Presented at the Singapore Garden Festival and Community Garden Festival on alternate years, the Community in Bloom (CIB) Awards recognise and reward gardening efforts of our local gardening groups.
The awards aim to motivate and encourage community gardeners to improve the standards of their gardens, and to continue to enjoy gardening as a fun and healthy activity. Through such efforts, the awards hope to promote a love for gardening to others in the community.
From 2020 onwards, the CIB Awards will be spread over two years – CIB Awards 2020 (Housing Estates) for community gardens in the public and private housing estates, and CIB Awards 2021 (Educational Institutions & Organisations) for community gardens in schools and organisations.
CIB AWARDS 2020 (HOUSING ESTATES)
Participating Categories
Outdoor community gardens in:
• Public Housing Estates
• Private Housing Estates
Participating community gardens must be registered under the CIB Programme and supported by their respective Residents’ Committee (RC), Neighbourhood Committee (NC) or Residents’ Network (RN).
Awards & Prizes
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Achievement Bands
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Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
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$300 gardening gift pack
$200 gardening gift pack
$100 gardening gift pack
$50 gardening gift pack
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Diamond Award
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$1,000 cash & $1,000 gardening gift pack
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CIB Garden of the Year Awards
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$500 gardening gift pack
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Special Achievement Ribbons
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Educational Community Garden
Environmentally Friendly Community Garden
Outstanding Edibles-Growing Community Garden
Outstanding Community Engagement
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Judging Criteria
Judging will take place between February and April 2020. The judging criteria for the CIB Awards 2020 (Housing Estates) comprise the following:
a) Garden Quality
The quality of the garden as a direct impact on how well it co-exists with its surroundings. A garden’s quality is measured by its aesthetics, housekeeping and standard of horticultural maintenance.
b) Level of Community Involvement & Inclusiveness
The consistent involvement of participants is the foundation of a sustainable community garden. Building links and networks with the larger community encourages the sharing of resources and strategies to foster community bonding and promote the love for gardening.
c) Educational & Outreach Quality
Community gardens serve as engaging educational spaces with opportunities for a wide variety of audiences to learn about horticulture, sustainability, biodiversity and much more.
Please email us at communityinbloom@nparks.gov.sg or contact your CIB Managers if you need further assistance.
Past Awards
View the Results Dossiers for past Awards below: