Garden competition

The results are in for 2025's competition!

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s gardening competition. We had lots of fantastic entries 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 the winners. 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.

Categories

Small garden

First prizeAndrew Willis, Martinstown
Second prizeWilliam Rose, Dorchester
Third prizeChristine Bishop, Chickerell

Large garden

First prizeRita Cox, Bradford Abbas

Second prize

Alanda Vere, Lyme Regis
Third prizeHonor Potter, Sherborne

Vegetable and / or fruit garden

First prizeRosemary Cieciora, Beaminster
Second prizeLisa Boyland, Lyme Regis
Third prize

Peter Gent, Sherborne

Patios / containers / windows / hanging baskets / indoor pots

First prizeJanice Ford, Martinstown
Second prizeAndrew Hodder, Lyme Regis
Third prize

Hetty Lindley-Cox, Dorchester

Sustainable garden

First prizeHelen Chant, Beaminster
Second prizeMichelle Taylor, Sherborne
Third prizeCath Wells, Lower Bockhampton

Children's creative gardening

First prizeAurelia Pettegree, Shaftesbury
Second prizeAnna Drahos, Minehead
Third prizeArya & Edyson Boyland, Lyme Regis

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:

First prize£100 voucher
Second prize£50 voucher
Third prize£25 voucher


Hear from previous winners

We'd like to say a huge thank you to our suppliers who donated towards the 2025 competition. Their donations covered all the costs which we're extremely grateful for!

  • Avoca Group
  • Newlands training
  • HC Lewis & Co Ltd
  • Disruptive Innovators Network
  • Stephens Scown
  • Forest and Treecare Ltd
  • O'Brien Roofing Ltd
  • Kevin Heaphy Building and Surveying Services Ltd
  • First4Repairs
  • Aareon UK Ltd
  • See Media
  • Kascade
  • Ramps For Access
  • C J Lynch
  • Buckland Newton Hire
  • Wessex Fire & Security
  • The Warmer Group
  • Foot Anstey
  • Severnside Security
  • Jones Building Group
  • Burges Salmon
  • Advanced Arboriculture Ltd