Ugliest Backyard Contest - Official Contest Rules & TOS

Contest: Ugliest Backyard Contest
Organizer: Graham Landscape & Design LLC (GLAD)
Organizer Address: 34024 Old Willamette Hwy South, Eugene, OR 97405
Contest Area: Lane, Linn, Douglas, and Coos Counties
Sponsor(s): Graham Landscape & Design LLC (GLAD)
Prize Provider(s): Graham Landscape & Design LLC (GLAD)
Age of Eligibility: Eighteen (18)
Contest Period: March 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025
Entries Due: 11:59 PM PST on March 31, 2025
Entry Limit: One (1) entry per person
Photo Topic: Ugliest Backyard
Judging Criteria: Appearance (100%)
Number of Winners Based on Judging Results: One (1)
Total Number of Winners: One (1)
Winner Selection Date: April 14, 2025

Prize(s) and Value(s):   The winner will receive a choice of one of the following prizes:

1. Round Fire Pit with Installation

• Installation of a round wall block fire pit.
• Fire pit will be roughly 50" in diameter.
• Fire pit will be approximately 12" - 14" tall.
• Fire pit will be built out of tumbled chateau wall block in a Columbia color.
• Includes a steel ring that will rest on the top course of the wall block and fit down inside of the pit.
• Area identified will be excavated and have a compacted gravel base installed.
• All debris to be hauled away and disposed of off site.
• Base course of the block will be installed, then the second course will be set on top using high temp block adhesive.

*Photo included shows the shape of the fire pit and the blocks that will be used. Slight color variations are possible when working with a stone material. Fire pit install doesn't include the fire poker, the gravel around the fire pit, or the child in the photo.

2. One-Time Property Cleanup

• Limb trees up to 8 feet.
• Leaf cleanup.
• Clear garden beds of weeds and invasive grasses.
• Clear and treat blackberry vines.
• Prune and shape shrubs and hedges.
• Application of pre-emergent to garden beds and gravel areas.
• Mow and edge.
• Blow down.
• All debris to be hauled off site for recycling.
• Budget is based on a crew of 3 working 8 hours; drive time to and from the site is included in the total number of hours.
• A site visit with the maintenance manager will be necessary to determine the scope of work that can be accomplished within the allotted number of hours.

3. 12-Month Landscape Maintenance Service

Duration: 12 Months
Frequency: Monthly (once per month)

Services Included:

• Service lawn during the growing season, as needed (or requested) during the dormant season, and edge every other service.
• Fertilize lawn as needed throughout the year (4 times if automatic watering system is present).
• Apply pre-emergent to lawn areas.
• Apply lime to the lawn in the fall and with each fertilizer application.
• Treat and/or pull broadleaf weeds in the lawn.
• Maintain beds by applying pre-emergent control in early spring, post-emergent control, weeding and periodic raking.
• Fertilize shrubs/trees one time per year.
• Prune shrubs at the proper time for the individual shrubs or as requested by the client.
• Blow all walks and driveways per service.
• Remove debris offsite to be recycled.
• Inspect plants for general health concerns and notify owners of potential problems.

Additional Notes:

• Mowing may be skipped due to lawn conditions.
• Bid excludes pest and disease control treatments.
• Bid excludes adding mulch/bark to beds; any mulch/bark will need to be communicated via a separate quote.
• Total number of hours is based on a lot size of 7,000 - 8,000 square feet. If the lot is bigger, adjustments to the frequency of visits or the area of focus may be necessary.

Additional Contest Information

In connection with any visit to any Prize Provider location, please be advised that the Prize Provider’s policies, CDC guidelines, and the recommendations of health officials must be followed. Please note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19, and the Prize Provider cannot guarantee that any person will not be exposed during a visit.

GLAD’s Website: www.graham-landscape.com
GLAD’s Privacy Policy: https://www.graham-landscape.com/privacy.html
GLAD’s Website Terms and Conditions: https://www.graham-landscape.com/terms-conditions.html

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
All capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth above.

How to Enter

To enter, log onto GLAD’s Website and access the Contest entry page. Complete the online entry form with your name, address, phone number, birth date, upload your photograph of the Photo Topic, and click submit. No mechanically reproduced or completed entries will be accepted.

