The winners and runners-up of this year’s Sutton in Bloom competition have been presented with their awards by the Mayor of Sutton at a ceremony held at Beddington Park Pavillion.

The best of the entries will now represent the borough at the prestigious London in Bloom competition, whose expert judges were present at the awards ceremony on Wednesday (July 19).

Prizes were awarded in five categories: Best Front Garden; Best Community Garden; Best Business Frontage; Best Allotment Garden; and Best School Garden.

The winners, runners-up and third prize in each category were as follows:

Best Community Garden:

1. (Joint winners) Kevin Plicio – Your Space Sutton, Seears Park Nursery; Cheam Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms
2. Runner up: Mr D Boucher
3. Linda Fountain

Best Business Frontage:

1. Sutton Business Centre
2. The Windsor Castle
3. Dalmeny House, Dental Clinic

Best Front Garden:

1. Mr and Mrs Fawcett
2. 2: Ms S Whealble
3. 3. Mrs J Hansen

Certificate of Merit: Mr and Mrs Alam

Best Allotment Garden:

1. Astrid Svindland
2. Mr D Boucher
3. Mr Rasian Parimelaiagan

Best School Garden:

1. Muschamp Primary school
2. Beddington infants school
3. (Only two entries)

Cllr Jean Crossby, Mayor of Sutton said: “Sutton is rightly renowned as a green and leafy borough and I’d like to pay tribute to the hard work of the gardeners and growers who have put so much effort into establishing and maintaining the excellent gardens we’ve been so lucky to see in this year’s contest. Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up – and keep up the good work.”