Budding Neighbourhoods

Our annual gardening competition is now open and this year's theme is Community in Bloom.

From Monday 13 July to Tuesday 1 September 2026, enter our Budding Neighbourhoods competition and show off your outdoor space for a chance to win £50 or £100 in Love2Shop vouchers!

The categories:

🌼 Best Private Garden
For customers and leaseholders who take pride in their own front or back garden.

🌻 Best Window Box or Hanging Basket
For customers and leaseholders who brighten up their home with colourful displays, whatever the size of their outdoor space.

🌳 Best Communal Garden
For shared gardens looked after by customers and leaseholders living in flats or bungalows.

🏡 Best Community Garden
For gardens created and maintained by customers, leaseholders, community groups or voluntary organisations in FCHO neighbourhoods.

🌺 Best Community Green Space
Recognising voluntary or community groups that have improved or care for an open green space within an FCHO neighbourhood.

☕ Best Community Centre Garden
Celebrating community centres that have created welcoming outdoor spaces for FCHO customers to enjoy.

Judging Criteria

Each entry will be judged on:

• Pride in the space
• Overall appearance
• Community involvement (where applicable)
• Creativity
• Positive impact on the neighbourhood

What we're looking for 

We'renot looking for perfect gardens or the biggest displays. We want to celebrate people who make a positive difference, whether that'sthrough:

• Looking after their own garden
• Working together to improve a shared space
• Creating welcoming areas for neighbours
• Brightening up streets with flowers and planting
• Helping bring communities together

T&Cs

• When submitting photos, you are giving consent for your entry details (photo, name etc.) to be used on FCHO’s external and internal channels and shared with local media outlets
• If you need support to apply, you can email us at ci@fcho.co.uk and a member of our Stronger Communities team will help

We’ll be in touch with the winners after the competition closes. Good luck!