Turkey Mill triumphs at this year’s South and South East in Bloom competition
17th October 2022
It was a busy weekend for Turkey Mill, as they took home a Gold and the Judges Award in this year's South and South East in Bloom competition.
The annual competition which runs across counties Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, East and North Dorset and East Wiltshire, celebrates gardens as well as community spaces.
It was the first time they have entered the competition and Turkey Mill took home 'Gold' for Business Landscape Garden. Not only that, but out of an excess of 250 entries, Turkey Mill also took home the coveted 'Judges Award'.
Their category of Business Landscape also included the likes of Bluewater Shopping Centre and J P Morgan's office in Bournemouth.
Head Gardener, Richard Gare, said “We are thrilled with the results and delighted to have won both the Gold award in the Business Landscape category, as well as the Judges Award in this year’s competition. There aren’t many business parks which have award winning gardens and is something we pride ourselves in and spend a lot of time and effort maintaining.”
Comments on the assessors marking sheet included: “...the level of care and attention to detail is outstanding…” and “Of all the sites I visited this year this 20 acre site conveys an air of calm and tranquillity within a variety of landscapes.”
The Mayor of Maidstone, Councillor Derek Mortimer, who recently came to the gardens for the Mayor of Maidstone Garden Party, “Congratulations to the gardening team at Turkey Mill for all their hard work and dedication to the grounds over the last year.”