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Can you become the champion pumpkin grower in The Savill Garden Pumpkin Competition 2010? Winning pumpkins will be those with the largest circumference and there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Click here for some top pumpkin growing tips from our Keeper of The Gardens, Mark Flanagan. All the prize winning pumpkins will be exhibited in The Savill Garden during ‘Pumpkins in The Park’ week, running from 25- 31 October. The current world record pumpkin (which weighed 1725 lbs), had a circumference of over 10ft! How to enterGrow your own pumpkin to be as big as possible. It’s that simple. There is no entry fee and pumpkin seedlings from The Savill Garden shop are £1 each. Each entrant should submit an entry form before Sunday 17 October to The Savill Building. Final judging will take place on the weekend of 23 and 24 October 2010. Click here to download your entry form. Competition categories and prizes:This year we will be splitting the competition into two categories so green fingered children and adults can enter.
Adult (16+) 1st place - £100 voucher for The Savill Garden shop 2nd place - £75 voucher for The Savill Garden shop 3rd place - £50 voucher for The Savill Garden shop
Children (6-15) 1st place - £50 voucher for The Savill Garden shop 2nd place - £25 voucher for The Savill Garden shop 3rd place - £20 voucher for The Savill Garden shop |
