Gosport Schools In Bloom Competition

Possibly the most important aspect of Gosport In Bloom is to stimulate interest in the next generation of gardeners by encouraging local schools to include gardening in their activities. The schools in Bloom competition is aimed at getting children growing food plants, providing a home for wildlife and adding art and sensory features to their environment.

We thank all teachers and gardening club volunteers for their work that makes this competition possible. This year we have a new Schools In Bloom logo following a deluge of entries for our new logo competition, thankyou to everyone that sent in an entry, we really enjoyed judging all of the beautiful In Bloom themed designs
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As with all competitions there could only be one design selected as the new Schools In Bloom logo, congratulations go to Ella-Marie Smith, who submitted the design below and is now being used on all of our Schools In Bloom literature and banners.

Dates for your diary

Entry Form Opening
March 2024

Entry Form Deadline
Friday 17th May 2024 by 17.00

Judging Dates
10th - 21st June 2024
The judges will contact schools to arrange a convenient time to visit. Please be aware that the judges are only allocated 30 minutes to judge each school entry.

Awards Ceremony
Thursday 11th July 2024 at Thorngate Halls

Competition Categories

Best Wildlife Garden
The judges will be looking for a garden with a variety of plants to attract insects and other creatures & plants that are healthy & well maintained. The range of habitats created will be assessed and an all year round wildlife habitat that has minimal impact on natural resources.

Best Sensory Garden
The judges will be looking for healthy, productive, well maintained plants where pupils are involved in growing and maintaining the plants and discover the wide variety of colour, sound, scent and the tactile nature of plants.

Best Edible Garden
The judges will be looking for healthy, productive, well maintained plants where pupils are involved with growing and maintaining the plants as well as linking back to cooking and eating the produce.

Best Decorative Garden
The judges will be looking for healthy, productive, well maintained perennial plants with a strong design theme that form a permenant garden as well as a wonderful display.

Mini Categories
Most Colourful Salad Patch!
The more different colours in food the better it is for you, how many different colours can you grow?

Best Garden Art Feature
For budding artists and garden designers, art is a way to bring culture to the garden and express your creative talents.

Most Ingenious Invention (Sustainable Innovation)
For the more practically minded, how about engineering a way to make your gardens sustainable.

Best Bee and Butterfly Gardens
How many pollinator friendly flowers and caterpillar food plants can you grow?

It is expected that all of the gardens entered will be maintained by students within their gardening club or as part of class activities with help from their teachers or volunteer gardeners.

If you are looking for inspiration why not look at joining the RHS Campaign for school gardening https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/home

It is expected that all of the gardens entered will be maintained by students within their gardening club or as part of class activities with help from their teachers or volunteer gardeners.

Gosport In Bloom would like to thank our sponsors A&S Motors and Hambrooks for their continued support.