Press Release

28 March 2024

Fareham in Bloom competition returns this year

Fareham Borough Council is delighted to announce that this year’s online Fareham in Bloom gardening competition will return this year.

The competition, sponsored by St Margaret’s Nurseries and Ecosupport, will be open for entries from 6 May until 2 July. This year, a new category called the Mayor’s Gold Award has been created to commemorate the Borough’s 50th anniversary, where the Mayor will choose the best overall entry across all categories.

There will be one winner in each of the following categories:

• Best Garden – a residential garden of any size, front or back. We encourage natural lawns as opposed to artificial grass
• Businesses and schools – Shop fronts, pubs, cafes, restaurants, businesses, schools, children's nurseries
• Something Small - Hanging baskets, window boxes, potted plants, small, unusual garden features, a small area of open space
• Community - An area of open space within a road/street that the community looks after, community centres, sheltered housing grounds, care/retirement homes, outdoor communal areas
• Sustainable Garden - Planting to encourage wildlife, grow your own fruit and vegetables, allotments, recycling materials and using minimal resources
• Mayor’s Gold Award - To commemorate the Council’s 50th anniversary, the Mayor will choose their best overall entry across all categories

The winner of Best Garden will receive an annual subscription to the Council's Garden Waste Scheme, while the winner of the Mayor’s Gold Award will receive a £50 voucher for St Margaret’s Nurseries. Vouchers for St Margaret’s Nurseries will also be awarded to winners in the remaining categories, who will each receive a £25 voucher, and the runners up, who will each be awarded a £10 voucher.

The competition is free to enter and will be open to anyone who lives, or has a business in, the Borough. Each entrant will receive a 10% discount voucher for St Margaret’s Nurseries. Judging will take place in August, with a special reception for winners taking place in September. 

Details of how to enter the competition will be announced in May. The winners of last year’s competition can be found here: https://www.fareham.gov.uk/inbloom.

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For further information contact:

Customer Enquiries

Tel: 01329 236100
Email: customerservicecentre@fareham.gov.uk

Media Enquiries

The Communications Team
Tel: 01329 824310
Email: publicity@fareham.gov.uk
Fax: 01329 550576

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