About In Bloom

Highways planter - prarie planting on Warwick Road

London in Bloom

Every year the Royal Borough takes part in the London in Bloom Campaign, which is run by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and encourages the Council, local business and local residents to all rally together to make London a brighter place to live, work and visit.

London in Bloom is one of eighteen regions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that make up Britain in Bloom.

Britain in Bloom

The British Tourist Board initiated Britain in Bloom in 1963, following the example set by Fleurissement de France.

The London Tourist Board followed suit and London in Bloom's Campaign was underway by 1967. Both Britain in Bloom and London in Bloom are organised by the Royal Horticultural Society.

The ‘In Bloom’ campaigns encourage communities of all sizes to make positive and lasting changes for the better to their local areas for the benefit of the local community.

They incorporate floral displays, permanent planting, environmental issues: biodiversity and sustainability, as well as recycling, and a clean street scene along with generally showing that you take pride in where you live and wish to prove this to others.

For a borough to be considered in Britain in Bloom it must win its particular category the previous year in its sub-section.

Our Plans for 2009

The Royal Borough will be entering London in Bloom 2009 and hope to maintain our gold award standard for a third year.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea does not judge individual gardens as part of 'In Bloom' but links with the various gardening clubs and groups in the borough to let them know who has entered their competitions.

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