Netheravon in Bloom 2021
The results for Netheravon in Bloom are in!
Overall Judges Comments:
Our “lockdown displays” in the village have done everyone who contributed to them proud and lifted spirits of the gardeners as well as those of the passers-by. The judges noted many displays which helped our natural pollinators survive and thrive, well done to those gardeners in particular. The village looked special and has shown off its community spirit once again. Thank you to all who have tried, and to those who have succeeded, your efforts have made us all feel better as we walked around our village
Judges Comments
Tubs
| Location | Placed | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Pound Northern corner | 3 | Colourful “ball” of plants with petunia Impatiens and Begonia. Well looked after. Impactful at village entrance. |
| Pound Southeast corner | Not Planted this spring. | |
| Pound Southwest corner | A bit too much white for such a prominent tub at village entrance It could have been more colourful. | |
| High Street | Cosmos out competing other species, will be at peak in 2 weeks. | |
| Queensway | 2 | Good height and colour, fully planted and well-tended, more colour to come as well. Well thought through. Dahlia, Geranium and other spp work so well together. |
| Bottom of Alfie’s path | Use of Lilly and Sweet Peas is unique, but some annual plants needed attention. | |
| Phoenix Hall | Planting random and some weeds. | |
| Harefield #1 | Like the use of a plant tub for runner beans - unique and has impact at the entrance. | |
| Harefield #1 | Like the use of a plant tub for runner beans - unique and has impact at the entrance. | |
| Harefield #2 | Colourful display but tub not full of plants. | |
| Whitmarsh Close | Continues its use of sustainable succulents from last year and has an obvious seaside theme. Well done to person tending this tub. | |
| Hales Road | 1 | Colourful variety of plants with more to come, use of Lavender, Dahlia and Lobelia adds breadth. |
Allotments
| Location | Placed | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Many different crops, some composting and fruit crops. | |
| #2 | Not used to its full extent, has some fruit cropping. | |
| #3 | Unused | |
| #4 | Unused | |
| #8A | A little too weedy to be placed in the judges opinion. | |
| #8B | Raised beds, some under construction, will make this an allotment one to watch in the future. | |
| #9A | 2 | Good variety of crops and an especially well-tended plot, an early-adopter grower with a fruit cage, well done! |
| #9B | This plot was a little overgrown in the judges opinion, and therefore not placed. | |
| #10A | 1 | Well weeded and immaculate plot with a very good variety of veg, the judges liked the attention to detail (e.g. wooden edges to the plot). |
| #10B | Good but not quite there for a place in the competition. | |
| #11A | 3 | Good variety of veg and especially use of salad crops that had not been allowed to “blow”. Shows constant tending of the plot in the judges’ opinion. |
| #12A | A good effort. Many crop types but the judges thought it was perhaps not as often weeded as it might be, e.g. some lettuce had blown. Good runner beans. | |
| #12B | Good. Sweetcorn and potatoes especially. |
Gardens & Hanging Baskets
| Location | Front Garden | Hanging Basket | Placed | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Park - 8 | FG | 2 | Great use of such a small space, so well done. Cottage garden effect, Phlox and Fuchsia especially welcomed by the bees. | |
| Court Farm Close - 10 | FG | Good use of the space, Fuchsia dominant pots on gravel. | ||
| Court Farm Close - 11 | FG | Cottage garden and good lawn to set it off, using different colours to set off the display. | ||
| Court Farm Close - 31 | FG | Gravel and grass to set off the planting. Variety of planting, trellis fence allows colour to be seen from both sides. | ||
| High Street - 1 Stone Villas | FG | Gravel fronted cottage garden, fabulous sunflowers. | ||
| High Street - 101 | FG | Good rose arbour in the front and prominent village position. | ||
| High Street - Flint House | FG | Mature cottage garden which suits the house with new planting in front of the wall, a lot of work put in. | ||
| High Street - Post House | FG | 3 | Beautiful, neat cottage garden with specimen planting and raised beds. Good variety of planting in a very prominent garden to the village entrance. | |
| High Street 105 | FG | 4 baskets but not full enough to be placed in the judges opinion. | ||
| Mill Road - Mill View | FG | Good Hosta display and use of tubs in such a small space. A prominent place in the village. | ||
| Queensway - 1 | FG | Good colourful display, only not placed due to gardener being a Parish Councillor. | ||
| Vicarage Gardens - 18 | FG | A beautiful small garden that stands out in the road, so well done, good use of annuals. | ||
| West Court - 5 | FG | 1 | Dahlia and Lilly in fine show at judging time. A well-loved garden with lots of colour and interest - amazing. | |
| Whitmarsh Close - 17 | FG | Late roses and Dahlia, and some new cherry tree planting will help set off this garden in the future. | ||
| Court Farm Close - 10 | HB | Colourful full basket, with Lobelia dominant. | ||
| Court Farm Close - 27 | HB | 2 | Fabulous use of the lamppost with so many baskets with so much colour. Excellent. | |
| Court Farm Road - 10 | HB | Had baskets and wall brackets and many species, great colour and a wonderful display. Well done. | ||
| Court Farm Road - 11 | HB | Some fine baskets. Overall appearance of these 3 houses was excellent, and a clearly a community. | ||
| Court Farm Road - 9 | HB | 4 baskets, providing good colourful display. | ||
| Piggots Close - 638 | HB | =3 | 4 Beautiful baskets so well presented against the painted wall background make them special. Colourful, full and large. | |
| Vicarage Gardens - 2 | HB | Some good baskets but on the day of judging the recent wind had reduced their appeal, a shame. | ||
| Vicarage Gardens - 20 | HB | 1 | A number of full colourful baskets and wall hangings. Colour coordinated - wonderful display and yet tucked away. | |
| Wain’s Way - 5 | HB | =3 | Such height and colour coordinated, so well done. Probably the biggest single basket display in the village. |