WIN £1,000 AND BECOME THE NATION’S NEXT GARDENING SUPERSTAR

Do you have the flair and talent to become the nation’s next Charlie Dimmock or Alan Titchmarsh? Are your gardening skills the envy of all your friends? If that sounds like you, then you could be in with a chance of winning £1,000 in cash, a year’s supply of Ronseal products and the chance to become its national gardening ambassador.

We’re looking for young hopefuls and the cream of the gardening crop as we launch our ‘Garden Gurus’ campaign to unearth the UK’s next generation of young gardening talent. The search is on after we conducted research which reveals that gardeners appear to be getting younger and younger.

As well as winning a £1,000 cash price and a bumper supply of Ronseal kit, the overall male and female winner will be crowned Ronseal’s Garden Guru and be on the first step to gardening stardom. The Garden Guru will get the chance to potentially be involved in future publicity campaigns and provide expert advice to fellow gardeners through various blogs and features.

Kate Hodge, marketing manager, commented: “We’re looking for the next generation of horticultural heroes who have a real passion for gardening and want the opportunity to showcase their green-fingered skills on the national stage.”
RHS Young Designer of the Year, Hugo Buggs (24), added: "It’s encouraging to see that gardening is becoming increasingly popular with younger people and that Ronseal is launching a search to find the nation’s up-and-coming gardening talent.”
It couldn’t be easier to enter – simply email gardengurus@lucre.co.uk with the following:
1. Your name, age and address
2. Up to 150 words on why you deserve to win
3. A recent photograph of your garden or scanned garden design/sketch that you have hand-drawn
Entries must be received before midday GMT on Tuesday, August 9th 2011.
Further information on Ronseal’s Garden Gurus competition is available by following ‘RonsealUK’ on Twitter and Facebook.