Our Groups this Year!
- Children that Grow
- Click HERE to view a picture tour of the Garden!
- Grandma's Garden
- Hope for Newport Garden Kids
- Click HERE to view some pictures of our Garden!
- Hop Springs Garden
- Junior Master Gardeners
- Click HERE to watch a video tour of the Garden!
- Little Nature Gardeners
* Click HERE to see pictures from our end of the year Garden Party!
Results from our Garden Party!
- Best Plate of Peppers - Must display 5 peppers per plate with stems. For larger varieties, 3 peppers per plate. Entries will be judged on uniformity, size, and ripeness
- 1st: Children that Grow - Hot Peppers
- 1st: Little Nature Gardeners - Bell Peppers
- Best Plate of Tomatoes - Must display 5 tomatoes per plate with stems. For larger varieties, 3 tomatoes per plate. Entries will be judged on uniformity, size, and ripeness.
- 1st: Grandma's Garden
- 1st: Hope for Newport Garden Kids - Ox Heart
- 2nd: Children that Grow
- 2nd: Junior Master Gardeners
- 2nd: Little Nature Gardeners
- Biggest Zucchini - Will be judged on length, ripeness with the stem.
- 1st: Children that Grow - 11 and 3/4 inches
- Best Plate of Cucumbers - Must display 3 cucumbers on a plate with stems. Entries will be judged on uniformity and size.
- 1st: Little Nature Gardeners
- 2nd: Children that Grow
- 2nd: Junior Master Gardeners
- Other Vegetables (anything except those listed above) - Must display enough to cover more than 50% of the plate. Entries will be judged on uniformity, size, and ripeness.
- 1st: Grandma's Garden- Eggplant
- 1st: Hope for Newport Garden Kids - Kale
- 2nd: Children that Grow - Watermelon
- 2nd: Little Nature Gardeners - Okra
- Dress Up the Vegetable - Toothpicks or glue can be used-no other props except for flowers, herbs, and vegetables.
- 1st: Junior Master Gardeners - Cucumber with warts, cucumber with arms, cucumber with flowers, cucumber with sunflowers
- 1st: Little Nature Gardeners - Squash with peppers, flower eyes, tomato nose
- 2nd: Children that Grow - Leaf Mask
- Vegetable Oddities – Write why the vegetable is odd on the plate.
- 1st: Children that Grow- Choked Cucumber
- 1st: Grandma's Garden - Flat Green Beans
- 1st: Junior Master Gardeners - Tomato with lumps
- Sunflower – Judges may award for the tallest, largest head or other qualities.
- 1st: Junior Master Gardeners - 10 feet
- 2nd: Children that Grow
- Flowers - A bouquet of flowers, tied with a ribbon/string. Entries judged on appearance, color, originality, and variety.
- 1st: Hope for Newport Garden Kids - Gladiolus, Sunflowers, Butterfly Weed, Marigold, Milkweed, Blackeyed Susans
- 2nd: Children that Grow - Zinna, Calla
- 2nd: Grandma's Garden - Hydrangea, Hosta
- 2nd: Junior Master Gardeners - Calandiva, Salvia, Pink Lantana
- Herbs - A bouquet of herbs, tied with a ribbon/string. Entries judged on appearance, color, originality, and variety.
- 1st: Hope for Newport Garden Kids - Mint, Sage, Parsley, Dill, Sweet Annie
- 2nd: Children that Grow - Basil, Sage, Parsley
- 2nd: Grandma's Garden - Basil, Sage
- 2nd: Junior Master Gardeners - Sage, Parsley, Mint
- 2nd: Little Nature Gardeners - Parsley, Basil, Dill, Sage, Mint
- Best Presentation of Vegetable Garden - Must display in a basket the best representation of your garden using vegetables only (no flowers or herbs). Entries will be judged on color, variety, ripeness, and presentation.
- 1st: Children that Grow - 14 varieties
- 2nd: Grandma's Garden - 11 varieties
- 2nd: Little Nature Gardeners - Peppers, Squash, Tomatoes