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Each year I am invited to 'judge' the garden in a nearby village, last year I took my camera with me and this is some of the sites I viewed;

http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Slideshows/?action=view&current=45081599.pbw

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did when judging them.

This year was similar as you would expect but we had different winners.

Keeps you out of mischief, TG? But SO difficult.

What are your premises for judging?

QuoteKeeps you out of mischief, TG? But SO difficult.

Now would I get up to mischief Tim??  ::)

QuoteWhat are your premises for judging?

There are basically three types of garden where each type in turn is further divided into certain categories;

For Example;

Large Gardens;

Sub divided as follows;
Lawns   
Containers   
Flowers   
Shrubs/Trees   
General Appearance

Medium (predominately Flower gardens)

Lawns
Containers   
Flowers   
Shrubs/Trees   
General Appearance

Small Gardens (Generally front gardens to terraced houses)

Lawns
Containers   
Flowers   
Shrubs/Trees   
General Appearance

Vegetable Gardens / Allotments;

Beans   
Brassicas   
Carrots   
Leeks   
Lettuce   
Onions   
Peas   
Potatoes   
Swedes
Any other veg   
Layout    
Tidiness

Because the gardens are generally very similar each year I tend to have a total of ten points in mind for each sub-division and I deduct points for faults rather than adding points for appearance.

In this way if someone is attempting something new it allows me to judge it in isolation and even if the task is incomplete if you see the subject has potential and is being tackled in a proper manner then they are not penalised.

Meaning a part finished project could still merit highish points in its category and still remain in the running for overall winner.

With the Veg plots my judging is done on quality of plants grown not quantity.

I hope that answers your question