Rustington Gardens Competition 2022 winners revealed

Entries this year were judged by council chair Mrs Alison Cooper and vice-chair Graham Tyler, Mrs Joanne Crockford and Dan Allen from Ferring Nurseries.

Winner of best residential window boxes, balconies and patio tubs, etc., was 8 Ashwood Drive, with 6 Shaftesbury Court, Shaftesbury Road, as runner-up.

The prize for best commercial window boxes, balconies and patio tubs, etc., was awarded to The Lamb public house.

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The best residential front garden of any size, including paved gardens with patio tubs, was 22 Glenville Road, with 21 Amberley Road as runner-up.

Rustington House, in Worthing Road, the headquarters of Hargreaves, won best commercial front garden of any size, with Kensington Lodge, in Broadmark Lane, as runner-up.

Georgian Gardens Community Primary School won the schools competition, with Summerlea Community Primary School as runner-up.

Best community garden was Rustington Methodist Church, with The Hidden Twitten, at the rear of the Herne Gardens and Orchard Gardens garage compound, as runner-up.

The council said: “Congratulations to all the winners. A huge thank you to everyone that took part and helped to make the 2022 competition such a success.”

Winners and runners-up receive cash prizes. Awards will be presented at the reception following the council’s annual civic thanksgiving service in September.