Wandsworth in Bloom Opens for Entries
New gardening competition is open to residents and businesses
All kinds of gardens are welcome to enter. Picture: Wandsworth Council
June 3, 2025
Wandsworth in Bloom, is now open for entries, inviting residents, schools, businesses and community groups to help make the borough burst with colour and creativity.
This brand-new gardening competition is aiming to bring people together, celebrate neighbourhood pride and contribute to a more biodiverse, sustainable Wandsworth.
It forms part of the celebrations for Wandsworth’s year as London Borough of Culture 2025. You can nominate yourself or someone you know whose green space needs celebrating.
There a dedicated category for nurseries and primary schools who are challenged to grow the tallest sunflower. Local businesses are being encouraged transforming shopfronts into welcoming green spaces. Neighbours and community groups can team up to transform their street, to show how gardens – big or small – can strengthen neighbourhood connections and support local wildlife.
Whether you're growing plants on a balcony or tending a community allotment, there’s a category for every kind of gardener. This year’s categories include:
- Best Allotment Plot
- Best Business in Bloom
- Best Balcony or Container Garden
- Best Community Food Growing Site
- Best Community Facility Garden
- Best Front Garden
- Best Street
- Tallest Sunflower (nurseries and primary schools only)
- Best in Show
- People’s Choice
- Most Vibrant London Borough of Culture Garden
Paul White, Cabinet Member for Environment, said, “Wandsworth in Bloom is about more than flowers. It’s about local pride, creativity and connecting with their community. In this special year as London Borough of Culture, we want to celebrate the people who make our borough greener, more colourful and more welcoming through gardening.”
“You don’t need a big garden or a lot of experience, just passion and a bit of imagination. Gardening helps build a sense of community and pride in our streets, and we want everyone to get involved, whether it’s a business, a school, at street, or a resident with a balcony box of blooms.”
The competition is free to enter and open to everyone. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges including local gardening experts, with winners announced at a special celebration event.
The deadline for entries is Monday 30 June 2025, and judging will take place in July.
Find full category details and submit your entry
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