FIRST prize to 75 Elm Grove

 Judges Comments: "A colourful mix of flowers and foliage against an evergreen backdrop, made this garden stand out, very high standards of maintenance and one of the best manicured lawns we saw."

SECOND prize to 72 Weathercock Lane

Judges Comments: "A fantastic use of a small space, packed full of plants that had been put together in a cohesive plan, maintenance standards very good, a great example to those walking past of what you can do in limited area."

THIRD prize to 2 Club Lane

Judges Comments: "A great image for general public walking through, something to lift your spirits on a daily basis, colourful planting that blended well together and has been very well maintained."

FIRST prize to 29 Vicarage Street

 Judges Comments: "A well planned and structured garden with points of interest to lead your eye to all areas and good use of space.  Planting was a lovely cohesive mix giving colour during all seasons, tidy and well maintained."

SECOND prize to 53 Wood Street

Judges Comments: "A colourful green oasis with a mix of hardy, annual and edible plants giving colour through flower and foliage, a lot of sustainable practices used within the garden, to avoid waste and encourage wildlife."

THIRD prize to 61 Elm Grove

Judges Comments: "A colourful garden using mix of perennial and annual plants that is maintained to a high standard. A good use of water butts and composters in a hidden corner of the garden to help with sustainable gardening."

Judges Comments: "A range of medium sized baskets showing all the colours of the rainbow across the planting. A good mix of plants that are well maintained and brighten up the immediate neighbourhood."

SECOND prize to 22 Maple Grove

Judges Comments:  "Large baskets with good range of plants that were dripping with colour when we visited, well maintained to a high standard in what has been a difficult growing season."

THIRD prize to 8 Ridgeway

Judges Comments: "A large colourful mixed basket with smaller Begonia baskets on an arbour. Grown to a high standard and full of colour from all spectrums of the rainbow."

FIRST prize to Maple Grove Cul de Sac

Judges Comments: "Great use of space at end of cul-de-sac to bring colour via baskets & containers to the immediate and passing community showing care and empathy for the space and, hopefully, encouraging others to do the same.  They are maintained to high standard."
 

SECOND prize to Friends of Woburn Sands Train Station with Swallowfield Primary School

Judges Comments: "In a world where a lot of community spaces are not maintained due to funding this are uplifting bright and colourful containers / planted bed which brighten rail customers daily journey and show visitors this is a caring community."

THIRD prize to Shelton Court

Judges Comments: "Comprised of a lot of individual area’s around the Court with colour, inspiring, and inventive uses of space and containers to plant up and with plenty of area’s managed or planted to encourage wildlife for the community to watch. A lot of individual input and hard work to create a small haven in this community area."

This year the Judges Special Award went to 38 Wood Street for an environmentally friendly garden. The judges were impressed with this interesting garden where they had taken the ‘rainbow’ theme to grow colourful vegetables accordingly.