Florida School Garden Competition

The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Department in cooperation with the Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival and the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs hosted the 12th Annual School Garden Competition for all elementary schools in Florida.

• Awards / Winners
• Eligibility
• Entry Form (PDF)
• Brochure (PDF)

The School Garden Competition is designed to encourage the use of school gardens in elementary schools throughout Florida. The competition invites Florida elementary schools to highlight their school garden programs.

Elementary schools throughout Florida are invited to participate in the competition each spring. This program allows teachers the opportunity to gain recognition for their school garden as well as win monetary funds to help support their garden.

The competition begins each fall, when schools are invited to submit an entry containing a narrative and photos documenting their school garden programs.

Schools are required to send their entries in by mid-March, before the start of the Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival.

Once received, landscape architects and horticulture personnel from Epcot®, educators and researchers from the University of Florida, and select members of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs come together to judge the School Garden Competition entries.

Entries are divided into three categories; Single Class Garden, Multiple Class Garden, and Entire School Garden. Prizes will be awarded to the top three schools in each category.