Recent Yorkshire in Bloom award successes include success for some of our own sites plus those looked after by voluntary groups.
As well as entering own sites we worked with local groups and stakeholders to support entries from across North Yorkshire when judging took place in July 2025.
Yorkshire in Bloom is the regional body representing the Britain in Bloom campaign that is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. Yorkshire in Bloom organises the annual competition to encourage communities of all sizes to make a positive and lasting improvement to their local environment. It's not just about planting flowers and hanging baskets, it also encourages and develops community spirit and civic pride whilst promoting responsibility for planting, cleanliness and maintenance. This can boost the local economy through increased tourism, stimulates voluntary work and cooperation between community groups, and helps to address issues such as sustainability, recycling, minimising waste and energy conservation.
The judging criteria is made up of 3 main priorities:
Horticultural Achievement (40%)
- Plant selection
- Plant quality
- Maintenance of planted areas
- Overall impression
Environmental Responsibility (30%)
- Natural environment
- Hard surfaces and open grass areas
- Local identity
Community Participation (30%)
- Communication and awareness
- Funding and support
- Year round activity and on-going planning
2025 results
Parks, Gardens, Cemeteries and public building
- Valley Gardens, Harrogate – PLATINUM
- Knaresborough Castle – PLATINUM
- Spa Gardens, Ripon – PLATINUM South Cliff Gardens, Scarborough – PLATINUM
- Filey Memorial Gardens – PLATINUM
- Peasholm Park, Scarborough - PLATINUM
- Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough – GOLD
- Friary Gardens, Richmond – GOLD
- Dean Road and Manor Road Cemetery, Scarborough – GOLD
Small Village
- Goldsborough – SILVER GILT (Parish Council entry)
- Flaxby – SILVER (Parish Council entry)
Village
- Grassington - GOLD and category winner (Grassington in Bloom entry)
Urban Community
- Starbeck – GOLD and joint category winner (Starbeck in Bloom entry)
Large Town
- Knaresborough – GOLD (Knaresborough in Bloom entry)
Small City
- Harrogate - Britain in Bloom entrant this year so not entered Yorkshire in Bloom.
BID/town or city centre
- Harrogate town centre – GOLD (Harrogate BID entry)
- Ripon tow centre – GOLD and category winner (Ripon in Bloom entry)
Coastal
- Filey – GOLD and category winner (Filey in Bloom entry)
RHS ‘It’s your neighbourhood’ category
- The Cuttings Garden Club, Starbeck - THRIVING
- Stonefall and Panhandle Parks, Harrogate – OUTSTANDING
- Starbeck Library Garden - THRIVING
- Incredible Edible, Northallerton - THRIVING
- Settle Railway Station – THRIVING
- Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station – OUTSTANDING
- Northallerton Secret Garden – OUTSTANDING
- Grow Scarborough – THRIVING
- Ribblehead Station – ADVANCING
- Waterside, Knaresborough - THRIVING
Charitable Establishments
- Horticap, Harrogate – GOLD and joint category winner
Small business
- The Egg and Spoon café in Filey – GOLD
Medium business
- Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough – GOLD
Large business
- Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate – GOLD and joint category winner
- Nidd Hall Hotel, Harrogate – GOLD
Tourist attractions
- Mount Grace Priory – GOLD
- Ripon Racecourse – GOLD
- Himalayan Gardens, Ripon – GOLD
- Thorp Perrow Arboretum – GOLD
- Filey Bird Garden – GOLD
Railway and transport hubs
- Hunmanby Station, near Filey - GOLD
Young People’s award
- Malton School – GOLD
- Oatland Junior School in Harrogate – GOLD and category winner
Town and Parish Council Yorkshire Rose award
- Easingwold – 5 Yorkshire roses and North Yorkshire golden rose award winner
- Malton – 5 Yorkshire roses and North Yorkshire class winner
- Muston – 5 Yorkshire roses
- Darley – 5 Yorkshire roses
- Thirsk – 5 Yorkshire roses
Discretionary award - best perennial planting
- Easingwold
Discretionary award – Dig for Victory
- Ripon in Bloom
Yorkshire in Bloom last of the summer wellies
- Horticap, Harrogate
Harrogate in Bloom were invited to represent Yorkshire in the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom national finals this year. They were judged in August and will find out the results at the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom awards in Brighton on Friday 31 October 2025.