Tenants produce colourful displays - with plenty of gold
Tenants of East Devon District Council have again excelled themselves with a beautiful display of gardens large and small, leading to another highly successful garden competition, with a total of 41 entries.
This included two entrants for the Youth Garden, both of whom were Gold winners.
Kieron Bewes (Horticultural Consultant) was the judge and using the Royal Horticultural Society judging method once again, a number of entrants obtained the Gold level.
The Tenants’ Garden Competition is an annual event organised by Tenant Participation within the Housing Service at East Devon District Council.
The full results of the garden competition can be downloaded here:
Mrs Anderton of 54 St Andrews Drive, Axminster, won Gold in the Front Garden category and was Overall Competition winner for 2013.
The winners celebrated with a prize-giving tea in the Council Chamber at Knowle, Sidmouth, on 10 September 2013.
Expert advice
Kieron Bewes also provided feedback at the prize-giving event and gave helpful advice in response to questions asked by the tenants, Councillors and visitors attending the event.
Councillors Stephanie Jones, Pauline Stott, Peter Sullivan and Douglas Hull, along with sponsors Mark Vernon and representatives, presented prizes and certificates from MD Building Services, Robert Heath Heating Ltd and Skinners Contractors.
The sponsors this year were:
• King’s Garden Centre, Exmouth
• Otter Nurseries, Ottery St Mary
• Kieron Bewes – Horticultural Consultant
• MD Building Services
• Skinner Construction
• Jardine Lloyd Thompson Insurance Group
• Mark Vernon – Professional Cleaning Services
• Tenant Representative Group (TRG)
Along with the prize and certificate, tenants also received an assortment of seeds to plant next year.
A plant cuttings table was also made available for tenants to swap with other tenants, overseen by Sue Dawson (Tenant Representative Group member).
A raffle also took place, with prizes such as a beautiful pink rose plant donated by Otter Nurseries, an assortment of seeds and a variety of books.
Feedback about the event was very good and tenants enjoyed some excellent flower-themed cup cakes and cheese scones.
