Awards and Publications.
2001
Ferndown
in Bloom Competition.
1st
Prize for Best front garden, first time entry.
2nd Prize
for Best front garden.
2nd
Prize for Best summer front garden.
2002
"Viva Espana". A four page
article in March 2002 edition of Gardens Monthly, featuring pictures taken by
Philip Smith and text by Mike Pilcher.
"Little but lovely".Our garden was one of five, photographed by Philip Smith, for an article in Dorset magazine March 2002.
"We each get to grow the plants we love best". A four page article in Ideal Home August 2002 with pictures and text by Nicola Stocken Tomkins.
"A trip to the tropics" in Dorset magazine October 2002, pictures and text by Philippa Hardy. Unfortunately it was published, incorrectly in the magazine, that we live in West Moors, which is a nearby village to Ferndown.
We also won the following in the Ferndown in Bloom Competition.
1st
prize for Best front garden.
1st
prize for Best back garden
2nd
prize for Best seasonal front garden, incorporating a theme or special feature.
Which gave us
Garden of the year "The Haskins Trophy"
2003
We entered the Ferndown in
Bloom competition again this year, the judging took place in July.
We won Garden of the year
"The Haskins Trophy"
for the second year running.
and 1st
prize for Best front garden.
2004
We will not be entering
the Ferndown in
Bloom competition this year.
(In 2004 the rules of the competition
were changed to exclude any garden that opens to the public from entering the
main part of the competition. As we do all the work in the garden ourselves, we
did not feel we had any advantage over any other entrants in the competition, so
we have not entered since. The competition ran for two more years, then was
abandoned because of lack of entries.)
"Cook Up A Treat" a four page article in Gorgeous Gardens, summer 2004 edition, text and photographs by Nicola Stocken Tomkins.
"BBC Radio Solent"
came to our garden.
Sylvia Willoughby visited us on 9th August, and did a recorded walk round the
garden, the eight and a half minute recording went on the air twice the
following weekend, as part of the Top Soil gardening programme. Sylv left us
carrying one of our Brugmansia plants, which she had taken a liking to, look
after it Sylv. Listen to the recording
by clicking HERE
dont forget to turn your speakers or headphones on.
2005
We entered the "Daily
Mail National Garden Competition"
Apparently there were 1881 entrants for the competition. Of which 11 were short
listed.
And we managed to be one of the 11 who went through to the next round.
The judges arrived at 2pm on Tuesday 31st May, Professor David Stevens, who has
designed many Chelsea flower show gardens, was one of the judges. In three days
they traveled from the south coast of England to Scotland in the north, visiting
the 11 gardens.
We were amazed to receive a phone call, to say we had got through to the final
with five other gardens.
The six finalists have been given free tickets to meet at the Hampton Court
Flower Show on July 5th for a reception.
The final judging will start on July 25th, when all six gardens will be judged
again, to choose an overall winner.
We didn't win the competition, but we do have a nice plaque to display in the
garden.
2006
The garden was featured in the magazine "1742"
produced by Stewarts Garden Centres.
Lyn was one of twenty contestants picked for the BBC
Gardener Of The Year. She did not get through to the last
five to appear on the program.
2009
We were featured on BBC
Gardeners World episode one in April. see
more here
The garden was listed in the DailyTelegraph
newspaper as being one of the 50
Great Small Gardens to visit
The Ferndown
in Bloom competition sponsored by Haskins
Garden Centre has been revived, but the only class we could enter was Best
Garden seen from a road or open area on public view. Lyn's front garden was voted the Best
Front Garden and Overall
winner.
She received £200 of Haskins Garden Centre tokens. Many thanks to Haskins for
their generosity in sponsoring the competition.
2010
Our garden is featured in a book called Gardens of Dorset
by Roger Lane, which shows 37 large and small Dorset gardens.
Malcolm's Exotic garden featured in a two page spread in Garden
News.
Lyn's Cottage garden came second in the Ferndown
in Bloom competition. best
Garden seen from a road or open area on public view.
She received £75 of Haskins Garden Centre tokens.
2011
The garden is due to be featured in The
Dorset magazine, Dorset
Life hopefully before our first
garden open day in July. Unfortunately we have now found out that it won't be
published till September, when of course we will have finished our
open days for 2011. Not very helpful !
Lyn's Cottage garden came first in the Ferndown
in Bloom competition. best
Garden seen from a road or open area on public view.
Lyn (centre) receiving her £100 of Haskins tokens in her front garden.
Thanks to Gareth John of Wordcaster Public
Relations, for allowing us to use his photo on our website.
