Edward Smith’s back garden in Whitfield Photo: Dover District Council
Green-fingered council tenants have been commended for transforming their gardens into beautiful green spaces. The annual garden competition, run by the Dover District Tenants’ Consultative Group (DDTCG), saw 19 properties entered from across the district.
Categories included Best Back Garden, Best Front Garden, Most Improved and Best Use of Space.
Gardens were visited and judged on multiple criteria including sustainability and kindness to wildlife, maintenance, social and leisure, and contribution to the community. An awards ceremony was held at Kearsney Abbey’s Billiards Room where the winners were announced.
DDC’s deputy leader Cllr Jamie Pout said:
“Yet again we’ve been wowed by the hard-work and dedication of our tenants who have created these beautiful gardens.
“The standard this year was exceptionally high, and we would like to say a big thank you to all those who entered. We can see how much effort went into making these gardens so special and it really does help to make the Dover district an even better place to live.
“Congratulations goes to the winners and those who were highly commended and thanks to the Dover District Tenants’ Consultative Group for hosting the competition once again.”
Winners:
| Best Front Garden | ||
| First place | St Marys Close, Woodnesborough | David Hobbs |
| Second place | Delane Road, Deal | Jane Lowe |
| Highly commended | St Martins Close, Aycliffe | Chris Holman |
| Best Back Garden | ||
| First place | Guilford Ave, Whitfield | Edward Smith |
| Second place | Holness Road, Ash | Janet Giles |
| Highly commended | Delane Road, Deal | Jane Lowe |
| Most Improved | ||
| First place | Prescott Close, Guston | Wayne Ellerington |
| Second place | Gore Close, Eastry | Lee Cobourn |
| Highly commended | St Marys Close, Woodnesborough | David Hobbs |
| Best Use of Space | ||
| First place | William Pitt Avenue, Deal | Lucy Wells |
| Second place | St Martins Close, Aycliffe | Chris Holman |
| Highly commended | Norman Tailyour House, Deal | Sue Taylor and Tina Howse |
See some of the winning entries here DDC Tenant Garden Competition 2024: Gardens (youtube.com)