A gardener from Southwell in Nottinghamshire has been recognised nationally for his green-fingered efforts during lockdown and has won a prestigious competition.
Chef Simon Thornewill won the Best Use of Imagination category in the B&Q Gardener of the Year awards for his imaginative approach to his Nottinghamshire front garden – the judges remarked they had never seen anything like it previously – and won £1,000 from B&Q after beating off thousands of entries.
While the country starts to lift lockdown restrictions, many of the nation come out of it with a newfound passion for gardening.
Around 80 percent of Brits have become more interested in tending to their window boxes, patios, balconies, and green spaces in the last year, and thanks to B&Q’s Gardener of the Year competition, many have been able to show off their newfound skills.
Thornewill, 35, discovered his fervent passion for gardening after helping his mother on her allotment as a child
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