Whether you have been gardening for years or have just started, now’s the time to celebrate and showcase all your hard work with Coolings In Bloom 2025!

In Bloom is a fun, free to enter competition, encouraging everyone from amateur gardeners to seasoned pros to showcase their gardening achievements.

With categories ranging from individual pots to entire front and back gardens, plus best allotment plot, best pollinator friendly gardens and a section for commercial and community projects, there is an opportunity for all.

Supporting local councils and boroughs, covering Bromley, Sevenoaks District, Tonbridge & Malling and Maidstone, the contest is aimed at showcasing the green fingered skills of residents, businesses and communities alike. For each area, the categories are below:

2025 Categories

Our team of friendly, supportive judges encourage you to celebrate your gardening achievements (big or small!) and showcase your work. They will be judging entries during July and will contact entrants the night before to visit and judge the following day.

All entrants receive a Coolings voucher to help you get started. If you pop in to any one of our three plant centres, you can rest assured that our experts are on hand to offer any help or advice you may need.

This year we will be hosting a Facebook page for entrants to share their photos from In Bloom and we look forward to seeing all the beautiful images  https://www.facebook.com/groups/inbloom2025

Save the Date! Category winners will be awarded prizes of Coolings Vouchers and In Bloom certificates at a special Awards Ceremony to be held on 10th September at Coolings The Gardener’s Garden Centre, Knockholt

For full details and to enter Coolings In Bloom, click here

Good Luck!

Key dates: Entries Open 1st April 2025. All entry forms must be received by 30th June 2025.