Celebrating our Camden in Bloom winners
The Mayor of Camden recently invited the green fingered winners of this year’s Camden in Bloom competition to the Town Hall to celebrate their inventive and successful gardening efforts.
Entrants had competed in the categories Best Front Garden, Best Community Food Growing, Best Community Nature Garden, and Camden Young Gardeners, with the prizes kindly provided by the Camden Garden Centre, Veolia, and the British Library.
I would like to congratulate our talented winners and everyone who took their time and effort to enter this fantastic community competition and celebration of what can be achieved in the smallest green space in Camden.
Our annual Camden in Bloom competition continues to be a much-loved perennial, which brings together residents, businesses and communities to celebrate our outdoor spaces.
The competition aims to recognise some of the best gardens in the borough and encourage residents and community groups to create an even greener and more sustainable place to live, grow food and support habitats for nature to thrive.
Again, this year’s entrants showed amazing creativity and skill highlighting the possibilities open to gardeners of all ages and abilities, even in a busy London borough.
First place winners all received a book plus gift shop items from the British Library, and all finalists received vouchers to use in Camden Garden Centre.
This year’s winners
Best Front Garden was won by Gregory Welsh for his beautiful display of shrubs and flowers in front of his building. Runners up were Minarun Nessa who entered a vibrant edible balcony, and Tim Gerrard’s expertly maintained container garden.
Best Communal Nature Garden category was won by Co-operation Town Community Garden – a Gospel Oak oasis rich with wildflowers, wildlife, and sustainable design. Second place was shared by the adopted tree pits from Hawley & Hartland Community Gardeners, and Savernake Harmony Garden in Gospel Oak. The Friendship Garden by Third Age Project and the Community Peace Garden by Sidings Community Centre came in third with their friendly and inclusive green spaces.
The Best Communal Food Growing category was won by residents of Sidney Boyd Court for transforming redundant space into a thriving fruit and vegetable garden for all ages. The creative “Green Trapezium” growing project by Cressfield and Woodyard Tenants and Residents Association came second, and third place was won by Age UK Great Croft Day Centre for their sensory garden where visitors can touch, smell and taste their way through nature.
David and Daniel Beydoun (both 7 years old) also picked up prizes for turning recycled materials into plant pots and showing a keen interest in the natural world around them.