Author: Sally Grant

Posted on: 13th November 2025 by: Sally Grant

BNSS was again recognised in the
Bournemouth in Bloom competition for 2025.

 

Medlar, Mespilus germanica
For Public Spaces we were given a Gold certificate, which was better than last year. 
For Environmentally Friendly Spaces we also gained a Gold certificate – the same as last year.  
For Small Ornamental and/or Flowering Tree we entered the Medlar in blossom and were awarded a Silver Gilt.  
Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera
The Sweet Chestnut was again the category winner of Tree Contributing to Bio-diversity and won the cup, while the Tulip Tree, in its best autumn colours, was overall and trophy winner of the Champion Tree category.  
Medlar in fruit

 

All in all a very gratifying outcome and one that will be difficult to better.  I am particularly happy with the Public Spaces recognition; our garden suffered from the drought, as others did, but has been very well used, particularly by families with young children playing freely on the lawn and in the shrubbery. 

 

The small garden team is justly proud.
Jill Abbot
Chair of Garden Section

Bournemouth in Bloom 2024

Posted on: 30th October 2024 by: Sally Grant

Bournemouth In Bloom, Bournemouth Horticultural Society, founded 1884
BNSS was again recognised in the Bournemouth in Bloom competition for 2024.

Our venerable Sweet Chestnut tree again won the Cup, and a Gold Certificate as a “Tree Contributing to Bio-diversity.“

The Ginkgo biloba tree was also awarded Gold, as was the back garden in the “Environmentally Friendly Spaces” category, and under “Large Public Spaces” we gained a Silver Gilt.

Our ongoing success is due the hard work and dedication of our Garden Team Volunteers!

Photography Competition 2024

Posted on: 10th June 2024 by: Sally Grant

The Photography Competition for 2024 is NOW OPEN

Send your entries, up to 3 for each category, Landscapes, Plants and Fungi, and Wildlife and each category will be awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Highly Commended for both Adult and “Young Explorers”.

All entries must be taken within Dorset or Hampshire during 2024, and you must be a ‘Young Explorer’ to enter that section of the competition.

***New for 2024*** Young Explorers can now also submit a short video depicting nature.

Please read carefully the attached Terms & Conditions before submission.

As in previous years, we will print a Photobook with the winners and all the entries to the competition.

The deadline is November 30th 2024 and you can email all your photos to: photo@bnss.org.uk along with any enquiries you might have.

There will be an Awards Ceremony held at BNSS in April 2025 to which all entrants will be invited. Winners will be contacted in April 2025, prior to this event.

I wish you good luck and every success.Tony Grant (Photography Chair)