Britain in Bloom
Year Horticulture Environment Community Commercial Pride of Place Tourism Best Public Park Conservation and Wildlife Outstanding Contribution
2009 Rustington Bangor - Bangor Walled Garden Earsdon St. Brelade 's Bay Hotel St Andrew 's , Scotland Chipping , Lancashire Harrogate - Valley Gardens Farthing Downs and New Hill , London Borough of Croydon Vic Verrier
2008 Perth Sheffield Cricklade Ocean Road , South Shields Sheffield Douglas , Isle of Man Ravelin Park Southsea North Meadow , Cricklade Terry Bane
2007 Grouville Bury St. Edmunds and Abbots Green School Nottingham White Rose shopping centre , Beeston Duffus and North Berwick Cleethorpes Mount Edgcumbe Park Plymouth Cardiff Bay Christel MacIntosh , Alness
2006 Shrewsbury St. Helier - Waterfront Falkland Taylors of Harrogate , Starbeck Norton in Hales Scarborough Greyfriars Green Coventry Durlston Country Park , Swanage Clifford Prout , Old Colwyn
2005 Nottingham North Berwick The Friends of Norwich in Bloom Fareham Memorial Gardens Manchester City Centre Hexham University Park Nottingham Rottingdean Jeanette Warke , Londonderry
2004 Perth Sheffield - Peace Garden Seedley and Langworthy ( Salford ) Bracknell Flowers , Bracknell Market Bosworth Falkland Jephson Gardens Royal Leamington Spa Tilgate Centre , Crawley Doug Stacey
2003 Falkland Guildford Coleraine Normanton Aberdeen Barnstaple Botanic Gardens Bath Bury St. Edmunds Malcolm Wood , Nottingham
2002 Stafford Oxford - Arlington Business Park Saltburn by the Sea Doxford International Business Park , Sunderland Newcastle-under-Lyme - Meadows Residents Association Drumnadrochit & Brighton and Hove Johnston Park Aberdeen London Borough of Bromley Carolyn Wilson , Alness
2001 Bath St. Helier - Harbour Approach KeyMed , Southend on Sea Newcastle upon Tyne Lynton & Lynmouth The Crichton Dumfries Tatsfield Pupils and teachers at Applegrove Primary School , Forres
Discretionary awards -- 2000 to 2009
RHS Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in the United Kingdom. It was first held in 1963, initiated by the British Tourist Board based on the example set by Fleurissement de France (now Conseil national de villes et villages fleuris), which since 1959 has promoted the annual Concours des villes et villages fleuris. It has been organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) since 2002. The competition is entered by the communities of towns, villages and cities. Different categories exist for various sizes of settlements. Groups are assessed for their achievements in three core pillars: Horticultural Excellence; Environmental Responsibility; and Community Participation. Over 1,600 communities around the UK enter each year, participating in their local region's in Bloom campaign. From these regional competitions, roughly 80 communities are selected to enter the national Finals of RHS Britain in Bloom. It is a popular campaign, estimated to involve more than 200,000 volunteers in cleaning up and greening up their local area. Since 2002, the awards have been based on the Royal Horticultural Society's medal standards of Gold, Silver Gilt, Silver and Bronze; the winner is the settlement judged to have most successfully met the rigorous judging criteria. Judging at the regional stage takes place around June/ July; judging for the national stage takes place in August. The results for the UK Finals are announced in September/ October.