Walk around Perth Amboy and you will see many beautiful gardens. You can enter your beautiful garden in the Perth Amboy 2024 Home Gardener’s Contest. The contest is open to amateur gardeners only. The contest is open until July 15 and an application must be completed (see below). Mail the completed application to The Royal Garden Club by the Bay, PO Box 1823, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. The application for the home gardeners contest is available in both Spanish and English. The contest first prize is $200, second prize is $100 and third is $75. All prize winners must allow their names and gardens used in publicity about the contest. The contest is only open to Perth Amboy residents.
The Home Gardener’s Contest is organized by The Royal Garden Club by the Bay, a Perth Amboy organization of gardeners that maintain the beautiful public gardens throughout the City, like the Hummingbird Garden at the Waterfront and many other gardens.
The Royal Garden Club President Betty Crews said that the Perth Amboy Home Gardeners Contest has been going on for at least 20 years and she is excited to see what gardens people will submit for the contest this year.
For more information about the Perth Amboy Home Gardeners Contest, contact Betty Crews at blt1901@aol.com.