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Trowbridge In Bloom




Winners of the Best Front Garden Reg & Audrey Gay of Willow Grove.



Trowbridge in Bloom 2008 received some fantastic entries for this years competition. Well done to all those that entered and to all those that won in the categories of the competition. All winners and runners up are listed below.

COMPETITION RESULTS LIST

Residential Winners

Best Front Garden

  • 1st Reg & Audrey Gay, Willow Grove
  • 2nd Mr & Mrs J Long-Collins, Barnack Close
  • 3rd Una Davis, Biss Meadow

Best Back Garden

  • 1st Mr & Mrs A Franklin, Delamere Road
  • 2nd Patricia Tredrea, Harmony Place
  • 3rd Mr & Mrs J Long-Collins, Barnack Close
  • Highly Commended Mrs W J Morris, Paxcroft Way
  • Highly Commended Mrs E Parfitt, St Mary’s Gardens

Best Patio

  • 1st Catherine Szabo, The Croft
  • 2nd Mr & Mrs Cortilla, Baydon Close
  • 3rd Mr & Mrs B Allberry, Seymour Road

Best Water Feature

  • 1st Mr & Mrs Sumsion, Bradley Road
  • 2nd Mrs S Meech, Clarendon Avenue
  • 3rd Tom & Valerie Fahey, Avonvale Road

Best Window Box/Container

  • 1st Mr & Mrs J Long-Collins, Barnack Close
  • 2nd Mrs E Parfitt, St Mary’s Gardens
  • 3rd Annette Hudd, Langford Road
  • Highly Commended Betty Redman, The Giffords

Best Hanging Basket

  • 1st Patricia Baker, Albert Road
  • 2nd Mr & Mrs B Allberry, Seymour Road
  • 3rd Mr & Mrs J Long-Collins, Barnack Close
  • Highly Commended D M Green, Westmead Crescent

Best Fruit/Vegetable Container/Display

  • 1st Tom & Valerie Fahey, Avonvale Road
  • 2nd Annette Hudd, Langford Road
  • 3rd Mr & Mrs Sumsion, Bradley Road

Best Topiary

  • 1st Una Davis, Biss Meadow
  • 2nd Mr & Mrs Sumsion, Bradley Road

Best Residential Area

  • 1st Albert Road
  • 2nd The Giffords, Greenhill Gardens
  • 3rd Trowbridge Lodge

Best Allotment

  • 1st Keith Jones, Westfield Road
  • 2nd Hugh & Gloria Leat, Gloucester Road
  • 3rd Tom & Valerie Fahey, Gloucester Road

Best New Front Garden

  • 1st Mrs R Armitage, Downside Park
  • 2nd Mr & Mrs B Allberry, Seymour Road

Best New Back Garden

  • 1st Mr & Mrs B Allberry, Seymour Road
  • Special Award to Patricia Tredrea for the Rose Crimson Cascade & Annette Hudd for the Variegated Screen / Hedge

    Commercial Winners

    Best Floral Display

    • 1st HB Pitt Ltd

    Best Floral Display/Garden (Licensed)

    • 1st The Tollgate Inn, Ham Green
    • 2nd The Old Manor Hotel, Trowle Common

    Best Window Box /Container

    • The Wiltshire Yeoman, Broadmead

    Best Hanging Basket

    • 1st Fleur-e-scent, St George’s Works

    Best Primary School Floral Display/Garden

    • No Entries

    Best Secondary School Floral Display/Garden

    • 1st St Augustine’s Catholic College

    Best Church / Public Building Floral Display

    • 1st United Church, Church Street

    Best Residential Home

    • 1st Romney House, Westwood Road

    Best Commercial Street

    • St. Georges Works

    Best Non Residential Garden

    • 1st The Polebarn Hotel
    • 2nd Trowbridge Community Sensory Garden

    All entries into the competition were considered for two Special Awards:

    The Floral Outstanding Achievement Award

    • United Church, Church Street

    The Chairman’s Award

    • Fleur-e-scent, St George’s Works

    Art Competition

    Adult

    • 1st Ron Waite
    • 2nd Pauline Baxter
    • 3rd Annette Hudd
    • Highly Commended Mary Rogers
    • Highly Commended John Beresford

    10-14 Years

    • 1st Chloe Bleackley
    • 2nd Vicki Baker, St Augustines College
    • 3rd Natasha Aiston, St Augustines College
    • Highly Commended Roxanne Welsh, St Augustines College
    • Highly Commended Alice Leyden, St Augustines College
    • Highly Commended Emily Green, St Augustines College

    6-9 Years

    • 1st Daysha Watson, Longmeadow School
    • 2nd D aria Weaver, Longmeadow School
    • 3rd Abby Taylor
    • Highly Commended Tyler Wilson, Longmeadow School

    3-5 Years

    • 1st Robert Major, Longmeadow School
    • 2nd Kayantè Cole, Longmeadow School
    • 3rd Dylan Ridout, Longmeadow School

    Photographic Competition

    Adult

    • 1st Jenny Beech
    • 2nd Jenny Beech
    • 3rd Jenny Beech
    • Highly Commended Jenny Beech
    • Highly Commended Jenny Beech

    Up to 11 Years

    • 1st Emma O’Reilly
    • 2nd Emma O’Reilly
    • 3rd Kieran Pearce
    • Highly Commended Niomi J, Longmeadow School
    • Highly Commended Bradley Daws, Longmeadow School

    ‘Focus on the Blindhouse’

    • 1st Maurice Webb
    • 2nd Pauline Baxter
    • 3rd Paul Wilkinson
    • Highly Commended Jenny Beech
    • Highly Commended Pauline Baxter
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