The town’s top horticulturalists, including residents and businesses, battled it out in a range of categories including best residential front garden, best container/hanging basket and community achievement.
Entries were judged throughout July by members of the Shrewsbury in Bloom committee.
The winners were:
Commercial Categories
Class 1 Pubs/Restaurants/Cafés/Hotels/B&Bs:
Gold – Abbots Mead Hotel, St Julian’s Friars
Silver – Prince Rupert Hotel, Butcher Row
Class 2 Other Commercial/Business Premises:
Gold – Terry Jones Solicitors & Advocates, Abbey Foregate
Silver – Oxon Hall Touring Park, Welshpool Road
Residential Categories
Class 3 Residential Front Garden:
Gold – Mr and Mrs Brooks, Worcester Road
Silver – Mr and Mrs Lewis, Edgefield Green
Bronze – Andrew Beddoes, Edgefield Green
Bronze – Eileen Emberton, Edgefield Green
Class 4 Container Garden/Hanging Basket(s):
Gold – David Baguley, Mytton Oak Road
Silver – Mr & Mrs Weatherhead, Edgefield Green
Bronze – Betty Jackson, Chilton Close
Bronze – Mr James Gregson, Crowmere Road
Class 5 Community Garden/Achievement Award:
Winner – Edgefield Greenfingers Garden Club
Highly Commended – Hermitage Walk
Highly Commended – Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Highly Commended – Coton Hill Community
Class 6 Young Gardener
Winner – Tilly Thomas-Neath
Allotments
Championship Cup:
Winner – Peter Ellis
Best Half Plot:
Winner – Peter Ellis
Runner Up – Bill Parton
Outstanding Crops:
Best Runner Beans – Eric Hill
Best Onions – Bill Parton
Schools Competition
Unusual Floral Containers:
1st place – Greenfields Primary School
2nd place – Oxon Primary School
3rd place – Belvidere Primary School
Wildlife Garden:
1st place – Crowmoor Primary School
2nd place – Belvidere Primary School
3rd place – Greenfields Primary School
Young Gardener Award:
Winner – Tilly Thomas-Neath, Greenfields Primary School
Highly Commended – Tom Watkins, Belvidere Primary School
Highly Commended – Miles Duley, Greenfields Primary School
Highly Commended – Isabelle Francis, Oxon Primary School
Highly Commended – Edward Owen, Crowmoor Primary School
Sara-Louise Wilson, Nursery Manager, at Greenfields Primary School said: “We are delighted that the enthusiasm, hard work and commitment of the children, staff and parents has once again been recognised across a range of categories in the competition. As always it has been both a pleasure and a privilege to be involved in helping to capture the imagination of our youngest children and witnessing their awe and wonder as they plant and care for their tiny seeds, eagerly anticipating what might happen next! This early fascination continues to be nurtured as the children progress through the school and for many, will hopefully lead to a life-long love of gardening and the many pleasures that this will bring.”
Di Chandler, Sheltered Officer at Edgefield Green said: “We are very proud to have won the community garden category, especially this year when the competition has been so strong. We are always trying to think what the judges are looking for and strive each year to make our displays bigger and better. Ultimately the gardens provide a lovely environment for our residents, and that’s the main thing.”
Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Jon Tandy, thanked everyone who entered the competition for their efforts.
He said: “All of you make such a difference to the whole community by creating these wonderful displays that we can all enjoy. So from myself, and on behalf of the town, I thank you all very much.”
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