Runnymede in bloom

Categories and prize

Greenfingers allotment winner

Categories for 2025

  • Best Allotment - Show off your productive plot!
  • Best Communal & Community Space - A chance for groups to shine.
  • Best Front Garden - Brighten up your neighbourhood.
  • Best Wildlife-Friendly Garden - Encourage biodiversity and support nature.

Tallest Sunflower (NEW for 2025!) - A fun challenge in schools for children aged 5-8 and 9-12.


Prize

This year’s Runnymede in Bloom competition is set to be bigger and better than ever, with fantastic prizes generously donated by Squires Garden Centre and Pot Gang to reward the borough’s green-fingered champions!

Category Winners: The winner of each category will receive a £50 Squires Garden Centre voucher, perfect for adding new plants, tools, or decorative touches to their garden. Runners-up won’t leave empty-handed either, as they’ll receive a £35 Squires Garden Centre voucher to continue their gardening journey.

Sunflower Competition - Schools Challenge

The sunflower challenge is all about encouraging young gardeners to grow the tallest sunflower in their age group, with each class growing one sunflower to compete for the top spot!  The winning classes will reap some fantastic rewards!

  • Reception – Year 3: The class that grows the tallest sunflower will win a Pot Gang Vegetable Growing Kit, packed with everything needed to start a mini vegetable garden, plus a £5 Squires voucher to inspire even more gardening fun.
  • Year 4 – Year 6: The tallest sunflower in this category will earn the winning class another Pot Gang Vegetable Growing Kit, along with a £5 Squires voucher to keep their green thumbs busy.