28 Aug 2024
Christine Heybourn, one of the first new homeowners to move into Castle View, Windsor has won an award and a rosette for her garden in the Garden in Bloom competition run by the Royal Borough.
Started in 1992, and now in its 32nd year, the Garden in Bloom Award scheme is designed to acknowledge the contribution private gardens make to the appearance of neighbourhoods, and is the council's way of saying thank you to residents for the work they do in their gardens to brighten up the environment.
Christine has lived in and around Windsor since she was five and moved into Castle View with her husband on Valentine's Day, 2019. “I now have a great social life here, and still keep in touch with all my local friends,” she says.
“My husband was the one who looked after the garden at our old house but very sadly died shortly after we moved here, so with some help I took over the role. The gardens at Castle View are all now really well established and maturing beautifully, softening the look of the building - it's really lovely.
“It was a complete surprise to win this award - I had no idea I had even been nominated!” she added. “I started the garden with Hidcote lavender which made a beautiful display and encouraged me to take an interest in the rest of the patio area. A friend helps me a great deal and we have since introduced roses, fuchsias, bizzie lizzies, lobelias, sweet peas, geraniums and alpines, as well as some herbs and tomatoes. We have added a great deal of topsoil and compost, and a lot of plants are in pots which helps to add height.”
Commented Amy Tisi, the councillor responsible for the awards: “Christine's garden is such a beautiful, pollinator friendly oasis, and I was so impressed by the way that the planting softened the paving, adding life and colour. I hope that Christine's award will encourage other Castle View residents to enter next year; no garden is too small - even a beautiful balcony will be considered.”
Add Peter Robinson community liaison officer for Castle View Retirement Living: “We wholeheartedly congratulate Christine. The Castle View Homeowners Gardening Club is an active green fingered group helping to make this such a delightful community to live in.”
Picture caption:
Christine Heybourn receives her Garden in Bloom certificate from Amy Tisi, Windsor ward councillor.
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Castle View Windsor
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