{"id":455,"date":"2025-11-20T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=455"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:00:39","slug":"gardens-of-the-year-competition-2025-peoples-choice-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=455","title":{"rendered":"Gardens of the Year Competition 2025 \u2013 People\u2019s Choice Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ready to have your say in the Gardens of the Year 2025<\/a> People\u2019s Choice award? Choose from six fabulous finalists showcasing a range of gardens from small urban plots to larger rural retreats \u2013 you have until 18 December 2025 to cast your vote!<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Gardens of the Year competition inspired hundreds of you to enter your gardens, from which we chose six exciting finalists. Our Judges\u2019 Award was decided on 11 September and now it\u2019s time to decide who will win our People\u2019s Choice Award. Read on for more details of how to vote and to see a gallery of each garden finalist to help you decide. Last votes at midday on 18 December 2025 so place your bid now.<\/p>\n

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Discover the winners<\/h3>\n

The winner of the Judge\u2019s Choice was revealed in the December issue of BBC Gardeners\u2019 World Magazine.<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Choice winner will be announced in the March issue of the magazine, which goes on sale on 5 February<\/strong> \u2013 subscribe today<\/a> to get a copy in the post, or sign up to our newsletter now to be the first to find out which garden has won the People’s Choice:<\/p>\n

The prizes<\/h3>\n

Judges’ Choice<\/h4>\n

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The winner of the Judges\u2019 Choice award wins a seven-night Italian holiday for two worth \u00a37,000, staying at Hotel Palazzo Belmonte<\/a> on the Cilento coast, south of Naples. They will enjoy a ground-floor room with private terrace and sea view, with flights, car hire and breakfasts included. The hotel is set in lush gardens with an outdoor poor and pristine sandy beach. They can also explore the nearby town of Santa Maria di Castellabate and the natural beauty of the Cilento National Park.<\/p>\n

People’s Choice<\/h4>\n

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The People\u2019s Choice winner will win a seven-night holiday for up to six people (travel not included), worth \u00a33,000, in the award-winning Riverside Cabins<\/a>, set in peaceful rural Shropshire. You\u2019ll stay in a boutique self-catering lodge on the banks of the River Perry, with three bedrooms, a private outdoor space and hot tub. The welcome hamper includes breakfast and a BBQ box of local ingredients. During your stay, you can visit nearby Shrewsbury, explore local walking trails, spot the plentiful wildlife and even try fishing, or simply kick back, enjoy the peace and watch the stars.<\/p>\n

All six finalists have been awarded a professional photoshoot of their garden and will be featured in BBC Gardeners\u2019 World Magazine in 2025-6.<\/p>\n

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Vote for your favourite garden<\/h3>\n

Take a look at the videos of our six finalists\u2019 gardens below and vote for your favourite garden.<\/p>\n

Francis O’Kane and Barry Hopkins, Stockwell, London<\/h4>\n

This small, urban garden in South London has been transformed into a tropical-inspired space for relaxing and entertaining from morning to night. Having created a lush landscape of exotic plants, ferns, carpet plants and pollinator-friendly flowers, the garden is also a sanctuary for wildlife.<\/p>\n

View Gallery on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kamal Hussain, Saltaire, <\/strong>Yorkshire<\/h4>\n

Creating a colourful, flower-filled garden that brings joy to passersby as well as providing for pollinators and other beneficial wildlife is an ongoing theme of this tiny canal-side space. A bijou seating area surrounded by containerised plants and flowers and climbers provides a place to read, relax, and watch the world go by.<\/p>\n

View Gallery on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kate Marshall-Evans, Avonwick, Devon<\/h4>\n

What was previously overgrown railway land is now a nature-led family garden that marries swathes of perennial and herb-filled borders with wilder areas of woodland and meadow. Cobbled paths laid with found stones echo small drystone walls and benches around a sandpit, and a pond is just one sanctuary for wildlife.<\/p>\n

View Gallery on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

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Paul and Sian Everden, North Walsham, Norfolk<\/h4>\n

This large rural family garden has been assembled as a series of interjoining \u2018rooms\u2019 over the course of 35 years and including a courtyarded topiary Knot Garden, Folly Garden, a Clematis Walk, Potager Garden, camping area and the addition of a 100-metre Spiral Meadow designed to encourage ever more biodiversity and wildlife.<\/p>\n

View Gallery on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sheila Averbuch, Wallyford, Edinburgh<\/h4>\n

The U-shaped garden of this 17th-century cottage has multiple vertical surfaces inspiring the creation of this productive and ornamental garden combining seasonal climbers, several varieties of espaliered fruit, a rose arch, and raised beds of edibles and herbs. A New England corner is a relaxing area in which to write.<\/p>\n

View Gallery on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

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Simon Richards, Folkestone, Kent<\/h4>\n

This gravel garden was partly inspired by attempts to upkeep a traditional lawn over recent hot summers. Having recycled turf and soil, and added structure with two interlinked, wildlife-friendly ponds a drought-tolerant prairie-style planting palette was introduced. Places to sit and take shade complete the picture.<\/p>\n

View Gallery on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

View Riddle on the source website<\/a><\/p>\n

Find out which garden wins the People’s Choice vote by signing up to our newsletter:<\/p>\n

The purpose of this vote is to allow users of the site to express their views on the subject of the question. While the results will be of interest to other users and the editorial team, it is not a representative sample and only reflects the views of those who choose to participate. Full terms and conditions can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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