A well-manicured residential backyard garden featuring green lawns, a blue cubby house, veggie gardens and a large fruit tree.

Calling all green thumbs!

Published on 26 August 2026

Calling all green thumbs! Entries are now open for the 2026 Mayor's Garden Competition.

The annual competition recognises local gardeners who help enhance the presentation and liveability of Onkaparinga.

Categories for this year include:

Community Garden
School Garden
Urban Residential Garden
Native Garden
Rural Garden
Fairy Garden [new category!]

Head to onkaparingacity.com to nominate by Friday 2 October, and to see all the previous award recipients’ gardens for some inspiration.

Pictured

The garden of 2025 winner of Best Urban Residential Garden, Allyson Spry.

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