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In Bloom 2022 - Winners Announced!

In Bloom 2022 Winners Announced!

We are delighted to announce that this year we had a fantastic number of entries across all participating districts, in our In Bloom competition 2022. After a 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 on Friday 29th July.

Best Community Project

Winner – Elmstead Woods Station Garden Club

Best Jubilee Colours

Winner – Kathleen Simmons

2nd – Domini & Antonio Torri

Most Pollinator Friendly

Winner – Nicky & Graham Scrivener

Best Allotment

Winner – Theresa Lowe

2nd – Jeanette Biggs

3rd – Gillian & John Donnelly

Best Planted Container

Winner – Joanne Heath

2nd – Domini & Antonio Torri

3rd – Kathleen Simmons

Best Back Garden

Winner – Domini & Antonio Torri

2nd – Eileen Chubb

3rd – Nicky & Graham Scrivener

Best Front Garden

Winner – Domini & Antonio Torri

2nd – Nicky & Graham Scrivener

3rd – Peter Clarke

More photos below

 

Best Front Garden

Winner – Carol Campbell

2nd – Auralucia & Adrian Brook

3rd – Gillian Edwards

Best Back Garden

Winner – Auralucia & Adrian Brook

2nd – Bennet Smith & Suzanne Healey – Smith

3rd – Claire Baker

Best Planted Container

Winner – Patricia & Stephen Wells

2nd – Carol Campbell

3rd – Sue Butcher

Best Allotment

Winner – Brigitte Perry  / Valerie Osborne

2nd – Linda Reynolds

3rd – Ian Peake

Most Pollinator Friendly

Winner – Penny & Peter Brook

2nd – Clare Baker

3rd – Auralucia & Adrian Brook

Best Jubilee Colours

Winner – Claire Baker

Best Commercial Garden

Winner – The Old Eden

2nd – Neals Yard Remedies

3rd – Muddy Puddles Childminders

Best Community Project

Winner – Swanley Wildlife & Nature Group

2nd – Anchor & Hope Site

3rd – Philip Greenwood

More photos below

 

Best Front Garden

Winner – Joyce & Tony Swait

2nd – Catherine Burchill

3rd – Alberta & David

Best Back Garden

Winner – Gareth George

2nd – Stephen Murrell

3rd – Sian George

Best Planted Container

Winner – Rob Carter

2nd – Jane Cork

3rd – Sian George

Best Allotment

Winner – Higgins Family

2nd – Richard & Shelagh Maclaurin

3rd – Christine Woollcott

Most Pollinator Friendly

Winner – Elizabeth Caldwell

2nd – Alberta & David

3rd – Richard & Shelagh

Best Jubilee Colours

Winner – Barbara Incledon

2nd – Kerry-Ann Farmer

3rd – Susan & Mike Hogg

Best Commercial Garden

Winner – The Orangery Maidstone

2nd – Obart House

Best Community Project

Winner – HMP Maidstone

2nd – Tovil Achievement Group

More photos below

 

Best Front Garden

Winner – Amanda Allen – Maher

Best Back Garden

Winner – Judith Payne

2nd – Diana Pover

Best Planted Container

Winner – St Giles Retirement Lodge

2nd – Castlefields

3rd – Diana Pover

Most Pollinator Friendly

Winner – Judith Payne

2nd – Geoff & Jan McCormack

3rd – St Giles Retirement Lodge

Best Allotment

Winner – Geoff & Jan McCormack / Mark Webb

2nd – Diana Pover

3rd  – Keith Holloway

Best Jubilee Colours

Winner – Castlefields

Best Commercial Garden

Winner – Castlefields

Best Community Project

Petley Court

Communigrow

Slade Primary School & Hearing Impairment Unit / St Giles Retirement Lodge


 

As devoted supporters of local community projects, including ‘In Bloom’, since the 1970s, Coolings are excited to be engaging local residents with the joy of gardening and supporting the essence of the competition, which is to help transform areas into better places to live and work, and to make residents, businesses and communities proud of their town.

Thank you to everyone that entered, and a heartfelt congratulations to all the winners. It is always a joy seeing your lovely hard work.