GREEN-fingered gardeners who made Fareham bloom were last night honoured for their roles in brightening up the borough.

They received prizes and plaudits from the town mayor Roger Price and the mayoress Sandra Pryde during a ceremony at Ferneham Hall.

Full list of winners and runners-up:

Large gardens - 1, R Freemantle, Oak Road, Fareham; 2, Mrs JM Kingdom, Queens Crescent, Stubbington; 3, Mr and Mrs D Coats, West Street, Portchester.

Small gardens - 1, Mr and Mrs R Collins, Eastfield Avenue, Fareham; Mr and Mrs D Mayhew, Queens Crescent, Stubbington; 3, Mrs S Blandford, St Michael's Grove, Fareham.

Hanging baskets - 1, Mrs JM Kingdom, Queens Crescent, Stubbington; 2, Mrs E Harper, Cornaway Lane, Portchester; 3, Mr and Mrs D Mayhew, Queens Crescent, Stubbington.

Containers - 1, Mrs E Harper, Cornaway Lane; 2, H Kewish, Veryan, Fareham; 3, Mrs P Voller, Beaumont Rise.

Balcony - 1, Mrs JV King, Ramillies House, 2, A Woodward, West Downs Close.

Unusual features - 1, Mr Toone, Newtown, Portchester; 2, Mr and Mrs D Mayhew, Queens Crescent, Stubbington; 3, Chris and Terry Fearnley, Titchfield Park Road, Titchfield.

Public houses - 1, The Bold Forester, Sarisbury; 2, The Cormorant, Portchester; 3, The Spinnaker, Lower Swanwick.

Community centres - 1, Wallington; 2, Ferneham Hall; 3, Titchfield.

Warden-assisted-residential care homes - 1, Homefayre House, Fareham; 2, Garden Mews, Warsash; 3, Bucking-ham Court, Fareham.

Special awards for individual gardens contributing to the enjoyment of the community - Selena Easton, Trafalgar Court, West End; Mrs MJ Hubbard, Endofield Close; Mr and Mrs Moody, Mr and Mrs Dunn, Mr and Mrs Matthews, Mr and Mrs Temple, Mr and Mrs Dow and Mr and Mrs Martin, all Lincoln Close, Locks Heath.

Business premises - 1, Chaucers Court Yard, West Street, Fareham; 2, Roxby Garage, Warsash; 3, Advark, Brook House, Fareham.

Competition for young gardeners - 1, Samantha Harvey (1st Portchester Brownies); 2, Amy Heathorn (Sarisbury Infants School); 3, Daniel Wilson (Sarisbury Infants Sachool).

Schools' environmental project - 1, Sarisbury Infants; 2, Hook-with-Warsash; 3, Ranvilles Junior.

Allotment competiton - Overall winner Mrs Chappell (Roman Grove allotments).

Over five rods - 1, Miss P Chisholm (Wickham Road), 2, Miss D Blake (Wickham Road), GB Saunders, (Roman Grove).

Under five rods - 1, K Lodge (Red Barn); 2, F Burtenshaw (Wickham Road); 3, J Wilcox (North Wallington).

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