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Oct 2022
Harrogate school pupil's flower bed design for Queen's Jubilee wins trophy
A pupil of Ashville College in Harrogate has won the Harrogate in Bloom award for his flowerbed design to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Children from schools across the town took part in the competition to design the flowerbed in Valley Gardens.
Jack Baier’s winning entry of more than 3,300 plants won the top award.
At the ceremony, year 7 Jack was presented with the Hammond Mann Trophy by former Yorkshire Agricultural Society chief executive Nigel Pulling.
The evening was attended by more than 60 guests, including the mayor of Harrogate, Cllr Victoria Oldham, and was the culmination of Harrogate BID’s Floral Summer of Celebration.
Jack's colourful, winning design
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Other winners on the night included Helen James Flowers, Horticap, the White Hart Hotel, and Vivido.
To create the flowerbed, Harrogate Borough Council’s park and gardens team planted 800 Super Olympia Pink Begonias, 1,100 Super Olympia Red Begonias, 650 Non-Stop Yellow Begonias and 800 Mambo Mid Blue Petunias.
Pam Grant, Harrogate in Bloom President, said:
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