2009 Competitions

Garden of the Year Awards 2009

Awards were presented by the Mayor of Poole at a ceremony held on 5th October 2009, hosted by award winners Rockley Park Holiday Village, Hamworthy.

Denise Hill, Chair of Poole in Bloom, said: “We were delighted with the number of entries for the 2009 front garden of the year. This was a huge increase on previous competitions and we hope to see even more entries for the coming year. The standard in the school gardening competitions has been tremendous and the quality of the crops grown by young and enthusiastic entrants bodes well for the future.”

Schools Garden Competition winners listed separately

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Winners - Front Garden of the Year (residential)

Winners - Council-owned Sheltered Housing

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Winners - Commercial Frontages, Town Centre

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Winners - Commercial Frontages, Out of Town

Cllr Peter Adams, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture, Borough of Poole, said: “Congratulations to all this year’s winners. Poole in Bloom continues to carry out fantastic work across the borough, making Poole a beautiful place for people to live, work and visit. I would like to thank them for their enthusiasm and involvement in some great projects which all help to make local communities a little brighter.”

Among this year's competition prizes are seeds from Suttons and gifts from Amateur Gardening magazine.

Voucher prizes are generously donated by Golden Acres Garden Centre & Stewarts Nurseries.