Sydney Hills Garden Competition

Next date: Monday, 01 September 2025 | 12:00 AM to Tuesday, 30 September 2025 | 11:59 PM

A Showcase of The Hills District Finest Gardens

Why not enter your garden in the iconic OBF garden competition - for gardens of all shapes and sizes including private gardens, commercial and industrial sites, schools, balconies and more.

Steeped in history and intricately linked to the Hills Shire, the first competition ran in 1959 as the brainchild of Councillor Eric Mobbs. It became the forerunner of the Orange Blossom Festival, so has a significant place in the cultural history of “The Garden Shire”.

The Garden Competition is run each year by The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville and covers a diverse range of categories for all types of gardeners – even young gardeners in the Schools category. New categories this year include ‘Small Lot Gardens’ and for ‘Environmentally Friendly Gardens.’

The garden competition is open to gardens located in the Hills Shire and adjoining parts of the suburbs of North Rocks, Carlingford, Northmead, Winston Hills, Baulkham Hills, West Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook, Glenhaven, Dural, Arcadia, Galston and Glenorie.

Awards Ceremony

Meet with your fellow gardeners and the judges at the Awards ceremony on Friday 26 September at the Harvey Lowe Pavilion, Castle hill Showground (from 7pm).

Find out more here

Event details subject to change.