The 44 finalists, selected from across the UK, will compete to be crowned winner in one of the eight categories, and will secure an RHS Gold, Silver Gilt, Silver or Bronze award.
One of the category winners will then go on to be named Britain in Bloom Overall Winner for 2025.
The community gardening groups are looking to impress the judges in the summer with their efforts to improve their local area. Each group will be judged against criteria with the environment, community engagement and horticulture at their core.
Bloom brings communities together
For many of this year’s finalists, the scope of community gardening has broadened so that as well as growing they are promoting mental health, enhancing biodiversity and fostering community cohesion, for example by engaging with schools or vulnerable groups. Instilling a feeling of togetherness in the community is a key motivator for Bloom volunteers. Community gardening gives people a sense of pride and ownership over the public spaces they use, making communities cleaner and greener.
Each of the 17 Bloom Regions and Nations, which run individual Bloom competitions, nominate the highest-performing entries to compete in the UK Finals. Britain in Bloom judges will visit each of the finalists in the summer of 2025 with the winners of each category announced at an awards ceremony in the autumn.
Pak Ling Wan, RHS Community Programme Manager, says:
“Across the UK, groups are enjoying the benefits gardening brings both to their local communities and their own wellbeing. They are making a real difference to the places we live, making them more welcoming to all, tackling environmental issues and engaging people in their activities that positively impacts the wider community.”
