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Win up to Dh50,000 with Dubai garden competition

Dubai Municipality has opened the registration for the Most Beautiful Green Front Yard Competition, which aims to promote aesthetic gardening culture and encourage people to preserve and care for the beauty of their residential areas by utilizing outdoor spaces and planting in front of their homes. Registration Period Registration is open until February 28, following which a period will be allocated for the yards to be prepared and applications to be finished. Winners will be declared in April 2023. Contest winners will get up to Dh100,000 (Dh50,000 for the first place, Dh30,000 for the second, and Dh20,000 for the third). The Municipality has further established guidelines for participation. These prerequisites include: the property owner or tenant must be a resident of the Emirate of Dubai; obtaining a no-objection certificate from RTA to cultivate in the area in front of the house; participant approval for jury visit and photography of the garden site; participant approval for publishing pictures and videos on social media channels and various other media; and registering for the competition through the Dubai Municipality website. The application for registrations is available at www.dm.gov.ae. Participation Criteria Dubai Municipality has set specific criteria for evaluating the participants. The first is related to the aesthetics of the design so that the plant and non-plant elements are consistent, varied, and of different lengths and colors in an aesthetic way, in addition to the availability of night lighting. The second criterion from the technical side provides for the employment of creative ideas, the use of innovative techniques and unconventional scientific methods, and the provision of a sustainable irrigation system that does not affect service lines and pedestrian traffic. To maintain the aesthetic design in terms of harmony and homogeneity in design lines and type of elements, and variety of length and color of the plant and non-plant parts and nightlights, Dubai Municipality has also established assessment standards to examine the applications. Furthermore, the Municipality will ensure that the technical features that utilize original concepts, innovative tools, cutting-edge technologies, unconventional scientific approaches, and a sustainable irrigation system refrain from interfering with services or pedestrian mobility. The third factor that the Municipality will consider is the environmental element, which includes preserving ecological sustainability through the rational use of water and renewable energy. This aspect further specifies the effects of vegetarian foods, trees, and cultivating local plants. The fourth criterion emphasizes the social aspect of a yard's appeal for recreation or agriculture. The competition aims to promote the aesthetics of streets and green areas by encouraging the community to care for front yards, boost the demand for plants from the nurseries, and use recycled water. PR/ Expat Media
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