Your Outdoor Space Could Be Selmi’s Garden of the Year

How Our Competition Works

3 Finalists, 1 Grand Prize Winner Takes the Honor & Prizes

Submit Your Outdoor Space

Sign up through our form below and upload 3 photos that capture the serene beauty of your landscaped outdoor space (must live within our eligible Illinois area)

Public Voting (Opens June 1)

We review submissions to confirm elgibility. Approved entries will be published. Browse the gallery and vote for your favorite. One vote per person.

Top 3 Finalists Advance

When public voting closes on June 15, the top 3 outdoor spaces by votes become finalists. Selmi’s selects the Grand Prize winner based on Serenity, Design, and Plant Health.

Winners Awarded

Grand Prize: $300 Selmi’s Gift Card, Garden of the Year yard sign, website/social feature, spring swag bag.

2 Runners Up: $50 Selmi’s Gift Card each, website/social feature.

Your Hard Work Deserves the Garden of the Year Spotlight

Submission Form is Open May 1st–31st

Gardening is a joyful practice that those of us who do it truly understand. We plant, design, and care for our outdoor spaces to bring beauty to our own lives and a little extra color to the neighborhood. Garden of the Year was created to recognize every local homeowner, and to honor the outdoor spaces that stand apart for their serenity, thoughtful landscaping, and thriving blooms.

This competition is open to our local area only. Entry is limited to residents of these eligible Illinois cities: Rock Falls, Sterling, Dixon, Nelson, Como, Galt, Prophetstown, Morrison, Lyndon, and Tampico.

Contestant Information

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Terms & Conditions

I acknowledge that if I am selected as a finalist or the Grand Prize winner, I will be available for Selmi’s to coordinate a visit to my residence for finalist review and to capture photos and video of me and my outdoor space for award and marketing purposes.

I confirm this submission represents my current year outdoor space and the photo was taken this year. No photos from previous years are allowed. I also confirm the image is original and not AI generated, AI assisted, or digitally altered. Any AI generated or altered submissions will be denied.

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Public Voting Opens June 1st

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Garden Details:

Our outdoor space is planted with Proven Winners Supertunia Daybreak Charm, Suncredible Saturn sunflower, Sunbini III creeping zinnia, Toffee Twist sedge, and Goldilocks creeping Jenny, then layered with hot peppers, strawberries, basil, and tomatoes for a patio garden that feels colorful, fresh, and full of life all season long.