Does your front garden stand out from the crowd? Do you have blooming roses and beautiful flowering baskets which can be seen by people walking past?

You could be acclaimed as having the best garden in your ward by entering the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Garden in Bloom Competition.

The popular competition is back for another year and nominations are open now. This year, the competition is sponsored by Housing Solutions, Berkeley Group and Silva Homes.

You can nominate your own garden, a neighbour’s, or if you see another blooming garden, feel free to take a note of the address and nominate it. The only criteria is the garden can be seen from the pavement or road.

All entries must be made before noon on July 31. Nominations can be made by emailing gib@rbwm.gov.uk or by post to “Garden in Bloom”, c/o Mayor’s Parlour, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead SL6 1RF.

Ward councillors will be judging entries for their respective wards. The winners in each ward will be presented with a rosette and voucher, while runners up will receive a rosette.

The Mayor, Councillor Neil Knowles, said: “We have some very talented gardeners in the Royal Borough and we want you to know your green-fingered efforts to make your gardens beautiful do not go unnoticed.

“We recognise that they improve the appearance of the borough, making it a more appealing place to live – a prize just to say congratulations is a small token of our appreciation."