The Secret Gardens of Farnham is an annual competition to find Farnham’s best secret gardens. We look for imaginative front and back gardens, wildlife havens, beautiful courtyards and creative hanging baskets and containers.

This year we have some exciting new categories: Best Bee Friendly Border, Best Wildlife Photograph, Best Shop Window Display and the chance to nominate a friend’s, neighbours or a garden you pass by that makes you smile.

Who can enter?

The competition is open to residents, community groups and businesses who live in Farnham. This includes Badshot Lea, Hale, Upper Hale, The Bourne, Boundstone, Heath End, Moor Park, Rowledge, Weybourne, Wrecclesham and the town centre.

The categories

There are ten categories, which include:

• Best Courtyard
• Best Vegetable Garden
• Best Bee Friendly Border
• Best Wildlife Photography
• Best Care Home
• Best Shop Window Display
• Best Garden (nominated by a friend)
• Best Hanging Baskets or Container
• Best Pub Garden
• 2024 Madge Green Community Garden Award

Judging criteria and how each category will be judged.

How to enter

The competition has now closed for entries. Judging will take place in July and August.