The 2022 Gardens Competition is now open for Nominations! 

Entries for this annual event will be judged during the week commencing 11 July. There are six categories with cash prizes, and/or trophies and shields awarded to the winner and runner-up in each category.

Nomination Forms are available from The Council Offices, the Samuel Wickens Centre, Barkers Electrical, Country Life Pet Supplies, Flowers of Rustington and The Butcher and Deli.

An online form can be completed here

Alternatively a form can be downloaded here

Alternatively, to request a Nomination Form, please telephone the Council Offices (01903 786420) or email: enquiry@rustingtonpc.org

So please nominate either yourselves, your friends’ or neighbours’ gardens, to ensure a record number of entries this year.

The closing date for the receipt of Nomination Forms is Friday 1 July.

The Awards will be presented at the Reception following the Council’s Annual Civic Thanksgiving Service in September.

The 2021 Competition saw another fantastic colourful display of Rustington Floral Talent and the results were as follows:

Window Boxes, Balconies and Patio Tubs etc. (Residential)

Winner                      5 Ashwood Drive

Runner-Up                6 Shaftesbury Court, Shaftesbury Road

Window Boxes, Balconies and Patio Tubs etc. (Commercial)

Winner                     The Lamb Public House

Front Gardens of Any Size inc. Paved Gardens with Patio Tubs (Residential)

Winner                     64 Dinsdale Gardens

Runner-Up               Oakdene, 18A Broadmark Lane

Front Gardens of Any Size (Commercial)

Winner                     Rustington House, Worthing Road

Runner-Up               Kensington Lodge, Broadmark Lane

Community Gardens

Winner                     The Hidden Twitten (Rear of Herne Gardens/Orchard Gardens Garage Compound)

Runner-Up               Rustington Methodist Church Garden

The Rustington Parish Council GARDENS COMPETITION is an annual event

which is divided into the following classes:

• Window Boxes, Balconies, Patio Tubs, etc. (Residential) * 

• Window Boxes, Balconies, Patio Tubs, etc. (Commercial) *

• Front Gardens of any Size - including Paved Garden with Patio Tubs (Residential) *

• Front Gardens of any Size (Commercial)*

• Community Gardens

      (* Entries must be visible from the road)

There are cash prizes for the Winner and Runner-Up in each category:

• £50 Winner, £25 Runner-Up - Window Boxes, Balconies, Patio Tubs, etc. (Residential) 

• £50 Winner, £25 Runner-Up - Window Boxes, Balconies, Patio Tubs, etc. (Commercial) 

• £100 Winner, £25 Runner-Up - Front Gardens of any Size - including Paved Garden with Patio Tubs (Residential) 

• £50 Winner, £25 Runner-Up - Front Gardens of any Size (Commercial) 

• £50 Winner, £25 Runner-Up - Community Gardens

Gardens Competition 2020 - Looking back......

Despite the unprecedented year and the first of the National Lockdowns the Competition was hard fought and Final Judging of the 2020 Competition took place during July and the results are below:   

Class 1 - Window Boxes, Balconies and Patio Tubs etc. (Residential) 

Winner 99 The Martlets 

Runner-Up 6 Shaftesbury Court 

Class 2 - Window Boxes, Balconies and Patio Tubs etc. (Commercial) 

Winner The Lamb Public House 

Class 3 - Front Gardens of Any Size inc. Paved Gardens with Patio Tubs (Residential) 

Winner 16 Goodwood Close 

Runner-Up Oakdene, 18A Broadmark Lane 

Class 4 - Front Gardens of Any Size (Commercial) 

Winner Rustington House 

Class 5 - Schools’ Competition (Photographic entries)

Winner Georgian Gardens Community Primary School 

Runner-Up Summerlea Community Primary School 

Class 6 - Community Gardens 

Winner The Hidden Twitten (Rear of Herne Gardens/Orchard Gardens Garage Compound) 

Runner-Up Rustington Methodist Church Garden

Congratulations to all of the Winners!