Steyning in Bloom: Best Front Gardens

Congratulations to the gardeners of Steyning, who have had to contend with all manner of problems... the early months of continuous rain, then the heat and the lockdown, and garden centres and sources for plants closed. These strange times have brought their fair share of distress, anxiety and frustrations, but also unexpected surprises – time to enjoy the garden, to get to know our area better and to appreciate the patterns of nature.

There have been some wonderful front gardens, giving joy to those around, and to those making their daily escape from enforced isolation. Our team of judges (socially isolated of course!) have been walking round different areas of Steyning during the months of June and July. We have been looking for interesting form and structure, clever planting, continuation of display and, of course, the Wow factor!

So many people have made a huge effort and given us all a great deal of pleasure and the Winners are:

Best Front Garden: Liz Blake: 24 Penlands Vale

Runners Up: Patsy Walton: 15 Penlands Rise / Val & Richard Stringer: 24 Saxon Road / Lou Coleman : 20 Rosemary Avenue

Best Business Frontage: The Star

Highly Recommended Business Frontage: Springwells

Special Commendation: Court Cottage, Church Street / 33 The Bungalows, Dingemans Court / 8 Greenacres / 102 Shooting Fields / 7 Shooting Fields

Highly Commended Front Gardens:
3 Breach Close
41 Charlton Street
Vine Cottage, Church Street
73 Coombe Road
31,32 The Bungalows, Dingemans Court
7 Greenacres
1,Goring Road
16 High Street
3 Ingram Road
4 Laines Road
30 Laines Road
4, 8 and 9 Maltings Green
18 Market Fields
1 St Michaels Cottages
Cynara, Charlton Street
7 Middle Mead
27 Mill Road
17 Penlands Rise
44 Penlands Vale
105 Penlands Vale
107 Penlands Vale
109 Penlands Vale
Penns Court, particularly 12, 14, 21 31-40
34 Roman Road
1 Sir Georges Place
11 Sir Georges Place