Great Whittington - Great Whittington in Bloom

Great Whittington in Bloom

Great Whittington is a beautiful village and, in 2009 we won Silver Gilt in the Northumberia in Bloom competition. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, we won silver awards. Overall, the judges have been most impressed by the well cared for and attractive gardens, containers and hanging baskets. We have been complimented on the maintenance of the grass verges and for the extremely tidy state of the village as well as for the way we match our planting to the rural setting. However, there's much more to Northumbria in Bloom than just planting pretty flowers and we are always looking towards getting more community involvement and to improving both our village and our score in the competition. Who knows, maybe that gold standard is now within reach!

Tractor Tyre

Over the coming months we will continue with our efforts to make Great Whittington best village by working on conservation and wildlife areas as well as by improving sustainability and overall planting. In order to move up in the marking scheme, we need to show the judges how much we, as a communitiy, care for our environment. We need to get more people involved in the Northumbria in Bloom effort but not just by planting more flowers, we need to put more focus on conservation and recycling, things that make the environment better for all of us. If we can encourage the young people of the village to join in it will be enjoyable for them and we will certainly improve our marks overall. To show how gardening and conseravation can be fun, we intend to run some fun community projects, especially projects in which our young people can get involved.

Hanging baskets

And, in order to bring the community involvment to the judge's attention, a portfolio will be produced containing photographs of not only our excellent gardens but also the hard work we do around the village in order to make it so beautiful for the judging in spring and summer. So, if you have a gardening project that you think improves the village environment overall, please get in touch so that we can take before and after photographs. We may even be able to help with advice and maybe give a hand with some of the hard work. Perhaps you'd like to dig a pond, make a vegetable patch or install water butts and a compost heap. Maybe you'd like to take responsibility for a grass verge, a flowerbed or maybe one of the tubs in the village. Perhaps your garden isn't one of those along the main street but you'd like to bring it to the attention of the judges. All you need to do is to get in contact and we'll come and take photos for the portfoliio. If you'd like to join the Gardening Club or if you have any ideas for improving the overall look of the village, please get in touch. The more people who get involved the better, so, what are you waiting for, contact us on: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please check out the rest of the links to see the judge's comments from previous years and see what we're aiming to do in the future. Hopefully these things will inspire you to join in!

GW in Bloom