Sponsored by Southern Water, the regional South and South East in Bloom competition sees thousands of gardeners battle it out each year in the prestigious competition in this green corner of England.
The competition is the cornerstone of communities and districts across the region but also part of the largest horticultural campaign in Europe. It encourages communities to create floral features, permanent planting, wildflower meadows, planting for nature, fruit and vegetable, gardening and much more.
Expert Judges tour the region in July and award marks based on a range of criteria that fall under three main categories: Horticultural Achievement, Environmental Responsibilty and Community Participation.
The winners are announced at an Award Ceremony in September and presented with either a Certificate of Excellence, Bronze, Silver, Silver Gilt or Gold Awards with an Overall Category Winner.
The overall category winners are put forward to represent their region in the national Britain in Bloom competition which is run by the Royal Horticultural Society and the winners of this go on to represent the United Kingdom in the European competition, Entente Florale.
Not only can Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent enter the SSEIB competition as a whole, also individual locations, businesses and neighbourhood groups etc can enter to gain recognition for all their hard work and effort into making their area a more pleasant place to live/work.
So the aim of Gosport & Lee-on-the-Solent in Bloom is to promote South and South East in Bloom and improve community spirit. The reward for our efforts is a more pleasant environment in which to live and work.
This gives us all something worthwhile to work towards and something for the next generation of gardners to aspire to.
To view this years results click here!!
