A TV presenter is fronting a campaign to find the best landscaping job in St Albans.

Melinda Messenger has teamed up with local timber and builders merchants, Travis Perkins, to launch High 5 - a campaign that celebrates the very best in professional landscaping in Britain.

The winner will be awarded Best Landscape Job in Central England, a weekend away for two and will be invited to a celebratory lunch at Kensington Roof Gardens in September.

Melinda said: "Over the years, I’ve had brilliant experiences of tradesmen working with me. Yet there are so many cowboy tradesmen out there.

"I’m working with Travis Perkins on the High 5 project to find the people who are getting it right and show everyone just how valuable the landscape gardener is in making Britain a green and pleasant land."

The Channel 5 Cowboy Builders presenter added: "A good landscape gardener can transform even the smallest space into something interesting. Someone who can utilise the space imaginatively and really listen to what their client needs, is what we’re looking for.

"We’re looking for examples of great landscaping work. It could be the creation of an all-weather seating area, structure added to a bland landscape, a lawn that gives Wembley a run for its money or simply a driveway packed with personality using inventive paving.

"I’ll be looking for innovation, creativity and imagination from the entries - a space that I’d want to go into. In addition, there will have to be a mix of textures and materials that work well together, it should be a low maintenance garden, but done brilliantly."

Nominations must come from the client by Monday, August 17, but landscapers can encourage an entry by handing out a nomination card. Entries can be submitted online here.