MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
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<strong>COUNCIL</strong> MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012<br />
CR12.170 TOWN <strong>OF</strong> CAMBRIDGE GARDEN AWARDS 2012<br />
PURPOSE <strong>OF</strong> REPORT:<br />
To inform the Council <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cambridge</strong> Garden Awards 2012 and to award prizes<br />
within the various categories.<br />
BACKGROUND:<br />
The <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cambridge</strong> annual Garden Awards were established in 1996 to recognise and<br />
award well maintained private front gardens, including the Council verge, within the <strong>Town</strong>.<br />
The Awards are aimed at encouraging all <strong>Town</strong> residents to:-<br />
• Maintain their front gardens or balcony gardens, to a high standard and so improve the<br />
overall aesthetics <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong>; and<br />
• Reduce water consumption and improve biodiversity values and bird habitats, through the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> drought tolerant native plant species.<br />
Residents do not need to apply as all front gardens and balconies within the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> are automatic entrants.<br />
The Council has previously established Garden Awards Management Procedures, Guidelines,<br />
Award Categories and Prizes and Judging Criteria. These have been included in the report as<br />
attachment No 1.<br />
The categories are:-<br />
1. Best Residential Front Garden;<br />
2. Best Water Wise Front Garden;<br />
3. Best Commercial Property/Group Housing Front Garden;<br />
4. Best Front Balcony Garden; and<br />
5. Best Street/Part Street.<br />
Garden Awards guidelines include:-<br />
• Gardens which have been awarded a prize in the last 7 years will not be eligible;<br />
• Only gardens which reasonably comply within the spirit <strong>of</strong> Council's Road Verges -<br />
Landscaping And Maintenance Policy No. 5.2.19;<br />
• All categories, except balconies, include the verge area;<br />
• A minimum final percentage score <strong>of</strong> 75% must be achieved for a garden to be<br />
considered for a prize; and<br />
• Gardens that have been assessed with a score <strong>of</strong> over 75% and not awarded a prize, will<br />
receive a letter <strong>of</strong> appreciation.<br />
Judging criteria for awarding points include:-<br />
• Plant aesthetics;<br />
• Garden design;<br />
• Maintenance standard;<br />
• Use <strong>of</strong> water wise plants;<br />
• Extent <strong>of</strong> irrigated or non irrigated areas; and<br />
• Extent <strong>of</strong> lawn.<br />
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