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Waverley Garden Awards
Held every three years, the Waverley Garden Awards:
- Celebrate that gardens can bring joy and tranquillity to those around them;
- Recognise that local green thumbs contribute to the quality of our environment and wellbeing; and
- Appreciate that gardens come in all shapes and sizes, creatively introducing diversity and vibrancy to the community.
From balcony gardens and formal courtyards to shared veggie patches and native bush gardens, any type of garden can be nominated.
Following the nomination and judging, an awards ceremony is held to celebrate the nominees and announce the winners.
2022 recipients
- Mayors Award for Outstanding Garden – Katrina Skinner and Roderick MacKinnon
- My Beautiful Garden – Katrina Skinner and Roderick MacKinnon
- Special Street and Shared Garden – Carrie Furneaux
- Second Nature Habitat Garden – Poppie MacDonald
- Dirt Kids – Rose Bay Secondary College
- Innovative Garden – Charingfield Aged Care Community
Waverley Council would like to thank our sponsors: Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Bunnings Warehouse, Garden Clinic, Growing Well Gardens, The Botanica Vaucluse restaurant and The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. |
Many of the previous winners are involved with our public gardening network in Waverley. Find out how you can get involved and make a difference in your community.
Subscribe to the Waverley Weekly for updates. For more information, email publicgardening@waverley.nsw.gov.au or phone 9083 8916.
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