Garden competition 2024

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s gardening competition. We had lots of entries from across Dorset and Somerset this year.

Our judges visited the gardens of everyone who entered and were really impressed by the colourful displays and the hard work everyone clearly put into them.

The standard was very high and our judges had a very difficult job picking thewinners. After careful consideration, they decided on the best of each category.

Well done to the lucky winners and thanks to everyone who entered. First prize in each category received £100, second prize £50, third £25 and all non winning entries received a £10 voucher for entering. The prizes were all gardening vouchers so you can continue to add to, and enjoy, your beautiful gardens.

You can see a full list of the winners below.

Large garden

First prize	Virginia Adams, Cerne Abbas
Second prize	Honor Potter, Sherborne
Third prize	Steve Sully, Allerford

Small garden

Joint first prize	Mike Hale, Chickerell
Joint first prize	Marion Anderson, Sherborne
Third prize	Kirsty Hughes, Stogumber

Patios / containers / windows / hanging baskets / indoor pots

First prize	Janice Ford, Martinstown
Second prize	Frances (Shan) Hull, Maiden Newton
Third prize	Alyson Mead, Dorchester

Wildlife garden

First prize	Helen Chant, Beaminster
Second prize	Simon Beadles, Lyme Regis
Third prize	Gillian Hurley, Minehead

Vegetable and / or fruit garden

First prize	Lisa Boyland, Lyme Regis
Second prize	Rosemary Cieciora, Beaminster
Third prize	Theresa Tiso, Bridport

Children's creative gardening (this could be fairy gardens, miniature gardens, seed growing (anything at all!)

Joint first prize	Arya & Edyson Boyland, Lyme Regis
Joint first prize	Aurelia Pettegree, Shaftesbury

Prizes

Everyone who entered will receive a £10 gardening voucher for taking part.

Every winner in each category will receive gardening vouchers and a certificate: