Judging and Awards
Britain's Best Flower Bed
Judging
The competition will close on 1 September. All entries will be short listed by the RHS using the following criteria:
Design
- Colour
- Creativity and originality
- Theme – relative to local area
Planting
- Plant choice
- Use in the display
Community enhancement
- Position – accessibility to the public
- Visual impact
The chosen three will then be judged by a separate panel who will decide the overall winner.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Awards
Winners of each category will receive a trophy (and certificates) at the annual RHS Britain in Bloom Awards Ceremony on 24 September, at Chester Race Course. The overall winner will also be announced at the ceremony. Attendees for each category winner will be limited to three.
The overall winner will be invited to enter the RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed competition held at Tatton Park the following year.
The RHS will provide funding to the winner towards staging a Flower Bed entry at Tatton. The usual rules and regulations for the RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed Competition at Tatton Park will apply.
