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Harrogate in Bloom Competitions

Harrogate in Bloom values the contribution made by all floral features in the town. Throughout the year we run a number of competitions to recognise endeavour and to encourage more involvement.

 

All entrants are judged against standards set by the RHS. The 2025 results were announced at the “Harrogate in Bloom” Awards evening on 8th October at The Cedar Court Hotel.

Children's Art Competition 2025

The first competition of the year is always for children. The theme of our 2025 competition was

'250 YEARS OF THE USA’

​Children between the ages of seven and eleven years were challenged to design a flower bed on this theme, which will be planted in 2026, on the circular bed near the main entrance of the Valley Gardens.

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There were entries from Ashville Preparatory School, Brackenfield School, Coppice Valley Primary School, Oatlands Junior School, Richard Taylor C of E School, Rossett Acre Primary School, St Peter’s School, Willow Tree School and 5 entries were short-listed.

 

Poppy Garbutt from Willow Tree School designed this colourful winning entry.

Harrogate in Bloom Awards 2025​​

The categories for the Harrogate in Bloom Awards 2025 were:

  • Hotels and Guest Houses

  • Pubs and Restaurants

  • Communal grounds

  • Residential Community

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Judges were looking for: 
● A good first impression 
● Planting which is appropriate in colour and scale to the surroundings, with summer interest. 
● Containers of appropriate size and style 
● Paving, paths etc which complement the surroundings and are well-maintained. 
● Plants which are in good condition, disease free and well maintained.
● The whole area should be clean and litter free. 
● Noticeable environmental features and/or residents’ involvement.​​​

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The 2025 winners are given below. 

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School Garden Award 2025

Harrogate in Bloom’s School Garden Award is for all schools - both Primary/Junior Schools and Secondary/Senior Schools.

The trophy is for the best School Garden.

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Judges were looking for:
      •    A good first impression 
      •    Are you making a difference to your school environment?
      •    Do you work hard to keep it looking beautiful for

            everyone visiting your school to enjoy?
      •    Does your garden encourage wildlife?
      •    Are the pupils directly involved in creating and maintaining

            the garden?

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Coppice Valley Primary School, Harrogate Grammar School, Hookstone Chase Primary School, Oatlands Infant School, Oatlands Junior School, Rossett Acre Primary School and Western Primary School entered the 2025 competition. The winner was Rossett Acre Primary School.​​
 

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Floral Shop Window Competition 2025 in partnership with Harrogate Business Improvement District

The Harrogate BID team, working in partnership with Harrogate in Bloom, once again held a Floral Shop Window Competition, encouraging local businesses to celebrate our town’s floral heritage. The competition was designed to coincide with the BID's Floral Summer of Celebration.

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Judges awarded points for key aspects including innovation, a ‘wow factor’, how the floral display linked to the business and cleanliness.

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The McCrindle trophy was presented to the overall winner at the “Harrogate in Bloom” Awards evening on 8th October at Cedar Court Hotel.

 

​​The 2025 winner was Helen James on Station Parade.

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2025 Competition winners

Children's Art Competition

School Garden Award            

Shop Window Competition      

Hotels & Guesthouses             

 

Communal Grounds                 

Pubs and Restaurants             

Residential Communities 

Care Homes      

Best Allotment site                  

Discretionary Award                

Best Allotment Plot                

Discretionary   Award             

 

Discretionary Award                    

Christine Dean Cup

Hammond Mann Trophy                     

McCrindle Trophy                             

Crowther Trophy                               

 

Harrogate in Bloom Shield                 

Parks Dept. Rose Shield                   

Bettys Teapot

Hampden House Trophy                                    

Edgar Scholey Shield                       

Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce Trophy  Harrogate Borough Council Trophy                        President’s Award                                               

 

Mayor’s Trophy                                                    

Poppy Garbutt

Rossett Acre Primary School

Helen James

The White Hart Hotel - The Fat Badger

Raworths Solicitors

The Pickled Sprout

Swan Court

Manor House

Pine Street Allotments

Piglet in Bed

Peter Walker

Nick Smith, Harrogate Flower Shows

Pam Grant

For a full list of award winners click on the pdf.

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