Gardening Photo Competition Terms & Conditions

The Promoter is McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited of 100 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 8AQ.
Entry is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over. By entering this competition, a participant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
The competition opens at 12.00pm (UK time) on Monday 10 August 2026 and closes at 11.59pm (UK time) on Friday 28 August 2026. Entries received before or after this period will not be accepted.
To enter, participants must like the relevant competition post, follow the Promoter's official social media account and either:
(a) share a photograph of their garden, patio, greenhouse, balcony or outdoor space on Facebook or Instagram and include the Promoter's social media handle in their post or story so that the Promoter can identify the entry (@mccarthystone on Facebook or @mccarthyandstone on Instagram); or
(b) post the photograph as a comment on the relevant competition post.
No purchase is necessary.
The Promoter reserves the right to reject any entry that is incomplete, illegible, unlawful, offensive, inappropriate, contains third-party intellectual property without permission, includes identifiable individuals without appropriate consent, or otherwise does not comply with these terms and conditions.
There will be one winner. The winner will receive a £200 Dobbies gift card or voucher. The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and no cash alternative is available.
All eligible entries will be reviewed by the Promoter. Entries will be assessed against criteria including creativity, visual appeal, suitability for sharing on the Promoter’s social media channels and alignment with the Promoter’s brand.
The winner will be selected by the Promoter from all eligible entries. The Promoter’s decision shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The winner will be notified by direct message from the Promoter’s official social media account within 5 to 7 working days after the closing date.
If the winner does not respond to the Promoter’s notification within a reasonable period, or is unable to accept the prize, the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner from the remaining eligible entries.
The winner may be announced on the Promoter’s website or social media channels and the winning garden image may be shared on the Promoter’s social media channels as a shout out, subject to the Promoter’s discretion and applicable data protection laws.
By submitting an entry, participants confirm that they own the photograph submitted, have permission to submit it, and grant the Promoter a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use, reproduce and share the entry for the purposes of administering and promoting the competition.
The Promoter may share entries on its social media channels during and after the competition to promote engagement and celebrate participants’ outdoor spaces.
The Promoter is not responsible for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete or cannot be submitted due to technical issues, account privacy settings, platform restrictions or any other reason beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control.
Personal data submitted or made available in connection with this competition, including participants’ names, social media handles, photographs, direct message details and any data made available via the participant’s Meta account, will be used only for the proper administration and promotion of the competition, including verifying entries, contacting the winner and arranging delivery of the prize.
Personal data will be processed in accordance with the Promoter’s privacy and cookies policy, which explains how personal data is used, the legal basis for processing, and participant’s rights under applicable data protection laws. The privacy and cookies policy is available at Privacy and cookie policies - McCarthy & Stone.
This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta.