The Great Garden Award categories are:
*MOST IMAGINATIVE GARDEN (sponsored by Haddonstone, Brixworth) - this is for the garden which judges think demonstrates the most creative touches and which stands out from the crowd
*BEST BACK GARDEN - (sponsored by Market Harborough Building Society)
*BEST FRONT GARDEN (sponsored by Ullesthorpe Garden Centre)
*BEST FLORAL DISPLAY BY A BUSINESS OR PUB (sponsored by Wheats County Garden Centre, Billesdon) - for hanging baskets, planters or other displays
*TEAM EFFORT OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Kibworth Garden Centre) - this could be for a school garden maintained by pupils, or neighbours in a street, or a family effort, or a club or society
*BEST PLANTER (award was sponsored by Edwards Buildbase )
PUPILS at several schools created planters which went on display in The Square in Harborough. During their visit to the town, the East Midlands in Bloom judges chose Market Harborough C of E School's contribution as the best planter on display. The school wins £200 of materials from builders merchants Edwards Buildbase to improve their school garden areas
*MOST COMMITTED VOLUNTEER (sponsored by Harborough District Council) - for people who tidy the town and help make it bloom.
To enter, simply fill in the coupon in the paper and, on a separate piece of paper, write your thoughts on why you think you, or whoever you are nominating, deserves to win the category.
By all means, send us a photo to accompany your entry (with a stamped addressed envelope if you want it returning).
During the next few weeks we will send our photographer to take pictures of some of the entries and then start featuring some of them in The Mail. The judges will then pick out a shortlist of the best in each category and will visit them before making final decisions.