ST GEORGE IN BLOOM WAS FOUNDED IN 2014
BY GRENVILLE JOHNSON.
THE AWARDS WE HAVE RECEIVED:-
• Winners of the RHS Gold Pennant 2014, 2015 & 2016
from RHS Britain in Bloom South West.
• Winners of the Gordon Ford Silver trophy
for the best Urban entry for Kensington Road in the South West in 2015.
• RHS National Finalist 2016 with a Silver award.
• ‘Outstanding’ level awards were also given within the RHS
‘It’s your Neighbourhood’ category.
• RHS & South West in Bloom Certificate of Recognition in 2020.
• RHS & South West in Bloom Certificate for ‘Inspiring others’ in 2020.
• RHS & South West in Bloom Certificate for ‘Sharing your Know How’ in 2020.
This St George in Bloom web site aims to promote,
celebrate & showcase front and rear gardens together with local allotment plots, enhanced streets, or local wildlife
within the St George area of the City of Bristol.
The three core aims of St George in Bloom are :-
HORTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
&
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
© This web site is the copyright of Grenville Johnson .
© The web site photographs are the copyright of Alan Elms .
The unique & award winning garden in St George in Bristol
The award - winning garden at 28 Kensington Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7NB.
We were pleased to welcome guests & visitors to the garden on
The Festival of Nature community event held on Sunday June 9th 2024.
The garden is owned by Grenville Johnson & Alan Elms.
The garden was chosen by Alan Titchmarsh as one of his best British back gardens,
and was also featured on BBC's ‘Gardeners World.’
It is also featured in the book ‘100 Dream Gardens of England’ published by Merrell,
and in Francis Tophill's book ‘First Time Gardener.’
AVON WILDLIFE TRUST’S FEATURE ABOUT THE GARDEN & THIS AREA.
TO VIEW THIS FEATURE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE AVON WILDLIFE TRUST’S LOGO BELOW:-
Grenville Johnson is also a wildlife champion & an Advisor for Avon Wildlife Trust.
Photos of the enchanting Folly from the award winning garden.
The significance of green streets and front & rear urban gardens.
Our streets and roads and front and rear gardens can greatly assist our health and overall well being, and they can also become valuable havens for local wildlife. We often overlook the importance and significance of streets with trees, or front or rear gardens that warm the heart, and raise our spirits. This is in addition to all the personal & social benefits that can be gained by visits to local parks and green spaces .
This web site is designed to showcase and highlight the importance of our streets and front and rear gardens, particularly within inner city & urban areas. For example, the residents of Kensington Road in St George, Bristol have enhanced their street , and have made it more wildlife friendly.They campaigned to have the street trees installed, and the small front gardens have been planted up by the residents.
This has helped to raise everyone's spirits, and this in turn, assists our natural world and local urban wildlife.
Kensington Road was selected as a showcase garden at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show at the launch of the RHS ‘Greening Great Britain’ campaign in 2015. The show garden celebrated all our local community based work and action.
See the Kensington Road enhancements page on this web site by clicking on the tab on this Homepage.
Action for enhancing our local streets and front & rear gardens is becoming even more significant as some areas of the UK are currently seeing a reduction in funding to maintain and support local parks or public green spaces.
We hope that you or your community will also be inspired to help to make your street or front or rear garden more colourful and wildlife friendly, so that you and others and the natural world can also enjoy the benefits. Grenville Johnson is delighted to be appointed as a Wildlife Champion & local Advisor for Avon Wildlife Trust.
Grenville Johnson 2024.
Photo above shows a view of Kensington Road, St . George in Bristol.
LOCAL WEB SITE LINKS :-
BOYS IN BRISTOL local photography URL: https://boysinbristol-stgeorgepark.mypixieset.com/
AVON WILDLIFE TRUST https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/
ST GEORGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION http://stgeorgecommunity.org.uk/network/community/
BRISTOL EAST ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION https://www.bristoleastallotmentassociation.com/
The Gordon Ford Silver trophy for the best Urban entry for Kensington Road in the South West in 2015.
