Camden couple race to regrow trashed backyard in time for home wedding and $5000 prize

Denisse Vera, with her baby son, shortly after tradies and chickens wrecked her existing lawn. Most brides spend the month before their wedding stressing over seating charts and decorations. Sydney fashion designer Denisse Vera has spent hers in the mud, throwing topsoil and chasing chickens. The bride-to-be has taken “growing together” to a whole new level in what could be one of the country’s most unusual ways to get a dream wedding and honeymoon on the cheap. Ms Vera, 36, and fiance Matt, said they plan to save some green by frantically regrowing their backyard lawn in the hope it will win them cash ahead of their coming nuptials, and save them booking a venue. MORE: Dad’s $20 hack to get Aus’ best lawn The couple plan to tie the knot on 14 November in the backyard of their Camden home and need their lawn to look perfect for both the wedding and to win the $5000 prize in a coveted lawn competition. The couple keep chicken, which had been attacking the new lawn. Ms Vera said they’ve been in a race against time to get the lawn ready for both their nuptials and the Yates National Gardening League competition for Australia’s “most improved lawn”. But getting their patch of green ais...