Be inspired by Ealing’s biodiversity Ealing’s biodiverse garden winners
Award ceremony
On Thursday in October 2024, the winners of the Biodiverse Front Gardens and Balconies Competition were announced at an inspirational award ceremony at the Ealing Council head office.
The room was packed with local gardening talent. Local school children to green thumbed experts who had been gardening for more than 40 years mingled and chatted. The atmosphere was one of celebration and excitement, with prize winners learning about the incredible biodiversity being nurtured throughout the borough.
Gardening for a greener future
Councillor Paul Driscoll, Cabinet Member for Climate Action spoke of the importance of communities across the borough coming together to tackle climate and boost biodiversity. He highlighted the Biodiverse Front Gardens and Balconies Competition being a brilliant example of the fun and creativity that comes with adopting greener habits in everyday life.
Paul Carter of Cultivating Ealing was an excellent compére for the evening. He shared the inspiring stories behind the entries, including one proud front garden winner who had completely replaced her front garden concrete with a stunning haven for plants, flowers and biodiversity. Another entrant had discovered the power of nature by letting an old outdoor mat transform into a wild plant micro-meadow.
Ealing’s biodiverse garden winners 2024
The competition organisers, ActForEaling, Cultivating Ealing and Ealing Council were thrilled to meet the green fingered talent in the borough and celebrate their incredible achievements. The wonderful new mayor of Ealing, Yvonne Johnson, was delighted to present the certificates to the category winners detailed below:
| Schools | Large Front Gardens |
| 1st – St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School 2nd – Lady Margaret Primary School 3rd – St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School | 1st – Christine Eborall 2nd – Lynda Elson |
| Small Front Gardens | Micro Gardens & Balconies |
| 1st – Veronica Tuke 2nd – Lucy Preece 3rd – Sarah Theobalds | 1st – Sean McCormack 2nd – Rebecca Gaulin 3rd – Siski Kalla |
| Street/Community Space | Allotments |
| Joint 1st – Gayle Labib Joint 1st – Emanuel Court, Acton Joint 1st – Isabel Mahoney | 1st – Michael Hamerton 2nd – Andrea Ma 3rd – David Booth |
Looking to 2025
Debbie Fogarty, chair of Cultivating Ealing, said “This is the first year of running the Biodiverse Gardens competition and we were delighted by the standard of entries received. We hope it will inspire other residents to enter next year and spread the important message of encouraging biodiversity.”
So please get planning and preparing your biodiverse outdoor space ready for next summer! If you’re looking for inspiration, please visit the Cultivating Ealing Facebook page to check out more photos of the competition entries.
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