EVERY year some of the very best gardens in Crediton are judged in the Floral Crediton competition, which is run by Crediton Town Council.

The town council chairman and Mayor of Crediton, Cllr Frank Letch, at this year’s prize giving ceremony, praised everyone who entered the competition.

Cllr Letch was helped in handing out the trophies by his granddaugher, Erin Zorlu, in a ceremony in the Boniface Centre. 

He said: “It was a pleasure to see so many new gardens in our competition.

“The quality of the gardens was as good as ever and because of this the decision-making was not easy.”

RESULTS

Large Formal Garden: 1 Mr and Mrs Over, White Cottage, Belle Parade, 2 Richard Luck, Alexandra Close.

Small Formal Garden: 1 Derek Jones, Church Street, 2 Mr and Mrs Hull, Cromwells Meadow.

Small Managed Natural Garden: 1 Marie-Ann Hogg, Landscore Close, 2 Clara Kerry, St Boniface Road.

Large Managed Natural Garden: 1 Mr and Mrs Parkhouse, Winswood, 2 Mr and Mrs Boyce, Westcott, Fordton, 3 Kevin Woolacott, Alexandra Road.

Family Garden: 1 Deb Goodenough, Tucker’s Meadow.

Special Award for Unusual Plants: 1 Mrs Ann Cann, Golden Joy, 2 Mr D Cann, Church Street.

Hanging Baskets and Containers: 1 Mr and Mrs Over, White Cottage, Belle Parade, 2 Emma Martin, Parliament Street, 3 Mr Fry Butt Parks.

COMMERCIAL

Large premises: 1 Three Little Pigs; 2 Hillbrow; 3 Mole Avon, 4 The Crown of Crediton.Small premises: 1 Crediton Coffee Company, 2 ATS, 3 Mucky Mutts, 4 Pippins.

ALLOTMENTS

Exhibition Road: 1 Mr D Prosser, 2 (joint) Mervyn Kingdom and Sarah Bagwell, 3 (joint) Dougie Traill and John Westcott, Highly Commended Jay Talbot, Richard and Krys Dunn, Sarah Westcott, Andrew Verney and Bert Jewell..

Barnfield: 1 Mike Wreford, 2 Ron Matten, 3 Phil and Anne Smith, Highly Commended, Brian Allnutt, Norman Ponsford and Maggie and Alan Stewart.

Moffats Land: 1 Mr W Stevens.

Best Newcomers: Sarah Rogers and Richard Knowles (Exhibition Road).