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Brookvale in Bloom This is the homepage of Brookvale in Bloom where you can find resources and information about the competition. Brookvale in Bloom is our local, friendly competition, an opportunity to show the pride in our area. There are various classes. Competition Launch The competition was launched at a ‘how to’ event in the village hall on Saturday 7^th March. The launch was well attended and included launch by the Deputy Mayor, demonstrations of filling baskets and tubs, free seeds for children, a gardeners question time and Plant Sales. The event report is on our events page. This useful list of good plants for hanging baskets and planters (PDF 134 KB) was produced. Themes and Classes The themes are water conservation and wildlife friendly. The classes are: · Small front garden (up to 6ft x 12ft) · Standard front garden · Hanging basket or window box · Children’s tray garden (for age 12 and under) · Flower arrangement ‘A Sunny Day’ (for age 13 and over) Ideas for tray gardens and rules for entries can be found in this tray garden document (PDF 451 KB) Winners Hanging Basket/Window Box Gold – Mrs White Silver Gilt – Mrs P Banks Silver - Mrs A Johns Small Front Garden Gold – Anna Mannastrale Silver Gilt – Keith Piggott Silver – Nora Wright Bronze – Mary Lawn Standard Front Garden Gold – John Banks Silver Gilt – George Johns Silver – Mr J and Mrs M Mason Flower Arrangement Judging on the 4^th July Special Mention Mrs Rogers Congratulations to the winners and our grateful thanks to the judges for their valuable time. Entries were judged by design, all year interest, husbandry, originality and wild life attraction. Prizes and Prize Giving Prizes will be given by the Mayor at an event on the 4^th July 9.30 to 12.00, with prize giving at 10am. There will be tokens for £25, £15 and £10 in each class and winners will receive certificates to display. You might take inspiration from Battens Avenue in Overton, our picture shows what can be achieved with even very tiny front gardens. The whole street was entered into Basingstoke in Bloom in 2007 and 2008. Useful web links · Drought Tolerant Plants: http://www.which.co.uk/documents/pdf/drought-tolerant-plants-153860.pdf · Pond in a Pot: http://www.which.co.uk/advice/how-to-make-a-pond-in-a-pot/index.jsp This event is kindly sponsored by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Suttons Seeds and Thompson and Morgan.
Contact: info@brookvale.org.uk