Sign up to participate in this year’s ‘Woodie’s Budding Gardeners’

Woodie's annual Budding Gardeners competition is back! This year's theme is "The Power of Plants" which aims to educate children on the crucial role plants play in our world. For 2024, both schools and families are being asked to Plant a Patch to be in with the chance of winning a cash prize of €1,000. Woodie's Garden Expert, Brian Burke will choose the overall winner along with ten runners-up who will each take home a €250 Woodie's gift card. Whether it's a salad garden in a schoolyard, a container garden for apartment living, a garden vegetable patch, or something uniquely yours, planting a patch can thrive in spaces both large and small.

Woodie's garden expert and Bord Bia Bloom multi-medallist, Brian Burke will also be popping up at local Woodie's events during the campaign where children and families can visit in-store. He says: "Woodie's Budding Gardeners is one of the highlights of my year and I always look forward to the bright floral gardens and innovative ideas from children across Ireland. I'm always so impressed by the level and standard of the projects! Woodie's Budding Gardeners is great fun and it's a brilliant way to encourage children to learn more about the power of plants. This year, I'll be looking out for patches from families at home and classes at schools that showcase the fun they had while planting their patch and learning all about this year's theme, The Power of Plants. Best of luck to all the green-fingered Budding Gardeners, and I look forward to seeing all your amazing work!"

Throughout the Woodie's Budding Gardeners campaign, children will be encouraged to learn about "The Power of Plants" and unleash the superpowers that plants have, like supplying food and clean fresh air, or helping our pollinators with their important work. Everything the Budding Gardeners need to get started is available online, and some fun activities too, at www.woodies.ie/community/woodies-budding-gardeners.

Adding to this Rachael Williams, Brand & Communications Manager at Woodie’s said:  "Woodie's Budding Gardeners is one of our favourite campaigns because it ignites excitement and interest to the up-and-coming gardening enthusiasts of Ireland. This campaign is about encouraging children to discover the joy of gardening but also plays a pivotal role in helping them understand the importance of flowers and plants to our environment. It's easy to get involved at home or at school, and there will be eleven winners in total with one overall winner of €1,000 cash with ten runner-up prizes of €250 of a Woodie's gift card. We look forward to seeing the innovative and creative garden patches over the coming months!"

To sign up for this year's Woodie's Budding Gardeners competition, see www.woodies.ie/community/woodies-budding-gardeners.