London in Bloom is an annual competition that has been running for more than 40 years. The competition is designed to promote gardening and horticulture across London.
Hillingdon won not only gold in the “large city” category but was also judged overall winner in that category for the second year in a row. We are very fortunate to live in the capital’s greenest borough.
The following Green Spaces local to Eastcote won awards:
Gold
• Eastcote House Gardens – won gold for the “park of the year” category
• Friends of Eastcote House Gardens won in the “our community” category
• Friends of Eastcote House Gardens won in the “walled garden” category
• Polish War Memorial and Garden won in the “park of the year” category
• Ruislip Lido won in the “large park of the year” category
• Poors Field won in the “common of the year” category
• Long Meadow won in the “large conservation area” category
• Breakspear Cemetery won in the “large cemetery” category
Silver
• Highgrove Woods won silver in the “small conservation area” category
• Pinn Meadows won silver in the “large conservation area” category
• Manor Farm won silver in the “heritage park and garden of the year” category
• Friends of Pinn Meadows won in the “our community” category
Other awards
• Friends of Eastcote House Gardens, marked as outstanding in the “it’s your neighbourhood” category
• Friends of Pinn Meadows judged to be “thriving” in the “it’s your neighbourhood” category