Green-fingered nation: Britain in Bloom celebrates 50 years
Yearly contest open to UK cities, towns and villages has reached the half-century mark at the Hampton Court Flower Show
August 2013
Wigan's blooms under scrutiny
The In Bloom judges have been to Wigan Borough and now the wait is on to see how the area's gardeners have performed, says Damian Jenkinson
June 2013
Gardening blog
Judgment day approaches
Gardening blog
Ticket to thrive
March 2013
Gardening blog
Springing into gardening
Don't let the freezing weather put you off: it's time to start planning this summer's displays for Britain in Bloom, writes Damian Jenkinson
January 2013
Gardening blog
Grow food, get fit
Gardening blog
Planning for a blooming good year
November 2011
Britain in Bloom brings communities together
You might think Britain in Bloom is all about bickering neighbours, but the campaign does wonders for community cohesion
June 2010
Pass notes
Pass notes No 2,790: Britain in Bloom
Not for the first time the quintessentially British scheme has fallen victim to foul play
Flowerbeds poisoned as Britain in Bloom contest turns nasty
Detectives say that the care and planning of attack on flower beds smacks of a 'calculated and malicious act'
Grudge attacker poisons Yorkshire village floral displays
Cayton's Britain in Bloom entry devastated by banned weedkiller
March 2006
Taking the bloom out of Britain
· Threat to floral contests as council cancels display
· Allotment holders protest at 'unfair' restrictions
July 2005
Stand by your beds
Britain's civic flower displays are in danger of dying out because councils face a shortage of skilled parks staff. Tom de Castella reports on an RHS initiative that aims to make our towns and cities bloom again.
