Warwick Town Council is "excited to confirm" the Warwick in Bloom 2025 competition is now open.

The 2025 competition features 11 competitive categories and includes categories for shops, commercial premises, pubs and B&Bs, and schools, in addition to the familiar gardens, window boxes, hanging baskets and community planting categories.

Warwick in Bloom welcomes entries from anyone or any business with a CV34 postcode.

The competition is now open for entries until the closing date of Monday 21 July 2025.

This year the Warwick in Bloom Team and professional judge will be visiting entries on Thursday 24 July 2025.

The competition categories for Warwick in Bloom 2025 are:

• Category 1: Retailers & Shops
• Category 2: Commercial premises
• Category 3: Hotel, public houses, guest houses, B&Bs and restaurants
• Category 4: Domestic front garden
• Category 5: Domestic window box or hanging baskets (front garden)
• Category 6: Sheltered/retirement accommodation (individuals or groups)
• Category 7: School activity or garden
• Category 8: Public access gardens
• Category 9: Community participation
• Category 10: Domestic back garden
• Category 11: Wildlife Friendly Category

Entries to Category 10 (Domestic back garden) and back garden entries to Category 11 (Wildlife Friendly Category) will be visited on Friday 25 July 2025

Entrants for Warwick in Bloom 2025 are invited to email the town council before Monday 21 July 2025 to confirm their entry and provide their full name, contact number, address and confirm which categories they wish to enter. 

"Due to restricted access with judging back gardens, please ensure that access is available on Friday 25 July 2025," organisers said.

"To view the the judging criteria for each category, please refer to our website.

"This year all results will be announced at our awards evening on Thursday 4 September 2025, and not in advance like previous years.

"Invitations will be sent in the summer."

You can email your entry confirmation to [email protected]

See more online here.