Less than 1 week to go: Enter the National Trust Sky Gardening Challenge and green your balcony

There’s less than one week left to enter the National Trust Sky Gardening Challenge Competition, a vibrant and exciting new project in which you’re encouraged to get creative and green your balconies and window boxes.

Open to anyone living in a flat across Greater Manchester with a balcony or window box, the competition is ideal for budding urban gardeners of all abilities, whether you’re a seasoned plant parent or a complete novice, with the chance to win up to £350 worth of gardening inspired goodies, vouchers and more.

Share your balcony gardening story and enter into one of five categories spanning every level of experience, including a ‘One Pot Power’ category, emphasising that even the smallest action can contribute to large-scale collective wellbeing and conservation.

All you need to do is pick one category and share your gardening journey with the National Trust by Thursday 31 July (11.59pm).

If shortlisted, you’ll get a visit from a friendly panel of judges on a select date, before finding out if you’ve won a gardening haul, National Trust passes and more, as well as the opportunity to attend a September garden party with community partners from around Manchester and Cloud Gardener, Manchester’s award-winning gardening expert and competition judge.

Through running the competition, the conservation charity aims to foster a connection between people and nature while nurturing an urban environment that supports better wildlife.

Enter the competition by Thursday 31 July (11.59pm) via this link: Sky Gardening Challenge Competition | National Trust

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Sign up for a balcony gardening guide, free seeds and email support here: National Trust’s Sky Gardening Challenge | National Trust