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.