Nominate your favourite growing spaces for the Blooming Lambeth Award 2022
It’s that time of year again! We are excited to announce the launch of the Blooming Lambeth Awards 2022 – a chance for every grower in the borough to win a cash prize and be recognised for their contribution to making Lambeth a better place to live.
We have eight categories this year (see below for a full description of each and a link to the nomination form for each category) and nominations for all categories close midnight Sunday 3rd July 2022.
Nominations:
Each entry should be accompanied by ALL of the following information:
your name and email address
the person or contact at the garden you’re nominating (if it’s not yourself), their email address
the address/location of the garden, school or where the person volunteers
a description of your nomination: min 100/max 600 words – make this as clear as you can – this is what we and the public will read and will help in judging.
your nomination’s social media accounts (if you/they have any): Twitter / Instagram / Flickr / FB page
photos: (min 3 / max 6) maximum size 10MB – make sure these photos are clear and really showcase the category you’re nominating. These are the photographs we will use to shortlist nominations and will determine which nominations are visited. For the People’s Vote – these are the photos the public will see to cast their vote.
By submitting a nomination you will be deemed to be bound by and have accepted these Terms and Conditions.
Here are the categories for this year:
1: Ivor Picardo Award for abundant growing of edibles
Do you know a space that is full of growing veggies and/or fruit in a public facing space? Your nomination can be for a passionate individual or community group growing food from seed or seedlings.
Ivor Picardo was a champion of food growing who worked for Lambeth Council encouraging growing in public areas including estates. This award is in memory of his great work for food growing in the borough.
We want to celebrate school gardens that are an inspiration to pupils. Does your candidate teach children about the wonder growing of food from seed or seedlings and provide them with the skills to nurture their food growing space? Do they encourage children to try the food they’ve grown and explore new tastes? Do they have a space that encourages children to engage with wildlife and play in nature?
3. Most enthusiastic young gardener – at home or in a school
Do you know an enthusiastic young gardener (under 18yrs) who’s discovered the joys of growing and/or tending plants? Have they overcome barriers to learn a new growing skill? Are they encouraging others of any age to join in?
Do you know of someone who goes the extra mile for their community growing space? Someone who encourages others with their dedication and commitment? Do they share their skills and knowledge? We want to hear about these inspiring individuals.
We’re looking for resident led initiatives where communities have come together to grow together. Do you know of an excellent community growing space? This can be on an housing estate, or a pocket parklet on a street, or a street that has added planters of its own which are tended by the community.
Though you might only have a tiny space, you will be able to demonstrate that you grow a large amount of food relative to the amount of space you have.
Do you know of an uplifting display of blooms? Can be a small or larger space. This could be a doctors surgery garden, your or your neighbour’s front gardens, or a local park with a fantastic display.
Do you know of a growing area with a focus on supporting wildlife? Does it have pollinator friendly plantings with lots of wild flowers? Does it have a pond? Have the gardeners created insect and amphibian habitats? Do they provide homes and/or food for wildlife such as birds and bats?
There are many passionate growers that do not have gardens of their own. We’re looking for entries such as window boxes, window sills, abundant hanging baskets, balconies or small front gardens. Do you grow edibles in any of these small spaces?
Or are you one of the growing army of those passionate about house plants that has a lush interior space filled with them? This is where you can enter!
Nominate your favourite growing spaces for the Blooming Lambeth Award 2022
It’s that time of year again! We are excited to announce the launch of the Blooming Lambeth Awards 2022 – a chance for every grower in the borough to win a cash prize and be recognised for their contribution to making Lambeth a better place to live.
We have eight categories this year (see below for a full description of each and a link to the nomination form for each category) and nominations for all categories close midnight Sunday 3rd July 2022.
Nominations:
Each entry should be accompanied by ALL of the following information:
By submitting a nomination you will be deemed to be bound by and have accepted these Terms and Conditions.
Here are the categories for this year:
1: Ivor Picardo Award for abundant growing of edibles
Do you know a space that is full of growing veggies and/or fruit in a public facing space? Your nomination can be for a passionate individual or community group growing food from seed or seedlings.
Ivor Picardo was a champion of food growing who worked for Lambeth Council encouraging growing in public areas including estates. This award is in memory of his great work for food growing in the borough.
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
2. Best School Garden
We want to celebrate school gardens that are an inspiration to pupils. Does your candidate teach children about the wonder growing of food from seed or seedlings and provide them with the skills to nurture their food growing space? Do they encourage children to try the food they’ve grown and explore new tastes? Do they have a space that encourages children to engage with wildlife and play in nature?
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
3. Most enthusiastic young gardener – at home or in a school
Do you know an enthusiastic young gardener (under 18yrs) who’s discovered the joys of growing and/or tending plants? Have they overcome barriers to learn a new growing skill? Are they encouraging others of any age to join in?
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
4. Best volunteer for a community growing space
Do you know of someone who goes the extra mile for their community growing space? Someone who encourages others with their dedication and commitment? Do they share their skills and knowledge? We want to hear about these inspiring individuals.
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
5. Best resident-led community garden
We’re looking for resident led initiatives where communities have come together to grow together. Do you know of an excellent community growing space? This can be on an housing estate, or a pocket parklet on a street, or a street that has added planters of its own which are tended by the community.
Though you might only have a tiny space, you will be able to demonstrate that you grow a large amount of food relative to the amount of space you have.
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
6. Best garden in bloom
Do you know of an uplifting display of blooms? Can be a small or larger space. This could be a doctors surgery garden, your or your neighbour’s front gardens, or a local park with a fantastic display.
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
7. Best space for encouraging wildlife
Do you know of a growing area with a focus on supporting wildlife? Does it have pollinator friendly plantings with lots of wild flowers? Does it have a pond? Have the gardeners created insect and amphibian habitats? Do they provide homes and/or food for wildlife such as birds and bats?
>> NOMINATE HERE <<
8. Most imaginative use of greening a small space
There are many passionate growers that do not have gardens of their own. We’re looking for entries such as window boxes, window sills, abundant hanging baskets, balconies or small front gardens. Do you grow edibles in any of these small spaces?
Or are you one of the growing army of those passionate about house plants that has a lush interior space filled with them? This is where you can enter!
>> NOMINATE HERE <<