Enter Garden Of The Year now!

Now is the time for you to enter the Biggleswade Chronicle’s Garden Of The Year 2011.

Once again we have teamed up with Frosts at Willington and Bedford In Bloom as we bid to root out the best gardens in the area.

Entry is free and category winners and runner-ups will receive vouchers to spend at Frosts at Willington. The best entry overall is crowned Biggleswade Chronicle Garden of the Year!

We have two new categories - best commercial display, which is open to all businesses, pubs and restaurants - and young gardener, open to children aged seven to 14.

The full list of categories is as follows:

_ best large front garden (over 50sq m)

_ best small front garden (under 50sq m)

_ best large back garden (over 70sq m)

_ best small back garden (under 70 sq m)

_ best commercial display

_ best community garden

_ best school garden

_ best allotment/ vegetable garden

_ best young gardener

All you have to do is complete and submit an entry form - download one by clicking on the link on the right - together with a colour photo of your garden.

Judges will choose a shortlist of gardens to visit.

Then they will assess how pleasing each garden is to the eye, and how well the overall design works in relation to the size of the garden. The variety, colour, overall maintenance and general health of planting will be considered.

And judges will also be keeping an eye out for use of composting, recycling water, encouragement for wildlife, and fruit and vegetables.

Entries need to be submitted by June 20!

As an added bonus, readers who complete their application form, complete with photographs, and take it to the Customer Service Desk at Frosts at Willington by the closing date, will receive a voucher which will entitle them to a delicious six-item Buy One Get One Free Traditional English Breakfast at Frosts.