Upchurch Best Kept Garden 2019 - The Winners

Overall Winner Peter Boakes - 97 Chaffes Lane

All gardens in the Parish that can be viewed from the front of your home were judged on Saturday the 20th of July 2019.

The judging took place without interviews with the occupants - so if you were shopping or on holiday your garden would have still been judged!

The winners and highly commended gardens in the following 4 categories are:

Overall Winner
Peter Boakes - 97 Chaffes Lane

Flowers and Shrubs
Winner
Leslie Long - 130 Chaffes Lane

Highly Commended
John Lewin - 21 Drakes Close

Small Garden
Winner
Margaret Packer - 11 Chaffes Terrace

Highly Commended
Julie & Steve Laming - 1 Church Farm Road

Hanging Baskets and Container Garden
Winner
Peter Boakes - 97 Chaffes Lane

Highly Commended
Jeannette & Jim McAlpine - 51 Crosier Court

Beckenham Park
Winner
Paul & Pauline Knights - 66 Beckenham Park

Highly Commended
Frederick & Stephanie Kemsley - 6 Beckenham Park
Rosemary & Stephen Stringer - 48 Beckenham Park

Leslie Long - 130 Chaffes Lane

John Lewin - 21 Drakes Close



Margaret Packer - 11 Chaffes Terrace

Julie & Steve Laming - 1 Church Farm Road

Jeannette & Jim McAlpine - 51 Crosier Court

Paul & Pauline Knights - 66 Beckenham Park

Frederick & Stephanie Kemsley - 6 Beckenham Park



Rosemary & Stephen Stringer - 48 Beckenham Park

The overall winner was judged to be Peter Boakes for his beautifully presented garden in Chaffes Lane. As overall winner, Peter will be presented with the Barbara Webb Memorial Rose Bowl to keep until next year’s winner is announced.

Prizes for the above along with highly commended certificates will be presented at the Upchurch Horticultural Society - September Summer Show, taking place at 2:00pm on Saturday the 14th at Peter Boakes, 97 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch.

Everyone is welcome to visit the show.

Upchurch Parish Council will be in touch with all the winners and those awarded highly commended over the coming weeks.

Thank you to all the Judges for their time and effort. The competition would not be possible without their support.

Peter also picks up this year's 1st Prize of 'Special High Tea' for 4 people at The BarnYard, Upchurch who have kindly sponsored this year's competition again. Thank you.

Please see menu below:

The BarnYard, Oak Lane, Upchurch. Tel: 01634 235059. Website: www.the-barnyard.com

Chairman - Tyrone Ripley: 07702 222093 Email: tyrone.ripley@yahoo.co.uk

On behalf of Upchurch Parish Council and Upchurch Horticultural Society.

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