Sheffield Gnomes gardening competition 2011

Sheffield Gnomes Garden Competition is now in to its fourth year, and it has been another successful year with a very high standard of entries.  The garden competition is a fantastic way for Sheffield Homes to recognise the efforts of tenants who are maintaining their gardens to such high standards, and making their estates and sheltered schemes more attractive places to live for everyone in the community. 

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition this year and well done to all the winners.  Thank you to those who supported the competition either by judging a category or providing sponsorship. 

Please see below details of the sponsors, judges and winners in this year’s competition.

Summer garden of the year
Category sponsor: Kier Sheffield LLP
Judge: Robert Ireland, Operations Manager at Kier

1^st        Mr Gill             South West Area
2^nd       Mrs Kemp      South West Area
3^rd        Mrs Knight     John Trickett House Sheltered Scheme

Shortlisted but not placed in the top 3:

Mr & Mrs Whiteley    South West Area
Mrs Darby                  East Area
Mr & Mrs Heward     East Area


Hanging basket/container of the year
Category Sponsor: Groundwork Sheffield
Judge: Lily McCall, TARA chair, Board member and Environmental Champion

1^st        Mr Morrisey               East Area
2^nd       Mrs Lodge                 Helliwell Court Sheltered Scheme
3^rd        Mrs Johnson             Heliwell Court Sheltered Scheme

Shortlisted but not placed in the top 3:
Mr McKennan                       John Trickett House Sheltered Scheme


Best wild and sustainable garden of the year
Sponsor: Fletchers Metals & Waste Recycling
Judge: Craig Hattersley, Director of Fletchers Metals & Waste Recycling

1^st        Mr Roe                       East Area
2^nd       Mr Davies                  North Area
3^rd        Mrs Barnes                South East Area

Shortlisted but not placed in the top 3:
Miss Hill & Mr Oliver                        North Area


Best vegetable, fruit and herb garden
Sponsor: Sheffield Homes
Judge: Cllr Harry Harpham, Cabinet Member for Homes and Regeneration

1^st        Mr Smikil                   Central Area
2^nd       Mr Cawthorne           Central Area
3^rd        Mr Down                    Balfour House Sheltered Scheme

Best community gardener
Sponsor: Hague Plant Ltd
Judge: Ian Turner, Curator of the Botanical Gardens

1^st        Helliwell Court Sheltered Scheme resident
2^nd       Mount View Lodge Sheltered Scheme residents
3^rd        Mrs Shepherd           Abbey Brook Gardens, South West Area

Shortlisted but not placed in the top 3:
Lytton Court Sheltered Scheme
Mrs Howard   North West Area

Special Recognition

Sponsor: Apollo Property Services Group
Judge: Sheffield Homes employees
Lytton Court Sheltered Scheme
Painted Fabrics Sheltered Scheme
Callow Mount Sheltered Scheme
Mrs Darby, East Area
Mr & Mrs Whiteley, South West Area