2021 Garden & Allotment competition results

2021 Large Garden and overall winners, Tim & Sibyl Gale of Bridport

The month of June saw the return of our annual Garden & Allotment competition after the competition was cancelled in 2020.  We were delighted to receive 20 entries from all corners of West Dorset which gave our judges and stewards two very busy days visiting all the entrants.  We were fortunate that the judging was carried out in glorious sunshine so the gardens and allotments really did look their best.  Our judges this year were Ian and Anne Bark – 2019 Small Garden winners and Jo Sage – Society Chairman in 2018-2019.  They were accompanied by Society President Mr Nigel Jones and Society Chairman Mr James Vickery.  Mr Peter Yeates and Mr Cliff Pitcher were the Stewards.   The winners received a voucher from Bridport-based William James & Co, manufacturers and suppliers of fruit cages, netting and garden equipment and also bulk bags of compost donated by Chedington Compost.  Thank you very much to both WM James and Chedington Estate for very kindly donating the prizes.

Society Chairman, James Vickery commented, ‘It has been a great privilege to be able to visit the twenty gardens and allotments entered into this year’s competition.   All the entries were fantastic and really did showcase the hard work and dedication that had been given by the gardener.  There was a wide variety, and the standard was exceptional.  I certainly did not envy the task of the judges.   Thank you to everyone who took part and congratulations to all our winners  Everyone should be proud of what they have achieved even if they did not win this time.”

2021 Results

Bob Link in his Broadwindsor allotment

Allotments

1st – Mr Bob Link, Broadwindsor

2nd – Mr & Mrs John and Christine Studley, Hinton St George

3rd – Mr Geoff Fry, Puncknowle

Highly Commended – Miss Alison Waterman, Bradpole

Debbie McCarthy, winner of the small garden class

Small Gardens

1st – Mrs Debbie McCarthy, Lyme Regis

2nd – Mrs Val Bartlett, Bridport

3rd – Miss Alison Waterman, Bradpole

Medium Gardens

Christine Corson in her Beaminster garden, winner of the medium garden class.

1st – Mrs Christine Corson, Beaminster

2nd – Mr & Mrs Peter and Barbara Lacey, Lyme Regis

3rd – Mr & Mrs Tim and Gill Tarling, Bridport

Large Gardens

1st – Mr & Mrs Tim and Sibyl Gale, Bridport

2nd – Mr & Mrs John and Heather Coley, Ryall

Highly Commended – Mrs Jo Rock, Powerstock

Overall Winner of the Garden & Allotment Competition:  Mr & Mrs Tim and Sibyl Gale

Special Environmental Award – The George Payne Memorial Trophy – Beyond the Archway Allotment, Bridport

Beyond the Archway Allotment

Lucy