As part of the UAE Year of the Community, Dubai Municipality has introduced the next round of its own annual competition for the most beautiful sustainable home garden in Dubai, called The Most Beautiful Sustainable Home Garden in Dubai. The competition will include a total prize of Dh300,000 for ten excellent home gardens in terms of innovation, sustainability, and aesthetic excellence.
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Empowering Residents to Go Green
The competition will motivate the locals to make their own gardens and green spaces sustainable in line with the current trends in landscaping and sustainable practices. It also helps the Dubai municipality to continue the quest to increase urban green spaces, improve environmental awareness, and incorporate sustainability into everyday life, a vision that matches the Dubai Urban Master Plan 2040.
In order to mentor the participants, Dubai Municipality will organize workshops, awareness campaigns, and online tutorials to ensure that the residents embrace new styles of gardening. The participants are going to be advised to implement effective water and energy devices, materials that are eco-friendly, and intelligent technologies to develop self-sufficient gardens at the home and community levels.
A Vision Rooted in Sustainability
In a commentary on the initiative, Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-Awadi, the Director of the Agriculture Department at Dubai Municipality, stated:
This contest indicates the desire to improve the urban environment of Dubai and the creation of the agricultural industry. It is not about the mere planting of trees but about creating environmental responsibility and awareness in all neighborhoods. Each of these sustainable home gardens adds to the identity of the city, contributing to the fact that Dubai is a worldwide sustainability and quality of life leader.
Al-Awadi observed that its past iterations experienced an impressive level of community participation, which shows the enthusiasm of the residents towards sustainable gardening and environmental conservation.
Judging Criteria
The entries will be judged by a specialized judging committee that will rank them on ten major sustainability and design criteria, including:
- Water management and efficiency
- Biodiversity and use of native or adaptive plants
- Soil health and organic fertilization
- Waste management and recycling practices
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy use
- Contribution to improving microclimates
- Cleanliness and ease of maintenance
- Safety and accessibility
- Optimal space utilisation
- Innovation and technology adoption
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How to Participate
This competition will be open to individuals living in Dubai, homeowners in residential communities. The participants should use the online portal of the Dubai Municipality to submit their applications, including pictures of their gardens. It is a process that lasts about 15 minutes.
Applications will be accepted until December 21, 2025, and the judging interviews will be done in January and February 2026. The winners will be announced in a special awards ceremony in March 2026.
Building a Greener Future
Dubai Municipality has been hosting over 150 sustainable living awareness workshops and community events over the last year. By efforts such as this, Dubai is enhancing its pledge to green innovation and community-based sustainability, creating a city where all home gardens would be used to make the urban environment cleaner, healthier, and more beautiful.