon entry to all gardens, with all proceeds going to ‘Give Me 5 for Kids’, which helps to improve the lives of sick children by providing local hospital wards with much-needed equipment and essential services.

Open Gardens 2016:

Wyoming Community Centre Inc
147 Maidens Brush Road, Wyoming
11am to 1pm only
Winner – Best Theme or Specialty Garden, Commercial

John and Lesley Cleary
86 Hoipos Road, Somersby
Winner – Champion Residential Gardens, Over 1,000 Square Metres

Peter and Christine Campbell
7 Wingrove Road, Holgate
Winner – Best Eco Friendly Garden, Residential

Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden
85-87 Moana Street, Woy Woy
Winner – Best Eco Friendly Garden, Commercial and Best Edible Garden, Community

Malcolm and Evelyn Janes
4 Mittara Road, Terrigal
Winner – Best Residential Rear Garden

Kerry and Malcolm Hodge
3 / 236 Matcham Road, Matcham
Winner – Best Feature in a Domestic Garden

André Gravett
23 Phegan Street, Woy Woy
Merit Award recipient

Suzanne Hickey
7 Macquarie Place, Umina Beach
Garden competition entrant - multiple divisions