Each year the competition rewards those residents who help to improve the appearance of their neighbourhoods by creating beautiful gardens.
We were extremely impressed by the standard of entries. We had a record total of 32 (double the amount from last year) and after some difficult judging, all the winners were picked and are detailed below.
Every household that entered received a visit by the judging panel, which was made up of a Tenant Board Director, Chair of the Residents’ Federation and a representative from Amber Valley Housing.
All the winners were presented with vouchers by our Executive Director, Paul Parkinson, at a special event held at Asher Lane in August.
Chair of the Federation, Val Swinson, who was part of the judging panel, said: ‘We were so impressed with the standard of entries. All the residents proved that spending time in the garden can make a real impact on the appearance of local areas and in turn help to instil a sense of pride in communities.
“We look forward to receiving even more entries next year”
Here are the categories and winners:
Best Garden
1st Mr & Mrs J Burgin from Loscoe
2nd Mr A Warman from Belper
3rd Mrs M Hurst from Turnditch
Best Pots/Baskets
1st Mr J Meakin from Heanor
2nd Mr M Green from Ripley
3rd Mrs S Lees from Belper
Best Edible Garden
1st Mr & Mrs Hicklin from Heanor
2nd Mr B Tomlinson from Alfreton
3rd Mr Dawes from Alfreton
Best Communal Garden
1st Mrs W Fantom from Holloway
2nd Mr D Gregory from Holloway
3rd Mr T Mattison from Langley Mill
Tallest Sunflower
Elise Wright from Alfreton
