Although it feels like we all have been living in wellies for the past 6 months it is now time to get them poised and put your gardening style thinking caps on as the categories for this year's Rustington Gardens Competition have been announced.

The Parish Council would like to encourage you to start thinking about your planting plans now so that you can nominate either yourself, your neighbours, or any members of the Rustington Community for the Competition which will be judged in July. There are six categories with cash prizes, and/or trophies and shields awarded to the winner and runner-up in each category.

You can complete an Entry Form online here.  don't forget that you can nominate your own garden or another that catches your eye in Rustington.

The Categories are as follows:

• 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 2023 - Winners and Runners Up

This annual event encompassed, in 2023, yet another fantastic colourful display of the Rustington Community's floral talents.

There are six categories with cash prizes, and/or trophies and shields awarded to the winner and runner-up in each category.

Following the judging of this year’s Gardens Competition entries by Councillor Jamie Bennett (Vice-Chairman of the Council), Councillor Mrs Alison Cooper (Chairman of Arun District Council) and Mrs Joanne Crockford (Ferring Nurseries), the results were declared as follows:-

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

Winner                      8 Ashwood Drive

Runner-Up                5 Ashwood Drive

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                      22 Glenville Road

Runner-Up                29 Merton Avenue

Class 4 - Front Gardens of Any Size (Commercial)

Winner                      Rustington House, Worthing Road            

Class 5 - Schools’ Competition

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!