Our judges have chosen the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for your favorite projects in our 2018 Considered Design Awards, once per day in each of the Gardenista and Remodelista categories. Voting closes at midnight on August 3, and winners will be announced on August 6.
Below, browse the finalists in the best Amateur Garden category and then head to our awards page to Vote.
N.B.: Curious to know who’s winning? We reveal the rankings when you vote in each category.
An Oasis in the City
Above: Guest judge Erica Tanov admired the “highly textural and mysterious quality” of amateur gardener Anne’s Oasis in the City project. “I want to get lost in this garden,” she says.
Country Garden in the Berkshire Hills
Above: Erica chose amateur gardener Betsy’s Country Garden in the Berkshire Hills as well, noting how “the winding stone paths and the perfectly untamed flora create an intoxicating, magical atmosphere in this mature garden.”
Floral Serendipity in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana
Above: “I love the cacophony of color and interesting choice of flowers with varying height levels in this lush garden,” says Erica of amateur gardener Kielian’s Floral Serendipity in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana project.
Northern Family Garden
Above: Gardenista editor Michelle Slatalla picked amateur gardener Rebecca’s Northern Family Garden as a finalist. Says Michelle of the family-friendly garden: “A thoughtful design that welcomes children as well as adults into an edible garden creates space for a family to grow gracefully.”
Quintessential Connecticut Country Property
Above: Michelle also picked the Quintessential Connecticut Country Property, which its owners call Davis Farm. She especially admired the way the “restrained palette relying on many textures of green and the use of local materials to build low stone walls welcome a circa-1827 house to the 21st century.”
Have you chosen your favorite? Then head to the best Amateur Garden category page to vote.
Don’t forget to vote once per day in all contest categories on both Gardenista and Remodelista, now through August 3.