11 July 2007
The City Blooms - in spite of the weather
Following the City of London’s success in last year’s London in
Bloom competition, over 150 of the City's parks and gardens were in
the spotlight today (11 July) as the judges for the 2007 awards
visited the City.
The City Gardens team led judges Peter Holman and Alice Paterson
on a tour of over 30 of the City’s most innovative green spaces;
from the award-winning Festival Gardens, to the recently
re-landscaped Cleary Garden. As well as looking at the standard of
planting and the designs used, the judges also assessed the team’s
environmental credentials and their work with the local
community.
In addition to the City’s public spaces, green-fingered local
businesses, residents, pubs and shopkeepers who have brightened up
the City with floral displays are also nominated for special
awards.
Martin Rodman, City Gardens Manager, said "We are over the moon
to welcome the London in Bloom judges to the City. It never ceases
to amaze me how much hard work and enthusiasm people muster when it
comes to beautifying the City. Offices, residents and of course our
own City Gardens team bend over backwards to make the City a more
enjoyable environment in which to live and work. It is a brilliant
effort”.
The results of the London in Bloom 2007 Awards will be announced
at a ceremony in the Emirates Stadium on 20 September.
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- Peter Holman is Chair of South and Southeast Britain in Bloom,
former Britain in Bloom judge, and current Entente Florale judge.
Alice Paterson is the co-ordinator for Britain in Bloom.
- For further information on the City’s Britain in Bloom entry
contact Lucy Stowell-Smith at the City of London’s City Gardens
Office on 020 7374 4127.
City Parks and Gardens:
The City of London manages over 150 gardens, churchyards, parks and
plazas across the Square Mile for the benefit of the City’s
residents, workers and visitors. Many of the older gardens in the
City have their own unique history. The rotunda garden at West
Smithfield lies over an area which in ancient times was used for
jousts, tournaments and executions. Finsbury Circus is the oldest
public park in London, dating from 1606, and Postmans Park is home
to the famous Watts Memorial, which celebrates Londoners who gave
their lives saving others.
Press enquires to Michelle Poole at the City of London: 020 7332
3450 or
email.