Home Front Judging

During this three-day period, approximately 80 local community volunteers, including volunteers from the Coronado Real Estate Association, will walk the streets and neighborhoods evaluating the gardens throughout the city. Besides the over 6,000 city homes, judges will look at commercial fronts, church gardens, school gardens, apartment & condos, municipal fronts and hotels / motels. In 2019, over 6,000 ribbons were awarded.

GUIDELINES FOR  WINNING AND AWARDING RIBBONS

Focal point: The two ends of the spectrum, no ribbon or Blue ribbon, are fairly easy to determine. How do you go about distinguishing a Yellow from a Red and a Red from a Blue? The garden reflects the priorities of the occupant and / or the owner. It all boils down to effort and commitment.

Wow Factor: Overall Impression is 40% of the grade. This impression is the “curb appeal” and includes the condition of the front of the house, as well as plants, garden, lawn and trees. This is your clue, dig further. Evaluating gardens is subjective. Here are some guidelines to help your decisions:

Yellow Ribbon

Meets all White Ribbon requirements AND

• Lawn more mature, maybe bare spots
• Planting is evident and planting areas are denser and more mature
• Weeds are not evident
• Some curb appeal
• Effort is obvious

Red Ribbon

Meets all Yellow Ribbon requirements AND

• Lawn well cared for, little or no bare spots
• Site well utilized
• Planting beds are well designed and aesthetically pleasing
• Trees are pruned and in great health
• Shows originality
• Above average curb appeal
• Extra effort is obvious

Blue Ribbon

Meets all Red Ribbon requirements AND

• Lawn is near faultless
• Shows exceptional utilization of site
• Planting beds are carefully designed and aesthetically impressive
• Shows exceptional originality and creativity
• Shows great attention to detail
• Max curb appeal, has a wow factor.
• Exceptional effort is obvious