We're searching for Australia's best backyards of the year. You could win one of five $1000 Bunnings gift cards just for sharing your landscaping, lawn, outdoor lighting, garden feature or small space design.
Australia’s wonderful climate ensures we can enjoy our backyards all year round, whether its pottering around the garden or entertaining family and friends with a barbecue.
Bunnings Workshop members have shared many inspiring backyard projects with the community over the years, including last year's competition winners. If you’ve created a special backyard, we’d love you to share it with the community, too. You might even get your work featured in the Bunnings Magazine.
How to enter
All you need to do to have a chance to win a $1000 gift card is hit Share a project here on Workshop and upload some photos and information about your handiwork, including the steps you took and the tools and materials used.
All entries will be featured on our Australia’s Best Backyards 2026 gallery. We encourage you to browse the projects already submitted and add your comments and likes.
Our categories for the competition are:
- Best landscaping – Can include your dream deck, patio or pergola
- Best lawn – Show off your trim and terrific lawn or something long and lush
- Best small space backyard – Size is no barrier to outdoor style and function, including balcony gardens
- Best outdoor lighting – Show how you've lit your garden or outdoor space
- Best D.I.Y. garden feature – Share your garden's focal point such as a pretty arbour, dazzling fire pit, clever water feature or eco-friendly update.
All backyard projects shared already during the year are eligible to win - no need to resubmit your post. And if you need a hand with sharing your new project by creating a post, please don’t hesitate to ask. The Bunnings Workshop team will be more than happy to help.
Our judging panel includes Bunnings Workshop’s resident D.I.Y. expert Mitch Mclean, Bunnings Trend and Design Manager Jane Wright and Bunnings Landscape Buyer Kristin Jordan.
Please note our Kiwi community members are welcome to share their projects on Bunnings Workshop anytime. The New Zealand Bunnings Magazine team is always looking at Workshop projects to feature each month.
Entries close at 11.59pm on Thursday October 29, 2026. For full terms and conditions, visit the Bunnings website.
Many thanks to our backyard project search supporters Yates and Brilliant.
