Haringey in Bloom 2024

Haringey in Bloom is our annual gardening competition that celebrates our creative, sustainable and beautiful green spaces.

In Bloom brings our communities, local businesses and the council together and celebrates how we shape our local spaces. The award categories this year included private front and back gardens; ‘mini marvels’ like window boxes and veg plots along with the shared spaces tended by community groups, school children and businesses. All of them brighten up our streets, support nature – and bring people together too.

A massive thank you to everyone who submitted their entries for this year – we were spoilt for choice! You will all be getting a certificate and a packet of seeds as a small token of our appreciation and to set you up for your future planting projects!

And special congratulations to our winners who were awarded their certificates and prizes by Cllr Emily Arkell, Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure, and Cllr Sheila Peacock at our special awards ceremony. The event was held at the local Sunshine Garden Centre, on 6 November 2024.

2024 In Bloom winners

Front garden

  • Gold: Elizabeth Dbouk
  • Silver: Lina Joao
  • Bronze: Lynne Brackley

Back garden

  • Gold: Heather Hampson and Nigel Ragg
  • Silver: Heidi Mirza
  • Bronze: Jacqueline Turnbull

Mini Marvel

  • Gold: Ana Barcelos
  • Silver: Paul Woodford
  • Highly commended: Harry (age 3)

Community garden

  • Gold: Hildene Court
  • Silver: Caversham Road / West Green Road intersection
  • Bronze: Debden Community Garden
  • Highly commended: Cranley Dene

Business

  • Gold: Lucia Cafe (Laurie White)
  • Silver: Arriva (Azaz Khan)
  • Bronze: Winkfield Resource Centre (Nelcia Hardy)

School

  • Gold: Lea Valley Primary School
  • Silver: Lancasterian Primary School
  • Bronze: Woodside Children's Centre

Veg plot

  • Gold: Caroline Page
  • Silver: Jana Faragulova
  • Bronze: Mavis Amankwah – Priscilla Wakefield Nursing Home

See their wonderful work!

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Thank you as well to our sponsors, the Sunshine Garden Centre and Ring-Go for supporting the event and prizes.

Gardening is great for your health and wellbeing and the environment. It’s a great excuse to get out and give yourself a boost while you brighten up your corner of Haringey too!

If you are inspired to give it a go, please check out our tips on this page.

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Gardening tips

If you want to get planting, our tips and videos will help you get started next spring.

Follow the tips on this page to do your bit for nature.

Minimising plastic, energy use and resources

  • reducing single-use plastics
  • using non-plastic or recycled materials (for example pots, planters and mesh)
  • using rainwater or greywater
  • using homemade compost
  • composting garden waste

Creating bee and bird-friendly habitats

Increasing plant diversity

Improving climate-resilience

Growing edible plants

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In Bloom gardening videos

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See all of our gardening tips videos.

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