Regulations of the show gardens contest

 International Festival of Landscape Art, Gardening and Nurseries "Gardens and People"

1. Main tasks of gardens contest

The Festival show gardens contest is held in the aim of:

• raising the level of landscape art in Russia;
• promoting of gardening in Russia;
• finding the best masters of landscape art;
• promotion of domestic seed and promotion of Russian nurseries in the Russian market.

2. Participants of the show gardens contest

Landscape and garden designers, landscape architects are invited to participate in the show gardens contest. The author provides a sketch, the name and description of the garden, as well as the description of the materials to be used to build a garden.

Garden designer finds funding for materials and constructing work for the garden and organise the construction of the garden.

The organising committee provides informational support for the participant to search potential sponsors and partners for the garden construction, plants, soil mixtures, natural stone, small architectures forms, garden accessories and so on.

The participant whose garden was approved by Selection Committee has to send to the organizing team a completed application.

3. Nominations of the Show-garden contest

I The designer's garden

• Conceptual garden
• Small garden or the "Green Room"
• Memorable garden
• Garden-dedication.

II. Urban courtyard.
III. Modern flowerbed.
IV. "Edible" garden.
V. Landscape Art object. (Installation, small forms, sculpture)
VI. Gardening miniature. (Container garden to decorate patios, gazebos and so on.)

4. The Selection Committee

The selection committee is appointed by the Festival Organising committee to ensure a high-level of show gardens. The Selection committee considers the submitted projects and takes its own decisions which projects can be implemented at the exhibition and which are not according to the established and published Festival regulations.

All works of applicants are published on the festival website

5. The Festival Jury

To award the best show gardens a professional jury is appointed by the Organizing committee. The Jury members evaluate the work of the participants of the contest independently, objectively and impartially and choose the best that is fixed in the protocol.

Each year the Organizing committee works out the criteria of the jury evaluation.

Recommended Garden evaluation criteria:

1. The image of the garden: the theme and the main idea, the modernity, the relevance, the novelty and originality of the idea.
2. The design and composition. The colour and texture.
3. The quality of construction and attention to detail. Security and functionality.
4. Practical use and effect on the environment: the relevance of planting, the alleged care, the compatibility of plants, and compliance with environmental conditions.

Featured prizes:

1. Grand Prix - one prize;
2. Gold Medal - one prize in each category;
3. Silver - up to two prizes in each category;
4. Bronze medal - to three prizes in each category;
5. Diploma of the festival - to all participants.

The jury has the ability to make a decision on awarding a special prize of the jury.

Additional prizes and awards:

To increase interest among the professionals and amateurs the additional prizes and awards can be established such as:

1. Public Award, which is determined by voting of the visitors;
2. Prize of online community, which is determined by a vote in social networks;
3. Award of the Organizing Committee for the best unrealized project;
4. Special prizes and awards from the sponsors of the gardens contest.

Festival Organizing committee