lEt’s FACE it. gArDEning FAnAtiCs likE nothing BEttEr thAn to hAvE thEir hAnDs stuCk in thE soil or to BE trimming, pruning, or hArvEsting thE Fruits oF thEir lABors.But For onCE, hErE is An oBsEssion whiCh BEnEFits thE wholE Community By BEAutiFying thE EnvironmEnt AnD proDuCing CoolEr, morE FrAgrAnt, AnD ClEAnEr Air. to rECognizE thAt FACt, thEtAmpACityCounCil hAs DECiDED to AwArD gEnErous prizEs to thE most BEAutiFul DisplAys this spring.
rulEs oFEntry
1. sorry, But only rEsiDEnts oF thECity oF tAmpA ArE EligiBlE.
2. juDgEs will BE sElECtED By thE tAmpACityCounCil onApril 25, AnD no pErsonAl inFormAtion ABout Any juDgEs will BE proviDED By thE CounCil. juDgEs mAy not BE ContACtED By Any EntrAnt.
3. thE AppointED juDgEs hAvE totAl DisCrEtion, AnD no CorrEsponDEnCE will BE EntErED into rEgArDing juDgEs’ DECisions.
4.As thE mAin point oF this ContEst is thE BEAutiFiCAtion oF tAmpA, wE rEquirE thAt All gArDEns EntErED in thE CompEtition BE EAsily visiBlE From thE strEEt.
5.ContEstAnts ArE invitED to EntEr onE or morE CAtEgoriEs. First, sEConD, AnD thirD plACE prizEs will BE AwArDED in EACh CAtEgory. (sEE thE AppliCAtion Form For CAtEgoriEs). juDgEs mAy, whErE thEy sEE Fit, ChAngE EntriEs From onE CAtEgory to AnothEr.
6.ContEstAnts shoulD pErmit A CounCil photogrAphEr to EntEr AnD tAkE photogrAphs For DisplAy At thE FinAl AwArDs CErEmony AnD ExhiBition onAugust 3. thEsE photogrAphs will rEmAin CounCil propErty.
7. juDgEs will AssEss EACh gArDEn ACCorDing to thE Following CritEriA:
(i) ovErAll DEsign
(ii) plAnt hEAlth
(iii)Color
(iv)ContriBution to thE strEEtsCApE
(v)ECo-FriEnDlinEss
(sEE thE AppliCAtion Form For DEtAils.)
8. no EntriEs will BE ACCEptED AFtEr 5:00 p.m. on FriDAy, mAy 12.
9.All gArDEns EntErED shoulD BE rEADy For juDging By junE 1.ContEstAnts will BE givEn 24-hours’ notiCE oF thE juDgEs’ intEntion to visit.
10. this CompEtition is not opEn to CounCil EmployEEs or thEir rElAtivEs, or EmployEEs oF Any AgEnCy ContrACtED By thE CounCil, or juDgEs or thEir rElAtivEs.
11. plEAsE sEnD your EntriEs to: tAmpA gArDEnCompEtition
tAmpACityCounCil
1Constitution plACE
tAmpA
thE tAmpA 2006BEAutiFul gArDEnsCompEtition
who is thE intEnDED AuDiEnCE oF this ContEstAll rEsiDEnts oF tAmpA
B．thE ownErs oF gArDEning storEs
C、thE mEmBErs oF thE tAmpACityCounCil
D．thE juDgEs oF thE CompEtition