Still Time To Enter Guildford In Bloom 2012 Competition

Published on: 13 Jun, 2012
Updated on: 15 Jun, 2012

Entries for this year’s Guildford In Bloom competition have to be in by this Friday, June 15.

Both Guildford borough residents and businesses have the chance to show off their gardening skills, and there are seven categories you can enter.

Are your blooms competition winners?

Best front garden
Best allotment
Best garden for wildlife
Best vegetable garden
Best container garden
Best business in bloom
Best neighbourhood project

The chairman of the Guildford in Bloom Committee, Cllr Jen Powell, said: “We encourage everyone to get involved and celebrate the great gardens and green spaces across the borough. Residents of all ages can take part in the competition. Whether you have a window box or hanging basket, a beautiful front garden or blooming village hall, there is a category for you.”

Budding photographers can enter the Guildford In Bloom photographic competition. You can a shot of anything to do with horticulture in Guildford. Judging will take place from Monday 25 July and awards will be presented in September. For more information visit www.guildford.gov.uk, email parks@guildford.gov.uk or call 01483 444718.

The White Lion Walk shopping centre in Guildford has donated £1,000 to Guildford In Bloom as part of its on-going commitment to nature in the town.

The money will enable all the hard working volunteers to run the annual competition and will also go towards the costs of the hanging baskets, troughs and flower beds provided by the borough council.

Cllr Powell added: “We are all aware that Guildford benefits from all the beautiful flowers. We are delighted that White Lion Walk has enabled us to continue with these displays and give them a heartfelt thank you.”

Steve Cotney, the centre manager of White Lion Walk, said: “We may be just a shopping centre to some, but we always strive to support others in the town to continue to ensure that Guildford is always renowned as a wonderful destination. We are fully committed to helping nature and wildlife, not simply with our own campaigns such as our bee apiary and environmental policies but also to helping others such as Guildford in Bloom.”