Green-fingered Fair City residents and businesses gathered in the Royal George Hotel for the results of the 2015 Beautiful Perth Awards.
The awards are based on the Royal Horticultural Society’s system of giving bronze, silver, silver gilt and gold awards to reflect different levels of achievement, and certificates are awarded to all successful entrants.
The winner of each category also received a trophy, and there were two special awards the Endeavour trophy for the entry judged to have made the greatest community impact, and the Rosebowl for best overall garden.
Beautiful Perth chairman John Summers announced the results while the awards were presented by Provost Liz Grant.
The award categories ranged from residential front gardens to window boxes, local environmental projects, schools and business premises.
This year, Beautiful Perth judges Mr Summers and Sylvia Stuart also helped assess the Gannochy Trust’s 2015 Gannochy Garden Award.
At the event, Mr Summers congratulated all the entrants for their contribution to Perth’s environment.
“The weather has not been kind to gardeners this summer July was one of the wettest on record,” he said.
“Yet we judges had the pleasure and privilege of touring our Fair City to visit so many lovely gardens and community projects, all of which have brightened up their neighbourhoods.
“That’s the sort of dedication that makes me very proud to be involved with the whole Beautiful Perth community, from our amazingly hard-working volunteers to each and every one of the entrants to our 2015 competition,” he continued.
“The judges from Beautiful Scotland visited Perth the other week and made special mention of the outstanding community involvement they saw in Perth. I know they were impressed.
“Those national awards will be announced in a couple of weeks at Perth Concert Hall fingers crossed that we do well there, and if we do, it will be in no small measure due to the work of the people gathered here.”
2015 category winners:
Care homes Viewlands House.
Multi-storey flats Malcolm Miller.
Window boxes and containers Cala Sona.
Hotels and inns Parklands Hotel.
Pubs and clubs The Ormond Bar.
Commercial premises People with a Mission Ministries.
B&Bs/guest houses Rosebank Guest House.
It’s your neighbourhood North Perth Allotment Association.
Nursery/primary schools Perth College UHI Nursery.
Schools Fairview School.
Senior citizens’ front gardens Iain and Joyce Sneddon.
Annual bedding display Andrew Donaldson.
Residential front gardens Jim and Stella Cormie.
Spring display Queen’s Hotel.
Endeavour award North Perth Allotment Association.
Best overall garden award Jim and Stella Cormie.
2015 Gannochy Garden award Mr and Mrs D Scott.