Midlothian’s tenant garden contest returns for 2025

Our annual festival of green-fingered fun is back for 2025 - and is open now for entries from all Midlothian Council tenants.

Categories 

Keen local horticulturists can enter in one of two categories:

  • Best Overall Garden
  • Tallest Sunflower (for under 15s)

Garden pride

If you are proud of your gardening efforts then enter today!

How to enter or nominate

You can nominate yourself, or someone you know by sending in a photograph. You can take the photo yourself or ask one of our staff by phoning or texting 07502 918630 or by emailing: tenantparticipation@midlothian.gov.uk

Prizes

Up for grabs are vouchers for Pentland Plants Garden Centre in Loanhead:

  • First place - £25
  • Second place - £15
  • Under 15s category  - £10 

Areas

These prizes will be awarded to Midlothian East and Midlothian West as listed below:
East

  • Danderhall
  • Pathhead
  • Dalkeith
  • Mayfield
  • Newtongrange
  • Temple
  • Gorebridge
  • Gowskhill
  • North Middleton
  • Carrington
  • Cousland

West

  • Bonnyrigg
  • Poltonhall
  • Lasswade
  • Rosewell
  • Loanhead
  • Bilston
  • Roslin
  • Auchendinny
  • Penicuik East
  • Penicuik West

Deadline

The closing date for this year's competition is 8 August 2025.

Need more information?

If you have any queries about the competition, please email tenantparticipation@midlothian.gov.uk.

11 Apr 2025