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Bay Blooms Competition

The Bay Blooms competition is an annual horticultural event that encourages residents and businesses to improve the look of their local area.

There are 27 Categories in the “free to enter” competition, please select the category which best describes your area or entry. Each person can enter up to three categories:

Area or Road
Bank, Building Society or Professional Organisation
Club
Environmentally Friendly Garden
Flat
Self Catering Establishment
Holiday Park
Special Commendation
Community Environment Project
Garden Vegetable Patch/ Allotment plot
Public Buildings or Other Premises
Public House or Restaurant
Shop/Store/Other Retail Premises (under 30ft/over 30ft)
School Environmental Project
Residential/Nursing Home
Hotel (Large)
Guest House
Hotel (Small)
Private Basket or Other Container
Commercial Basket or Other Container
Street Warden areas - Hele, Foxhole, Watcombe and Torre
Private Garden - Brixham
Private Garden - Paignton
Private Garden – Torquay
Brixham in Bloom - dual entry
Superclass

Those residents that gained a first place in each category last year are automatically entered into the Superclass category this year and are unable to enter any of the other categories.

Each entry is individually assessed by the judges during July/early August and the results are published in the Herald Express from the middle of August onwards. All entrants are notified of their result by letter.

Those entrants obtaining 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and Highly Commended awards are invited to the Awards Ceremony in October.

There is also a separate category for Brixham residents to enter the Brixham in Bloom competition.

The closing date for Bay Blooms entries is June 18.

The competition is kindly sponsored by Sutton Seeds, Torbay Council and the Herald Express.

The Bay Blooms team are always on the look out for new judges and would welcome anyone who has a keen interest in horticulture to put their name forward.

Entries for this year's competition are now being taken, please download a copy of the entry form from this page and send it to the Bay Blooms address – we look forward to receiving your entry!

For further information on the Bay Blooms competition please contact us (details top right).

Bay Blooms Competition

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