Best Kept Front Garden Competition

From time to time the Parish Council runs a competition to find the best kept front garden in Marcham. It was first run in 2000 and the aim is to encourage parishioners to improve the appearance and environment of our village.

There is no need to enter the competition - our judges walk round every street in the village and assess the front gardens that can be seen by any passerby. The village is divided into seven zones; the judge for each zone nominates a shortlist of three gardens which then go forward to the final round.

This year we asked local garden specialist Stuart Mabbutt to be the judge for this final round, and he chose 62 North Street as the overall winner of our Best Kept Front Garden Competition for 2008.

The gardens which our judges nominated as the best in each of the zones in the village were:

28 Kings Avenue 16 The Farthings 16 Kings Avenue

62 North Street 25 - 27 Sweet Briar 19 The Gap

13 Parkside 18 Parkside 17 Parkside

6 Haines Court 24 Howard Cornish 2 Haines Court

14 Anson Close 8 Hyde Copse 20 Anson Close

17 Orchard Way 16 Orchard Way 11 Tower Close

7 Mill Road The Old School House, Mill Road 5 Priory Lane

The Parish Council would like to thank Slade Estate Services, W. Cumber & Son (Theale) Ltd, Fallowfields Country House Hotel and Bothy Vineyard for their generosity in providing prizes this year.