Celebrating the winners of our Gardening Competition
Thank you to everyone who entered our 2023 Gardening Competition, sponsored by Groundscapes, and a huge congratulations to all the winners. It was amazing to see what those who entered have created, from small container or balcony gardens, to welcoming and inclusive communal gardens for neighbours to enjoy.
Our judges – Michael from Groundscapes and Sapna from Raven – spent the day visiting our finalists’ gardens, hearing the stories behind the gardens and meeting the people who have worked hard to create them.
Sapna, Marketing and Communications Manager at Raven enjoyed visiting the gardens: “It was a privilege to be a judge for our gardening competition. Each garden creation had its own special story behind it, and it was inspiring to see the tremendous effort and love each gardener has poured into making their space look amazing. Well done to all the entries!”
Michael, Operations Manager at Groundscapes, commented: “The gardens I saw were inspirational and the time and effort the residents have put in is amazing, they should be proud of themselves.”
Congratulations to all of our winners - we hope you agree how fantastic they look. Whether you only have space for a couple of containers, or want to take on a community gardening project – we hope these gardens inspire you to get gardening and we look forward to seeing even more entries next year!
The winners
Communal garden
Winner: Merland Green, Tadworth
Container garden
Winner: Patricia, Merstham
Back garden
Winner: George, Merstham
Front garden
Winner: John, Tadworth
Junior gardener
Winner: Marlis, Merstham – age 10
Communal garden
Runner up: Court Lodge Road, Horley
Container garden
Runner up: Steve and Lynne, Tadworth
Back garden
Runner up: Jan, Reigate