Customer Competitions

Garden of the Year Competition

In 2006 we started running our own Garden of the Year competition for our customers. Unfortunately, some wet summers have prevented us from running the competition every year since, but we have seen some marvellous gardens in all shapes and sizes. Here are some of the highlights.

2006
Mr Peter Thornton of Formby was our first winner. Peter is an extremely keen gardener, spends four to five hours a week working on his garden and has been a customer at Dunscar Garden Centre for over 30 years. The judges were particularly impressed with Peter’s exceptional lawns, the quality of which would have even graced a bowling green.

2007
Our first Garden of the Year competition in 2006 only ran in the Southport area. However, it was so popular that in 2007 we extended it to include the Preston area in recognition of the fact that we were attracting many more customers from a wider geographical base. The clear winner was Mrs Dorothy Rigby of Lostock Hall. Our judges were especially impressed by her use of available space with many interesting areas. The garden was very user friendly, turning a relatively small, angular space into an apparently endless jungle with some magnificent plants. Competition for the 2nd prize was closely fought but eventually won by Mr John Smith of Southport. Considering the awful weather in June and July we were impressed by the commendable efforts of all the entrants.

2012
Applications for the 2012 competition will be announced in February 2012.