Shropshire is Bloomin marvelous

Yet again the town of Shrewsbury already known as "the town of flowers" has  won a gold award at the annual RHS Britain in Bloom competition. Shrewsbury will also go through to the national finals after being named overall winners in the small city category.


And the rest of Shropshire was also celebrtating as Gold medals rained down like the Paralympics, with Oswestry, Ludlow, Newport and Bridgnorth and Claverley all winning Golds too!

Shrewsbury in particular stole the show by also winning a 'Horticultural Excellence Award' for the Dingle and the Landscape Award for Salop Leisure. Several other smaller sites such as local schools were also commended for their efforts to not just plant flowers but demonstrate environmental excellence through sustainable horticulture and community engagement.

As volunteers from Shropshire Master Composters have been involved in several of the events and displays for the judges we feel especially proud but its a real success story for all volunteers in Shropshire who do horticultural activity as this is what really impresses the judges as well as the excellent floral displays.