The competition is judged by a team of experts, who use their gardening expertise and knowledge of the public sector to assess the entries against the following criteria:

• Environment

• Access

• Maintenance

• Inclusion

The 2009 judges were:

Peter Seabrook
Gardening editor, The Sun

Matthew Appleby
Editor of Horticulture Week

Trevor Pfeiffer
Garden Media Co/Turf Professional magazine

Lorna Maybery
Countryside Magazine

Jean Vernon
Freelance garden writer

Steve Bradley
Gardening reporter, The Sun

Nicole Gritzmacher
European marketing Services coordinator of Briggs & Stratton AG

Laurence Gale
Editor, Pitchcare magazine

Graham Paskett
Member of the Garden Writers’ Guild