Could Your Garden Win Mumbles Buzz and Bloom 2025?
We’re thrilled to launch this year’s Mumbles Buzz and Bloom Gardening Competition 2025 — celebrating the joy of gardening, supporting pollinators and wildlife, and greening our community one garden at a time!
From colourful flowerbeds to productive vegetable plots, peaceful nature spots to buzzing business planters — if you’re growing something in Mumbles, we want to see it!
Key Dates
Entries Open: Now!
Deadline to Enter: 30th July 2025
Judging Period: Last two weeks of July
Awards Ceremony: September 2025
Share Your Garden’s Story
Whether you’re planting seeds or enjoying a garden in full bloom, remember to take photos throughout the growing season. Our judges will accept photo entries — so show us the journey, not just the end result!
Why Enter?
- Support nature and biodiversity in Mumbles
- Celebrate your creativity and hard work
- Inspire others to start gardening
- Win a prize and get recognised at our Buzz and Bloom Awards
How to Take Part
It’s easy!
- Take photos or a video of your garden.
- Write a short description of your garden’s design and efforts to support nature.
- Submit your entry here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Z5M2H2 Or pick up an entry form at the Ostreme Centre
Deadline: 30th July 2025
New for 2025 – Nominate a Garden!
Know someone who deserves recognition for their gardening efforts?
You can nominate a neighbour, school, business, or community group for an award!
Nomination cards are available from the Ostreme Centre — just fill one out and return it to enter them into the competition. Or fill out the nomination survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Z5M2H2
2025 Competition Categories
Best Wildlife Garden
Show how you’re creating space for nature — from bird baths and bee-friendly blooms to bug hotels and ponds.
Best “Grow Your Own” Garden
All about homegrown goodness! Share your fruit, veg, herbs, compost bins, and inventive growing setups.
Best Ornamental Garden
We’re looking for colour, creativity, and beautiful design. Share your artistic flair and inspiring displays.
Best Business Garden
From hanging baskets to planters and green shopfronts — show how your business is helping Mumbles bloom.
Best Community/School Garden Project (Schools & Community Spaces)
This combined category celebrates gardens that bring people together — whether it’s a school plot teaching children about nature, or a community garden promoting wellbeing, connection, and environmental action.
Eco-Friendly Gardening Tips
All entries will be recognised for efforts to support wildlife. Here are a few ideas:
- Use peat-free compost
- Avoid pesticides with natural alternatives like companion planting
- Install a pond or bird bath
- Collect and reuse rainwater
- Choose pollinator-friendly plants
- Repurpose materials for garden features
- Leave log piles and wild areas for insects
Let’s make Mumbles bloom for people, pollinators, and the planet!
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started — we can’t wait to see what you grow!