We received 55 entries across the five categories to this years garden competition which opened on Thursday 8 June.
Our judges (Dennis Bradley, Chair of the Board, Lee Macdonald, Glendale, Janet Hambleton, Compliance and Cyclical Works Manager, and Colin Muir, Grounds Maintenance Contract Co-ordinator) braved the wet weather and visited the shortlisted gardens/spaces on Wednesday 19 July.
And the winners are....
Best individual garden (with grass)
Winner - Rita Hewitt from Ferryhill
Runner up - Karen Hardy from Ferryhill
Runner up - Carole Dickinson from Ferryhill
Best individual yard/patio (without grass)
Winner - David Cockburn from Ferryhill
Runner up - Ken Gibson from Sedgefield
Runner up - Garry Tinkler from Sedgefield
Most improved garden (moved in within the last 12 months)
Winner - Dianne Hewison from Ferryhill
Runner up - Angela Durham from Newton Aycliffe
Best community garden
Winner - Community group Sedgefield
Best ECO garden (gardens that include solar use, veggie patches, wildflowers, composting, or water butts)
Winner - Julie Williams from Spennymoor
Runner up - Hannah Lindsay from Ferryhill
Dennis Bradley, Chair of the Board said: “The tenant garden competition is always wonderful to be part of and every year there’s something different, this year being no exception with the new ECO category really showcasing how we can be more sustainable even in our gardens”
A big thank you to everyone who took part this year and well done to all of this year's winners.