Well done Garden Competition winners!

Congratulations to the following winners in this year's Marchmont & Sciennes Front and Container Garden's competition. Well done everyone!  And thank you to Tina and the judges for all their hard work pounding the pavements to examine Marchmont & Sciennes' best gardens. 


The prizes were presented last Saturday by Graeme Smalley who used to run the Warrender Park Road post office. He and his wife were the kind donors of the Smalley Quaich which went to the overall winner.

Category	Winners
1 (East-facing)	Cindy Cunningham, 21 Livingstone Place
1 (East-facing)	Mr G Costello 23 Livingstone Place
1 (South-facing)	108 Thirlestane Road
1 (South-facing)	Rosemary Robertson 145 Warrender Park Road
1 (West-facing)	Hala George 36 Marchmont Crescent
2 (North-facing)	Ann Dickson 18 Warrender Park Crescent
2 (North-facing)	Katharine McCulloch 3A Warrender Park Crescent			Smalley Quaich winner 2011
3 (Window boxes)	Anne McCoubrey, 6 (1) Roseneath Terrace
4  (Wildlife)	Barbara Smith 15 Livingstone Place
5 (Updated)	Susan Oswald 53 Warrender Park Road
6 (Landscaping)	Julie Odell & Tim Day 8 Marchmont Crescent
6 (Child-friendly)	Emma Tracey 1 Roseneath Street
6	Melany Jackson 17 Marchmont Crescent
6 (Tall planting)	Mrs Hughes 22 Roseneath Place
6 (Raised beds)	Ruth Miller 13 Arden Street
6 (Topiary)	49 Thirlestane Road
6	Ian Thomson 38 Arden Street

MSCC Front Gardens and Containers Annual Awards 2011

With the recent sunshine and warmer temperatures, gardens have burst into life; time to remind you about the Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council Tenement Front Gardens and Containers Competition!

Any garden and/or container clearly visible from the pavement will be considered. The walkabout judging will take place in late June and early July, and there is no need to enter the competition: as long as your garden or container can be seen, it will be eligible for consideration for an award.

The categories are:

1. Front gardens (East, South, West-facing)
2. North-facing front gardens
3. Hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers 
4. Wildlife-friendly gardens
5. New/improved gardens
6. Other commended gardens

There will be awards in each category and an overall winner who will be awarded the Smalley Quaich. All of the award winners will be presented with their certificates and a small prize at the Church of the German-speaking Congregation in Chalmers Crescent on Saturday 1^st October at 4pm. All welcome - we hope to see you there!

Happy gardening!

gardens competition prizegiving 2010

Some photos from this afternoon are on the MSCC Facebook page and can be accessed (even without a Facebook account).


A fuller report will be published later. [Update (20:23, 7 Sep 2010: see below]


Thanks to all the judges and in particular Tina Cumming for organising and Monica Higgins for writing such fine descriptions of the winning gardens!


Update (20:23, 7 Sep 2010): List of winners

Front gardens (East, South, and West-facing) & Winner of the Smalley Quaich 2010: Sindy Cunningham, 21 Livingstone Place

North-facing front gardens: Neal & Angie Rayner, 36 Warrender Park Road

Hanging baskets and containers:  Jan Gaffney, 61 Spottiswoode Road

Wildlife-friendly gardens: Dan Sutton, 11 Meadow Place

New gardens: Rosemary Robertson, 145 Warrender Park Road

Other commended: 

• John Palmer, 14 Marchmont Street 
• Jola Jurasinska, 45 Spottiswoode Street
• Mystery Neighbour, 108 Thirlestane Road

Other commended (Window boxes):           

• Elaine Henry, 35 Lauderdale Street
• Theresa Dixon, 34 Thirlestane Road
• Jane Ramsay, 43 Thirlestane Road
• Mrs McDonald, 47 Thirlestane Road
• Anne McCoubrey, 6 Roseneath Terrace

Update (20:00, 9 Sep 2010): Citations for prizes (courtesy of Monica Higgins, Head Judge)

Presentation of prizes: Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council Front Gardens and Containers Annual Awards

The Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council Front Gardens and Containers Annual Awards will be presented at 3pm on Saturday September 4th at the Church of the German-Speaking Congregation in Chalmers Crescent. Volunteers are sought to help with setting up and serving drinks.  


Please contact Tina Cumming if you can help.

MSCC Front Gardens and Containers Annual Awards 2010

After a decade-long hiatus, the Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council Front Gardens and Containers Annual Awards are returning this summer. 

Any garden and/or container clearly visible from the pavement will be considered. The walkabout judging will take place in July, and there is no need to enter the competition - as long as your garden or container can be seen, it will be eligible for consideration for an award. 

The categories are:

1. Front gardens (East, South, and West-facing)
2. North-facing front gardens
3. Hanging baskets and containers
4. Wildlife-friendly gardens
5. New gardens
6. Other commended gardens

There will be awards in each category, and there will also be an overall winner, who will be awarded the Smalley Cup (generously funded by our retired Postmasters, Graham and Jean Smalley).

All of the award winners will be presented with their certificates and a small prize, donated by Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council, at the Church of the German-Speaking Congregation in Chalmers Crescent on Saturday September 4th. Good luck and happy gardening!