Green fingers at the ready for Camden in Bloom 2026
Camden’s much loved community gardening competition is back for another year and once again we are celebrating spaces that make our neighbourhoods more pleasant places to live and work.
Our annual Camden in Bloom competition continues to be a much-loved perennial, bringing together residents, businesses and communities to celebrate our outdoor spaces.
There are seven categories that you can enter. As well the usual favourites, we have also introduced a new category, the Treemendous Trees Award - recognising residents that take the time out to water our public spaces trees – helping them to grow and thrive.
Once again, we look forward to seeing the amazing creativity and skill shown by our residents, businesses and communities.
This year’s categories are:
- Best front garden - this could be a front garden of any size, balcony or window box
- Best community food growing – share the story of your shared food growing project
- Best sheltered housing garden – for residents in sheltered housing for a garden of any size, balcony or window box
- Best community nature garden – for communal gardens with a focus on wildlife
- Camden young gardener – for green-fingered Camden residents under 18
- Treemendous Trees Award – for anyone watering trees in public spaces
- Best Community Rain Garden – for community managed rain gardens in public spaces
Thanks to our sponsors, Camden Garden Centre and Treehab, winners will receive Camden Garden Centre vouchers as well as other prizes. They will also be invited to a ceremony at the Town Hall with the Mayor of Camden.
Entries close on Monday 31 August. For more information and to enter, visit: www.camden.gov.uk/camden-in-bloom