Green fingered gardeners across East Ayrshire are invited to enter the Council’s annual garden competition which is in its 80^th year.

The competition is open to anyone living in East Ayrshire with a garden, no matter how big or small, which is maintained by themselves and not a professional gardener.

Gardeners can nominate their own gardens or you can nominate a garden that you think is blooming marvellous. That could be a neighbour, a friend or a family member’s garden.

The deadline for nominations is Friday 28 July.

The competition is judged across four housing areas:

• Cumnock and Doon Valley
• Irvine Valley and Ballochmyle
• Kilmarnock Central and South
• North West Kilmarnock

And there are prizes and trophies up for grabs in the following categories:

• Best Council garden
• Best private garden
• Best planters or hanging baskets
• Best vegetable garden
• Best newcomer
• Special achievement award
• Overall winner

You can also nominate a street, a town or a village that has improved significantly and become a more vibrant place to live and visit for a:

• Clean, Green, Vibrant Street award
• Clean, Green, Vibrant Town/Village award

Full details and information on how to enter are available