Budding gardeners and green-fingered enthusiasts are invited to enter their pride and joy to Wight In Bloom this year.
With greater emphasis placed on the benefits of being outside and the mental health gains from gardening, more and more of us are turning to horticulture as a way of relaxing.
Wight In Bloom, organised by Visit Isle of Wight, is the annual competition that recognises those that have put in the effort to make the most of their surroundings.
With categories ranging from Best Small Front Garden to Pride of Place Floral Project and from Best Container Garden to Best Commercial Garden, with many others in between, there is something for every keen gardener to enter.
Event co-ordinator Zoe Stroud said:
“We are delighted Wight in Bloom is returning in 2023. We have held a Judges Day with Peter Holman, Chairman South & South East in Bloom, to prepare the judges for the task ahead.
“We are looking forward to seeing the Island’s gardens and encourage you to enter. It doesn’t matter what size your garden is and it doesn’t have to be full of flowers. Judging covers a wide range of elements including range of plants, design, sustainability and horticulture practice.”
“We’re being urged to enter our own creations to the competition before 17:00 on 11th June, ahead of a July award ceremony at Albert Cottage Hotel, where the host will be the Wight In Bloom patron and well-respected gardener and TV presenter, Alan Titchmarsh.”
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Find an entry form at Island garden centres or use the online form at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7VJTDP3.
