The South West in Bloom 'Business & Other Category' Awards 2026

to include:

  • Commercial, Leisure and Tourism

  • Railway Stations

  • Health & Social Care Settings

  • Education Sites (post 16)

and

  • 'It's Your School' (Nursery/Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Schools) 

Each year our South West In Bloom Judges, aswell as judging in our Main Competition, also visit a large number of Business entries across the South West, from Somerset, Wiltshire, West Dorset, BANES, Devon and Cornwall, who enter our Commercial, Leisure and Tourism Awards. We strive each year to grow on our entry numbers, so with this in mind, and following some suggestions received for additional categories, have for 2026, expanded our defined category range to include Railway Stations, Health & Social Care Settings and Education Sites.

For further information, including the full list of categories we are running for 2026 and entry fees, please download the 2026 Business & Other Category Awards Entry Form, by clicking here!    

Big Blooming Congratulations to our 2025 Business Category entries! 60 Businesses entered, 47 receiving the top Medal Award of Gold. The 2025 results can be found here!

The 2024 results can be found here! 

The 2023 results can be found HERE

The 2021 results can be found HERE 

The 2022 results can be found HERE

Marking & Critieria 

Our Judges score each entry, against the relevant category marking & critieria sheet as shown below:

Each entry in the categories above will be awarded either a Bronze, Silver, Silver Gilt or Gold Result, receiving a Certificate and Judges Assessment Feedback. 

Our It's Your School category is free to enter and each 'school' entry will recieve a Certificate and Assessment Feedback from one of our IYN Assessors.

All entries in the above categories are also eligible for consideration for nomination for South West in Bloom's 'Special Discretionary Awards'. All results are annouced at our annual Awards Presentation, which takes place in October.

If interested in taking part in 2026, but have any queries on which category is suitable to enter, or guidance on what our judging process invovles etc. please don't hesitate to get in touch for a chat by calling 07875 849809, or alternatively emailing: southwestinbloom1@outlook.com 

Some examples of our blooming fantastic past entries: