• Spennymoor
• Newton Aycliffe
• Shildon
• Ferryhill and Chilton
• Trimdon and Fishburn

We were delighted to have received over 60 entries across the four categories in this year’s Blooming Marvellous garden competition, which opened on Friday 6 June and closed on Friday 4 July.

Our judges, Dennis Bradley (Chair of the Board), Natalie Wilkinson (Board Member), Lee Macdonald (Glendale), Janet Hambleton (Compliance and Cyclical Works Manager) and Colin Muir (Grounds Maintenance Contract Co-ordinator) visited the shortlisted gardens and outdoor spaces during the week commencing Monday 14 July to assess the creativity, care, and community spirit on display.

And now, the results are in...

🏡 Best Individual Garden (with grass)

• 🥇 Roy Turner – £100 voucher
• 🥈 Paul Hodgson – £50 voucher
• 🥉 David Flower – £25 voucher

🌸 Best Individual Yard/Patio (without grass)

• 🥇 Katy Seeni – £100 voucher
• 🥈 Anthony Harwood – £50 voucher
• 🥉 Sharon Kane – £25 voucher

🌱 Most Improved Garden (for tenants who moved in within the last 12 months)

• 🥇 Alan Hutchinson – £100 voucher
• 🥈 Karen Saunders – £50 voucher

♻️ Best ECO Garden (featuring eco-friendly elements like solar panels, veggie patches, wildflowers, composting, or water butts)

• 🥇 Yvonne Thompson – £100 voucher
• 🥈 Hannah Lindsay – £50 voucher

 

Dennis Bradley, Chair of the Board, said: “It’s fantastic to see such enthusiasm and dedication from our tenants again this year. The standard continues to rise, and it’s always a challenge to pick the winners. Congratulations to everyone who took part—you’ve made your communities greener and more beautiful.”

 

A huge thank you to all participants, and a special well done to this year’s winners. 

Pictured left to right: Colin Muir (Grounds Maintenance Contract Co-ordinator), Valerie Turner (Livin tenant) and Roy Turner (Livin tenant)