Freebridge Gardening Competition

🌻 Get Growing! Our 2025 Gardening Competition is Now Open 🌿

Spring has sprung - and so has your chance to shine in the garden! We're thrilled to launch our Gardening Competition, inviting all residents to show off their green spaces, no matter how big or small. Whether you’re cultivating a colourful flower bed, a thriving vegetable patch, or a tiny windowsill oasis, we want to see it!

🌼 What’s It All About?

The Gardening Competition is open to all residents and kicks off from 1st May 2025, running through to the 1st August 2025. Entries will be judged by our Customer Voice Panels, and winners will be announced shortly after judging wraps up in August.

This is your opportunity to celebrate nature, community, and creativity - all while adding beauty to the places we call home.

🌸 How to Enter

Taking part is easy! Simply send us a photo of your garden, plant display, or green space by either:

Email: communications@freebridge.org.uk

Please include your name, address and your image files. You can enter as an individual or as a group, and we welcome submissions from gardens of all shapes and sizes. You can also enter more than one category - make a note which one you think best fits your entry, or leave it to us to decide!

🏅 Competition Categories

We have something for everyone, including:

Best Sheltered Scheme Resident Entry
Best Communal Space (perfect for group efforts!)
Best Flower Garden
Best Vegetable Patch
Best Wildlife-Friendly Garden
Best Small Space Garden (balconies, courtyards, and tiny spots welcome!)
Best Windowsill Garden (because not everyone has outdoor space!)

🪴 Not Online? No Problem!
We’ll also be promoting the competition with posters and flyers in our sheltered schemes - so everyone can take part. If you’re not sure how to enter, just ask your support advisor for help.

📆 Important Dates

Competition Opens: 1 May 2025
Submission Deadline: 1 August 2025
Judging: August
Winners Announced: End of August (exact date TBC)

🌟 Let’s Get Growing!

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a total beginner, this is your chance to dig in and get creative. Show us your petals, patches, and pots - we can't wait to celebrate your gardening successes!