Judging of Entries

Each entry will be judged and scored by a panel of judges based on the Judging Criteria.
On the Winner Selection Date, the judges will determine the Total Number of Winners with the highest score(s) based on the criteria set forth above.


Eligibility

1. To be eligible to participate in the Contest, entrants must be U.S. residents who are at least the Age of Eligibility and reside in the Contest Area. Residents and Citizens of the European Union are not eligible to enter or win this Contest.
2. Employees of Graham Landscape & Design LLC (GLAD), contest software providers, social media platforms, each of their parent and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all local media companies, and the immediate family members of each are ineligible. The term “immediate family” includes spouses, domestic partners, grandparents, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren, and any other relatives who reside in the same household with an employee.
   
   

Contest Terms and Conditions

1. GLAD is not responsible for lost, late, garbled, or misdirected entries, printing errors, server unavailability, computer, or any other electronic malfunction. All entries (including photographs) received that are duplicate, mutilated, tampered with, incorrect, illegible, or from ineligible entrants will be void. All entries (including photographs) become the property of GLAD and will not be acknowledged or returned.
2. GLAD cannot be held liable for any lost or stolen entries, prizes, or contest information. GLAD is not responsible for any technological malfunction, or human error relating to the Contest.
3. By entering, entrants represent and warrant that they own the photograph submitted, the photograph does not violate the rights of any third parties, the photograph complies with all requirements of the Photo Topic, the photograph has not been altered or enhanced with any software (excluding redeye), and they agree to the terms and conditions located at GLAD’s Website Terms and Conditions. No lewd, nude, crude, or offensive photographs (as determined by GLAD in its sole and absolute discretion) will be accepted.
4. Prizes are provided “as is” without any express or implied warranty of any kind including warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, or intellectual property, or fitness for any particular purpose. Prizes are subject to GLAD’s standard terms and conditions, including expiration dates.
5. Each winner must sign and return a release and affidavit of eligibility within three (3) days of notification, at the time they claim their prize in person at GLAD. GLAD reserves the right to examine additional identification and may choose to accept or deny awarding any prize based on the identification presented.
6. If a winner cannot be notified within two (2) days or does not timely sign and return the release and affidavit of eligibility, then the prize will be forfeited and time permitting, awarded to an alternate winner with the next highest score, as determined by the judges in their sole and absolute discretion. If time does not permit for an alternate winner to be determined, then the prize will be forfeited and will remain the property of GLAD.
7. There will be no substitutions or cash alternatives for any prize except at the sole discretion of GLAD. GLAD has the right to substitute a prize of similar value. No sale, transfer, or assignment of any prize is allowed.
8. Each winner is responsible for paying all local, county, state, and federal taxes on prizes based on the estimated retail value of the prizes as set forth in these rules. Each winner must sign a W-9 form.
9. Entrants are eligible to win only one prize within any 90-day period, regardless of the number of contests entered.
10. GLAD is not liable if a prize provider fails to furnish any portion of a prize.
11. GLAD, Sponsor(s), and Prize Provider(s) accept no responsibility or liability in connection with any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from the acceptance, possession, or use of any prize awarded in the Contest. By entering, entrants agree to release GLAD, Prize Provider(s), contest software providers, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents, from any and all claims, loss, damage, or injury as a result of or incident to their participation in the Contest or use of the prize. Entrants further acknowledge and agree that if a winner, GLAD has the right to publicize the entrant’s name, character, likeness, photograph, voice, and the fact that they are a winner of the Contest for promotional purposes without financial remuneration.
12. Complete Official Rules for the Contest are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours at GLAD and on GLAD’s Website. For a list of prize winners, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to GLAD at the provided address within thirty (30) days of the last day of the Contest Period.
13. GLAD has the right to disqualify any entrant it determines has not complied with the Contest Rules. All decisions by GLAD shall be final and binding relating to this contest, including the interpretation of the Contest Rules. GLAD reserves the right to make rules and contest changes and change the contest dates. GLAD reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest if, in its sole determination, it believes that the integrity of the Contest has been or could be compromised, or that the Contest is not capable of running as planned or fairly, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or force majeure or any other causes beyond GLAD’s control.
14. The Contest is subject to GLAD’s Privacy Policy and Website Terms and Conditions located on GLAD’s Website.