Blooming Lovely!

Spire Homes recently held their annual ‘Gardens in Bloom’ competition, sponsored by Vale Contracts Limited. Tenants were asked to send in their photograph entries of their gardens for three different categories, and the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd winners received National Garden gift vouchers worth £30, £25 and £15.

The categories were: Best Individual/Wildlife Friendly Garden Display; Best Hanging Tub, Basket or Balcony Display; and Best Sheltered Scheme Display.

The response was great with over 30 entries received for this year’s competition. Vale kindly donated £90 towards the prizes. 6 of the winners are from the Rutland area, and Kathleen McKie from Uppingham won the Best Hanging Basket category.

Paul Dolman, Business Development Manager from Vale Contracts Limited said, “It is great to get involved by sponsoring Spire Homes’ Gardens in the Bloom competition, and show support for the work that they do with their tenants. The entries received this year were great, and it is great to see people taking pride in their gardens. Well done to all who got involved.”

Charlotte Holley, Resident Involvement Officer added, “The competition is a great opportunity for all our residents to show off their gardening skills and gives us the chance to say thank you for making your homes look so blooming lovely!”