We are delighted to announce that this year we had another fantastic number of entries in our ‘In Bloom’ competition 2024. After an intense period of judging the many fantastic gardens, allotments, planted containers, community projects and commercial entries we were delighted to announce and congratulate the winners at our awards evening held at Coolings The Gardeners Garden Centre on Wednesday 18th September 2024.

Best Front Garden

Winner – Mark Bradley

2nd – Domini and Antonio Torri

3rd – David Rumble

Best Back Garden

Winner – Chris Saunders

2nd – Lesleyann & Andrew Farley

3rd – James Wyatt

Best Planted Container, Trough or Hanging Basket

Winner – Domini & Antonio Torri

2nd – Laura Johnson & Sam Boden

3rd – Efi Fanouraki

Best Allotment Plot

Winner – Jeanette Biggs

2nd – Denise Hervey

3rd – Steve Cowland

Best Pollinator / Environmentally Friendly Garden

Winner – Efi Fanouraki

2nd – Eileen Chubb

3rd – Valerie Jones

Best School Garden

Winner – St James RC Primary School

2nd – Monkey Puzzle Bromley Day Nursery & Pre-School

3rd – Riverside School ‘We Grow’ Enterprise

Best Community Project

Winner – Elmstead Woods Station Garden Club

2nd – Friends of Chislehurst Recreation Ground

3rd – Friends of Whitehall Recreation Ground

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Best Front Garden

Winner – Carol & Roy Campbell

2nd – Philip Walker

3rd – Jenny Stamp

Best Back Garden

Winner – Margot Birkbeck

2nd – Sarah & Charles Sexton

3rd – Colin Troote

Best Planted Container, Trough or Hanging Basket

Winner – Sue Butcher

2nd – Carol & Roy Campbell

3rd – Sandals Hairdressers

Best Allotment Plot

Winner – Ian Peake

2nd – Alison Hall and Rick Ellison

3rd – Carol & Roy Campbell

Best Pollinator / Environmentally Friendly Garden

Winner – Elaine Moss

2nd – Helen Ward

3rd – Claire Baker

Best Commercial Garden

Winner – Sandals Hairdressers

Joint 2nd – Chequers Pub and The Cotton Mill

Best School Garden

Winner – Horizon Primary Academy

Joint 2nd – Chiddingstone CofE Primary School Year 4 and Year 5

3rd – Russell House School

Best Community Project

Winner – Swanley Wildlife Nature Group

2nd – Horizon Primary Academy

3rd – Muddy Puddles

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Best Front Garden

Winner – Catherine Burchill

2nd – Barbara Cleggett

3rd – Clare Atkins

Best Back Garden

Winner – Carol & Keith Benjamin

2nd – Lisa Gillespie

Joint 3rd – Catherine Burchill and Elizabeth & Nancy Caldwell

Best Planted Container, Trough or Hanging Basket

Winner – Lisa Gillespie

2nd – James Hopkins

3rd – Susan Hogg

Best Allotment Plot

Winner – Valerie Free

2nd – Richard MacLaurin

Best Pollinator / Environmentally Friendly Garden

Winner – Elizabeth & Nancy Caldwell

2nd – Shelagh MacLaurin

3rd – Valerie Free

Best Commercial Garden

Winner – Kent Wildlife Trust – Tyland Barn

2nd – The Environment Agency – Allington Lock

3rd – Tsurumi Pumps UK

Best School Garden

Winner – Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

2nd – Bower Grove School

Best Community Project

Winner – Loose Gardening Society

2nd – Kings Lodge Residents Association

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Best Front Garden

Winner – Amanda Allen-Mahler

2nd – Sheela Pydiah

3rd – Sarah Young

Best Back Garden

Winner – Sheela Pydiah

2nd – Nicholas Carney

3rd – Elizabeth Bailey

Honourable Mention to Judith Payne

Best Planted Container, Trough or Hanging Basket

Winner – Judith Payne

2nd – Sheela Pydiah

Best Allotment Plot

Joint Winners – Geoff Barber and Jan & Geoff McCormack

2nd – Mariusz Morgas

3rd – Mark Webb

Best Pollinator / Environmentally Friendly Garden

Winner – Amanda Allen-Mahler

2nd – Maggie Metcalfe

3rd – Judith Payne

Best School Garden

Winner – St Georges CEP School

Best Community Project

Winner – Leslie Tew Court

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