Best School Grounds with Environmental and Educational Aspect
Best Display in a Public Area
Best Medium Front Garden
Best Small Front Garden / Balcony
Welcome To
The Enfield In Bloom Competition 2026
Entry into the competition is free, the entry form is available from April 20th 2026 .
You can enter by downloading the form on our web site, fill it in on line, or pick it up from the Civic Centre, the Borough’s Garden Centres, Libraries, Leisure Centres, some Doctors Surgeries, Capel Manor, Forty Hall and Myddelton House.
Please give it a go, you’ll have lots of fun and you could join the list of our award-winning gardens
Enfield In Bloom Gardening with Climate Change
- There are over 100 million acres of gardens in the UK and gardening on your own plot is one of the main things that we can all do to combat the negative impact of climate change.
- Through our own green space, be it as small as a window box, a large garden with trees or an allotment, we can make a real difference to the small bit of the planet in which we are living.
- The biggest threat to our future is the catastrophic reduction of pollinators brought about by the use of pesticides and weed killers.
- Our wonderfully varied diet is only possible as a result of the activity of pollinating insects. The heavy use of agricultural chemicals worldwide is doing untold damage to insect life across the planet.
- If you garden organically, nature will look after itself and your gardens will attract an abundance of wildlife. Our role as gardeners is to enhance nature, not damage it by upsetting the natural eco balance through the use of chemicals, which destroy all the good bugs, as well as the bad ones.
- In a short time an organic garden will be teaming with wild life, from the smallest insects that pollinate our flowers, fruits trees and vegetables, to the birds, hedgehogs, frogs and toads that visit our gardens. This wildlife will eat the unwanted pests, saving not only your money, but most importantly helping to save the plant.
The Competition
The Enfield in Bloom celebrates community pride by showcasing beautiful gardens, green spaces, and floral displays across the borough.
Schools
Schools can get involved by creating their own garden projects, encouraging pupils to plant flowers, grow vegetables, and take pride in their outdoor spaces.
Past Winners
Check out past winners to see real examples of award-winning gardens and green spaces, from vibrant community orchards to creative wildlife habitats.
The Enfield in Bloom Competition
Our Gardening Mission
- At Enfield in Bloom we seek to not only beautify our borough through encouraging all who live here to create fantastic and innovative gardens in their outdoor spaces, but also to encourage our residents to gain the amazing health and well-being benefits of working outdoors.
- In addition to encouraging environmentally sound gardening which helps combat climate change, we also hope you will benefit from the joy of making your garden and gain from the social and health benefits of gardening.
- The Enfield in Bloom Gardening Competition is open to all who live in our borough, no matter how small or large your outdoor space. You don’t need to be a professional gardener, just someone who loves the outdoors and wants to brighten up their own bit of land.
- The reward if you enter our competition, is to become the owner of a stunning prize-winning garden, perhaps the envy of your neighbours. All prize winners are invited to our Awards Evening in October at the Chickenshed Theatre.
- There are thirteen categories you could enter, so there is something for everyone, including schools, where we are encouraging our children to become the next generations gardeners.
- Judging takes place from late June to early July. Categories are sponsored by local businesses or environmental groups who are committed to supporting our efforts to improve our borough.
- Our skilled team of judges will be looking at design, colour, maintenance and for gardens that look good all year round. They will take into account the difficulties of a site and the challenges presented with each individual space.