The 2019 Riverside Community Gardens scarecrow competition has once again drawn out the community's creativity.
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Heather Moore, who organises the event with Nina Crawford, Di Buckman and Pru MacPhillamy, described entries as "absolutely fantastic".
Numbers were up on last year but it was the creativity and diversity that impressed the most.
With traditional material, straw, at a premium this year the entries were made of all manner of recycled materials and ranged from well-dressed ladies right through to a tricycle-riding gardener.
"The creativity was just wonderful to see," Mrs Moore said.
More than 200 people headed down to the gardens for the open day, where the winners of this year's best vegetable patches were also announced.
Judges Liz Ridley and Susan Earl were impressed with the veggie patches especially taking into consideration the current conditions.
Winners of the vegetable garden competition were:
Junior: Estelle Mattiske, runner up Will and Matilda Rees.
Limited Mobility: Lachlan House With No Steps, runner up Jemalong Residential Village.
Home Garden: Brian Miller, runner up Hannah and Peter Nixon.
Schools: Bedgerebong Public School and Forbes North Public School.
Riverside community garden: Heather Moore, runner up Kate and John Power.
Winning scarecrows (by public vote on the day):
Pre-school: Forbes Pre-school, runner up Forbes Learning Ladder
Community Group: Jemalong Residential Village, runner up Bedgerebong Public School.
Junior: Wanita Smith, Forbes Community OOSHC, runner up was Candice Iyer.
Open: Elizabeth Young, runner up Nina Crawford.
