Show off your green fingers in Aylesbury in Bloom

Monday, 6 June 2022 13:00

It's the last few days to enter Aylesbury Town Council's Aylesbury in Bloom Garden Competition.

Judges are rooting for residents, organisations, businesses and schools within the Parish of Aylesbury.

And there are several categories participants can enter for free:

For residents – Best Front Garden, Best Back Garden, Best Container Garden/Hanging Baskets, Best Wildlife/Nature Garden, Best Edible Garden.

Young gardeners aged 4 to 16 years can enter any of these residents’ categories.

For schools – Best Recreational/Learning Garden, Best Garden in a Pot, Best Wildlife Garden, Best Edible Garden

For businesses and organisations (inc. streets and community projects) – Best Communal Garden, Best Edible Communal Garden

All entrants will be awarded with a certificate or a bronze, silver, silver gilt or gold award. The judges will also give commendations as well as the Rose Bowl award to best overall garden in the residents’ class, the Mayor’s Cup to the overall winner of the best communal garden in organisations and businesses class and the Spadeaward will be given to the best overall winner in the schools’ class.

An award presentation night for residents and business/organisations categories will take place on Thursday 15 September 2022. The awards for the Schools categories will be announced on Thursday 7 July 2022.

Applications must be completed by Friday 10 June.

For more information, including terms and conditions, application form and judging criteria visit https://bit.ly/AIBloom2022, call 01296 425 678 or email info@aylesburytowncouncil.gov.uk.