🌿 Mayor’s Garden Contest – 2025
The Mayor’s Garden Contest is a beloved annual event celebrating Boston residents who help beautify their neighborhoods through gardening. Open to amateur gardeners, the contest includes categories such as porch, balcony, or container gardens; shade gardens; small to large yard gardens; community gardens; and vegetable or herb gardens.
As part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s citywide beautification initiative, the contest encourages creativity, community pride, and environmental stewardship.
🏆 Awards & Prizes:
Winners receive the prestigious "Golden Trowel" award.
Gardeners who win three or more times are inducted into the Garden Contest Hall of Fame and honored at the awards ceremony.
All first-place winners are entered into a drawing for a grand prize of two round-trip JetBlue tickets for nonstop travel from Boston (courtesy of JetBlue).
Additional support is provided by Mahoney’s Garden Centers.
đź“… Key Dates:
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (by 11:59 p.m.)
Finalist Notification: By Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Judging Week: July 28, 2025
Awards Ceremony: Mid-August
For Boston’s passionate green thumbs, this is a joyful chance to share your garden’s beauty with the entire city!