FAQs - Frequently asked questions

There is no registration fee for taking part in the competition.

Every garden is eligible.

Yes, it is allowed, the competition is not anonymously.

It’s not possible to submit projects, which are not built or finished yet. Therefore, only projects that have been completed within the last five years can be submitted.

The entry has to be a constructed, actualized project.

The entrants also confirm that they are authorized to grant rights of use under the copyright to the materials submitted with the competition entry of European Award for Ecological Gardening, including but not limited to images, and give permission to publicize the project submitted at the exhibition, in a publication and in the media (Internet, print media, TV and radio), as well as in other publications associated with the event and with the organizer, provided the entrants, photographers and location are indicated.

The deadline for submitting documents is arriving 31st May 2025. The documents must be uploaded to the server by 23.59 CET. Submissions are only possible online at www.naturimgarten.at/award.

Participation is free to everyone. The competition is open gardeners, planners, municipalities & local authorities, educational institutions and associations from all European nations. The projects must have been implemented in Europe and completed within the past five years.

If your degree thesis is based on a realized project we appriciate your submission. The project must have been completed within the past five years.

There is no disqualification of projects that have been submitted to other competitions or have been publicized. Projects that have received the European Award for Ecological Gardening within the last 4 years will be excluded.

You don´t have to present the project, you only have to send text and photos etc. (see the submission form). Due, it is very important to us to support networking in the field of landscape and garden architecture, we are especially looking forward to getting to know you in person In relating competitions in the past numerous participants took part, which made an extremely interesting exchange of ideas possible.

Is there a fee for participating in the competition? Are there costs if the project is nominated and published in the exhibition?

Participation in the competition is free of charge, and there are no competition fees or costs to be paid. Costs, e.g. for your presence at the award ceremony, are at your expense.

By naming a speaker or an executive in charge.

As this is an international competition, no European countries are excluded.

If you think your project is inspiring for the European garden sector and garden culture, we will be glad to receive your documents. However, as no projects from outside Europe are admitted according to the conditions of the competition, we are sorry for not being able to take them into account in our evaluation. We cannot award any prize moneys for projects outside Europe. The Jury can, however, decide to include them in our catalogue or publish them on our website.

Of course you don´t have to show the address in the submission, but for presenting the garden it will be of interest, where the garden is - so the region is sufficient.

Due to the jury the project has to be described in English. A German text is optional and not necessary.

The names must not be written in English; the botanical name of the plants will be understood.

The submission (text and photos) should present the idea and the concept of the garden to the jury. Experience has shown that e.g. the use of one big meaningful photo in combination with some smaller photos serves this purpose very well.

The files should be uploaded in a printable resolution 300 dpi/A4. Please avoid higher resolutions.

It can be meaningful drawings or schematics too. The files must be uploaded in a printable resolution of 300 dpi / A4.

Yes of course.

No, the submission is made online. A submission by mail is only allowed in exceptional cases. In exceptional cases, submission by post or via we-transfer links is possible.