Posted on behalf of Judith Ward, York Allotments Officer
Dear Allotment Gardeners
Thank
you to those people who have sent in nominations for this year's
Allotment Competition. If you've not done so yet, there's still time to
nominate plots or to enter your own plot for judging. Entries and
nominations will be accepted up to Friday June 24th.
The
competition celebrates the skill, hard work and imagination of York’s
allotment gardeners. Is there a plot near yours that cheers up passers
by with its flowers, or keeps several families in fruit and veg? Have
you overcome brambles, docks and thistles on your plot to establish a
garden you can be proud of?
Plots
will be judged in June and July by a team of allotment site
secretaries. The judges will score each plot on variety and health of
the crops, the layout and maintenance of the plot and any special
features. If you’d like a copy of the score sheet please contact Sue
Harvey on (01904 553433).
This year the judges
have also been invited to recommend plots that deserve special
recognition; maybe a new tenant who has transformed a derelict plot in a
single season, an older gardener who has kept up high standards over
many years or an outstanding community garden. If you’d like to
nominate a plot for special recognition, please give the reasons why
this allotment garden is out of the ordinary.
Once
again we are very grateful to the competition sponsors. Brunswick
Organic Nursery, Deans Garden Centre and Vertigrow Plant Nursery have
all donated vouchers and Nick Milner will be supplying a set of
traditional bean poles for each of four area winners.
Prizes will be
presented at a special event at the Guildhall, during National
Allotments Week
in August.
