This year we held the Competition in July. The Committee selected 22 gardens visible from the road for the Mayor to judge. He selected Peter & Anita Saunders of 10 Hamelton Close He also selected 1 Highly Commended 110 Merton Road along with 5 Commended. Along with the Town Council for the display in the flower tubs and hanging baskets in the High street.
This year’s competition was held in June, but due to the weather earlier in the year there were not so many gardens in bloom this year. However, we found about 36 for the Mayor to judge and he selected the winner as Mr. & Mrs Beeny of Byford Way, with three highly commended, one in Hamilton Close, one in Churchill Close and the other to the Town Council for the displays in the High Street and other flower boxes around the town.
After touring Watton in April to find gardens that can be seen from the road showing a good display of colour, the Watton Society sent a list of twenty eight gardens to the Mayor of Watton, Pat Warwick. Considering the weather we have had this Spring we felt this was a good number. The Mayor, after carefully looking at all the gardens, selected a winner and three highly commended. Our photo shows the winner, Peter Saunders of 10 Hamilton Close, receiving the salver and winning certificate from the Mayor and John Kerr, Chairman of the Watton Society. The Mayor described their garden as ‘stunning’ and the photo shows that this description is very true.
Peter loves gardening and helps some nearby people who have difficulty maintaining their gardens.
Highly commended gardens were 14 Nelson Court, 10 Mary Shanks Close and 24 Bloodhound Road. What was especially pleasing this year was the delight expressed by the winners and highly commended garden owners. The competition is held in either Spring, Summer or Autumn each year to enable gardens that are especially colourful in these seasons to be considered. A highly commended certificate was also awarded by the Society to the Town Council for the lovely displays of floral colour in the High Street.
The Watton Society
Watton In Bloom
A few weeks ago the committee of the Watton Society once again toured the town looking at front gardens showing a good display of colour. A list of nearly forty gardens was sent to the Mayor of Watton, Pat Warwick, who is also President of the Watton Society. The Major made several visits to the gardens before making her decision on a winner, a highly commended and seven commended gardens, who all received certificates. It was not an easy decision.
A highly commended certificate was also awarded by the Society to the Town Council for the excellent display of floral colour in the High Street
Our photograph shows the winner, Mr. R. Mikulik of Nelson Court, receiving the winning salver and certificate from Watton Mayor Pat Warwick and Watton Society Chairman John Kerr.
Watton in Bloom 2019 report
Every year during Spring or Summer the committee members of the Watton Society look at the gardens of Watton that can be seen from the road and show a good display of colour. A short list is prepared and the winner and highly commended chosen, usually by the current Mayor of Watton, who is also the President of the Watton Society. This is not always an easy decision and this year the Mayor made several visits to gardens on the short list before making her decision.
When we inform the winners and highly commended they are delighted that their gardens have been noticed and maybe appreciated by passers by to add to the pleasure of the gardeners!
A highly commended certificate was also awarded to the Town Council for the lovely displays in the High Street.
Our photograph shows the winners, Mr and Mrs Donegan of 35 Sharman Avenue, receiving the winning salver from Watton Town Mayor Pat Warwick and Watton Society Chairman John Kerr.