Competitions 2010
Details of the competitions that will run as part of the Floral City entry into the Heart of England in Bloom Awards 2010 will be announced shortly.
They will include:
Best Garden, Best Hanging Basket, Best Drawing in the Children's category, Best Business in Bloom, Best Allotment and new for 2010 the School's category Best Outdoor Area.
In the meantime, the Floral City team are calling upon budding photographers to send in images of seasonal Wolverhampton landscapes to be used in an exhibition for the Heart of England in Bloom judges in July.
Competition awards and winners 2009
Competition was fierce last year but judges came to their decisions and entrants were told about their awards.
Our overall winner and joint runner ups were kept in suspense until announced at the prize giving held at the Sand Lane Allotments and Gardener's Association Annual Show on Saturday 12 September, 2009 presented by Councillor Barry Findlay.
Overall winner
Connie Walton from Penn, Wolverhampton
Joint runners up
Mr & Mrs White from Penn, Wolverhampton and Phillip Burden from Fallings Park, also in Wolverhampton
Gardens
- Gold - Mr Phillip Burden
- Gold - Mr R J Dunn
- Gold - Mr Albert Poutney
- Gold - Mrs Karen Rowley
- Gold - Mr and Mrs T White
- Gold - Mrs Connie Walton.
- Silver Gilt - Mrs O Bohannan
- Silver Gilt - Mr Jayant Patel
Hanging baskets
- Silver Gilt - Mr R J Dunn
- Silver Gilt - Mr Jayant Patel
- Silver Gilt - Mr Albert Poutney
- Silver Gilt - Mrs Karen Rowley
- Silver Gilt - Ann Guest, Ron and Tom
- Silver Gilt - Linda Rowley.
Communal gardens
- Gold - Ann Guest, Ron and Tom at Coven Lodge
- Gold - Linda Rowley and residents at Dickens Lodge
Balcony gardens
- Silver - Mrs Barbara Richards.
Business in Bloom
- Silver Gilt - Novotel, Gardens.
- Silver - Ely House Hotel, Hanging baskets
- Bronze - City Bar, Hanging baskets
‘My Perfect Garden' - Childrens' category
Age 4 to 8 years
- 1st Prize - Mamta Neela, age 7
- 2nd Prize - Harpreet Sunny, age 5
- 3rd Prize - Marc Dudley, age 8.
Age 9 to 11 years
- 1st Prize - Jordan Lockley, age 9
- 2nd Prize - Jessica Edwards, age 11
- 3rd Prize - Pawandeep Kaur, age 11.
Contact us
For further information on the Wolverhampton's Floral City 2009 campaign and how you can be involved use our online form or contact us at the points below:
e-mail: floralcity@Wolverhampton.gov.uk
Phone: 01902 551070 or 551069
Write to:
Floral City 2009
Visitor Information Centre
Wolverhampton City Council
18 Queen Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1TQ