Famous gardens of South Terrace

With widespread excitement about the Big Spring Clean (with a provisional date and time of 6 April from 0930 hrs) , the South Terrace blogging team decided to do a feature on the top five gardens of South Terrace.

Clearly, the season is against 'us gardeners'. February is hardly the time to advertise our gardening prowess, but perhaps a good time to get the 'before' and 'after' photographs?

 First, of course, is no 7 with 'The Best Hedge' Award for 2012, and indeed all preceding years since the hedge was just a series of twigs. Will no 7 retain it's crown in 2013? Our expert panel of gardeners said "the hedge at no 7 is masterful. It's nearest rival is currently looking shaky, but you can never tell when it comes to the underdog". "All that no 8 needs is a decent pair of shears".






The 'Best Lawn' Award resulted in a dead heat. The two gardens (nos 16 & 17) above were adjudged by our panel of garden experts to be "excellent for the time of year".

The 'Most Promising Garden' Award went to no 22. Very much 'work in progress', the panel of experts said "Trent's garden has shown a 200% improvement since he dug it". Trent also took the 'Ecological Garden' Award...for the presence of a water butt and worm bin.

 The 'Garden in Bloom' Award went to no 24. Dot has managed what most of us can only dream of doing...colour in February. Well done Dot!

 The South Terrace 'Most Artistic Garden' Award went to no 23. Our gardening panel said "This has to be the most delightful garden on the terrace, combining style and functionality with great artistic flair". Just what you would expect from the Chair of the residents' group.

Not making it into the top five (some would say because of the scruffy hedge), the Gardening Panel mentioned the garden at no 8. "We think he should spend more time gardening, and less time blogging" was their criticism, although they did say that this garden could be redeemed with a little "love and attention".