South Gulf Manor Homeowners’ Association Board is pleased to continue the Yard of the Month award programs to show their appreciation and to recognize those homeowners who demonstrate effort in maintaining their property.
The property of all current SGM residents, both owner-occupied and rentals, are automatically eligible to participate in the program, including those homeowners involved in the governance of the HOA.
The SGMHA Board will award monthly winners for landscaping, May through September, and for holiday decorations in the month of December (Christmas).
Each monthly winner will receive special recognition on the HOA’s website (if approved), a gift certificate and the honor of displaying the official “South Gulf Manor Yard of the Month Winner” lawn-sign in their yard (if approved) that identifies their property as being that month’s winner.
Voting:
All SGM homeowners can and are strongly encouraged to nominate no more than two (2) houses at the end of each month, May through September, for landscaping, also at the end of October for Halloween Decorations and at the end of December for the Decoration Contests. Nominations should be emailed to southgulfmanorhoa.com OR submitted through the Contact Us form provided on this website no sooner than one week prior to the last day of each award month and no later than 5 p.m. the day before the last day of the month. I.E. May has 31 days therefore nominations for the Yard of the Month for May must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on May 30. The top three (3) nominees will be reviewed by the SGMHOA Board and a final vote will take place. The yard that receives the most votes and is in good standing with the Association wins.
Judging Criteria:
- Owner must be in good standing with the Association.
- Lawn must be mowed and trimmed with no bare spots or excessive weeds.
- Lawn must be edged along driveway, walks, and curbs.
- Shrubs, bushes, and trees must be healthy, neatly pruned, and in proportion/scale with home and terrain.
- Color (green grass, colorful living plants, mulch, other landscape design material, etc…)
- Originality/creativity (especially coverage of unsightly pipes, etc…)
- Overall appearance which makes the property an asset to the community.
- Any portion of property visible from the street will be judged.
- House and driveway appear clean (no unsightly debris, broken gutters, bent mailbox, etc).
- Fences must be in good repair and not in need of paint, stain, etc.
Guidelines:
- Winner(s) will be notified within the first week of the following month of which they are awarded (i.e. May winner will be notified 1st week of June).
- One (1) winner per award month.
- Winner(s) will have their photo taken and published to SGMHA website (if approved).
- Winner(s) will receive a gift certificate to Lowe’s or Home Depot.
- A Yard of the Month sign will be placed in the winning yard (if approved).
- Participants may only win Yard of the Month once per calendar year.
- During their reign as Yard of the Month, winners are expected to maintain their property in the same manner that allowed them to win the title.
- Should a homeowner decline to participate upon notification of winning, the second-place house will become Yard of the Month.