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Entry forms for the 2006 contest are now available!
The deadline for entry is
Friday, April 7, 2006.
Contest finalists will be judged by site visits on April 20, 2006. Winning entries will be honored at a special ceremony to be held on May 17, 2006
at
Tohono Chul Park .
For additional information, call (520) 742-6455, ext. 222.
Homeowners
The 2006 Tucson Xeriscape Contest is designed to recognize and showcase homeowners who have implemented
Xeriscape principles and used native plants in their landscapes.
Tohono Chul Park and the Tucson AMA would like to increase awareness of innovations in landscaping
and water-use efficiency.
Landscapes must have been substantially designed, installed and maintained by a
homeowner. These may include single-family, condominium, town house, or
manufactured home residences. Entrants should save water bills from the past 12
months to allow overall water efficiency to be evaluated. Landscapes must be
at least two years old.
Homeowners: Judging Criteria
Entries must be substantially designed and installed by the homeowner (there is
a separate category for entries professionally designed and installed). Judges will consider
elements of water efficient Xeriscape design.
Special considerations include:
- Use of at least 75% native Sonoran and/or Chihuahuan Desert plants
- Design to attract wildlife
- Revegetation of previously disturbed desert
- Retrofit of a high water-using landscape
- Incorporation of rainwater harvesting, graywater systems,
mulch or other methods to reduce irrigation use
- Special treatment of a hillside or slope
- Judging Criteria
 (60 KB)
Homeowners: Entry Forms
Complete the homeowner application form,
monthly water use worksheet, judges form, and mail along with the $10 entry fee to
Tohono Chul Park. Entries must be
received by 5 p.m. on April 7, 2006.
Optional:
If you wish to be considered for a water conservation award, fill out the
monthly water use worksheet (10 KB).
You can also earn extra points for completing the landscape water audit.
Professionals
Complete the professional application form,
monthly water use worksheet, judges form, and mail along with the $75 entry fee to
Tohono Chul Park. Entries must be
received by 5 p.m. on April 7, 2006.
Each entry that wishes to be considered for this award must also submit:
Community Leaders
In addition to the Homeowner and Professional categories,
the Xeriscape Contest has an award that recognizes individuals and organazations for their contributions to the community, and a special award for landscape artistry.
The Community Xeriscape Leader Award recognizes an individual or organization that has been a driving force in promoting Xeriscape principles and/or the use of native and arid-adapted plants.
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Do you know someone who is an advocate for the use of Xeriscaping principles?
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Is there an organization or person you would like to honor for their dedication and diligence to promotion of native and arid-adapted plants?
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Do you know someone who has made a significant difference to the Tucson community by promoting water harvesting or irrigation efficiency?
If so, then please nominate them by completing the Community Xeriscape Leader Award nomination form (100 KB)
The J.D. Di Meglio Artistry In Landscaping Award is given each year to celebrate the unique beauty of desert landscaping.
J.D. DiMeglio (1960—2001) made a lasting contribution to the community
by sharing his his knowledge of plants, irrigation and design
with a contagious smile and incredible enthusiasm.
He inspired everyone he met to
embrace the beauty of the Sonoran Desert, and to appreciate the natural artistry in
the native landscape.
His company, “Horizons West
Landscaping”, specialized in mixing native and traditional plants, and he left Tucson
with a living legacy through his many private gardens and
public landscapes.
The “J.D. Di Meglio Artistry in Landscaping Award” honors J.D.'s memory, and is
selected each year by the judges from all of the entries.
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