Entry for this years compeition is closed. You can now visit the 2008 results page.
No matter what experience you have or how big your garden why not join in the campaign next year to make Derby a more attractive, cleaner and greener place in which to live, work and visit.
Details of 2008
- the judge was Martin Fish, gardening expert, broadcaster and writer
- you needed to be a resident of Derby
- the deadline for entries was Monday, 30 June 2008
- judging took place on the 15, 16 and 18 July 2008
- there will be a presentation evening for all winners later in the year, details to be announced.
The presentation evening for all 2007s winners was held at the Derby Garden Centre and was a great success.
This year the competition was once again sponsored by Derby Garden Centre.
Click the image on the left to visit their website - 
Categories for 2008
Best Front Garden category
This is all about finding the city’s best front garden. We want to make Derby a more vibrant and attractive city to live in with gardens that create a feel good factor.
Best Floral Feature category
This is about injecting colour into the city and celebrating floral displays - the essence of Derby in Bloom!
To qualify for this category you must have a defined area that is dedicated just to the display of flowers. Examples are: hanging baskets, window boxes, tubs and flower beds. The public must be able to see the floral displays, so only front-of-property entries qualify.
Best Wildlife Garden category
In today’s environmentally aware times this is an important category within Derby In Bloom. We want to encourage gardens that support wildlife. We also want to increase awareness of environmental issues such as recycling and sustainability. For this category, back garden entries qualify.
Best Community Garden category
This category is designed to get communities working together; developing and strengthening the local community is a major aspect of Derby in Bloom. The garden must be easy for the community to access at all times; exceptions would be for reasons of security. The definition of ‘community’ can be interpreted in many ways. For example, residents could get together to enter their street, or a community project/ a housing complex with a common area could enter. As long as there’s community involvement, it qualifies.
Best Pub, Café, Restaurant or Hotel category
We want to encourage local businesses to play their part in enhancing Derby and making the city a more attractive environment to socialise in. Derby in Bloom is about visible displays which the community can enjoy so, to qualify for this category, the public must be able to see displays from the front of the premises. This means that beer gardens at the back of premises don’t qualify.
Best Commercial Premises category
We want to encourage local businesses/ traders to play their part in enhancing Derby and making it a more attractive environment to work and live in. To qualify for this category, the public must be able to see displays from the front of the premises.
Best Newcomer
We want to encourage people of all abilities who haven’t entered before to take part in the Derby in Bloom initiative. To qualify for this category, it must be the first time you’ve entered the competition. You may enter any of the six categories.
Others additional Derby in Bloom Competitions
Back to Derby in Bloom page.
Contact us
For more information contact Derby City Parks.
Telephone Dawn Dagley 01332 716272
Fax 01332 716512
Minicom 01332 256666
email dawn.dagley@derby.gov.uk