JUDGES covered every corner of the town in their quest to root out this year’s winners in the annual Petersfield In Bloom competition.

Experts from Clanfield Gardening Club, East Meon and Privett ventured out with councillors, and mayor James Deane, on four routes, jotting down notes on the floral delights along the way.

And their winners for 2016 are:

Environmental Award: gold – Cathy Robinson, 40 Marsden Way; silver – Veronica Seagren, 64B Moggs Mead; bronze –?The Little School by the Lake.

Street/Part of Street: gold – 14-35 Alderfield (Marian Hiscock); silver – Broadway Park Office; bronze –?Mackarness and Lunt.

Front Garden: gold – Veronica Seagren, 64B Moggs Mead; silver –?Amie Read, 8 Teazle Close; bronze – Graham and Sandra Fripp, 82 Willow Drive; bronze –?Cathy Robinson, 40 Marsden Way; highly commended –?Sally Ann Mitchell, 16 Heath Road.

Basket/Container on a Residential Property: gold –?Graham and Sandra Fripp, 82 Willow Drive; silver – Sally Anne Mitchell, 16 Heath Road, bronze –?Ann Pinhey, 18A The Square.

Retail Frontage: gold –?Rowland’s Funeral Services, St Peter’s Road; silver – The Petersfield Bookshop, 16A Chapel Street.

Basket/Container on a Commercial Property: gold – Monoloco, Pages Court; silver –?Rowland’s Funeral Services; bronze –?Mackarness and Lunt.

Public house/Restaurant/Cafe/Guest House: gold – The Square Brewery, 7 The Square; silver – Monoloco, Pages Court; bronze –?JSW Restaurant, Dragon Street.

School/Youth Garden Project: gold –?Petersfield Infant School, St Peter’s Road; silver – The Little School by the Lake; bronze –?Craig Smith, Sheet Cub Scout.

Residential Home/Nursing Home/Sheltered Housing: gold –?Mr PC Roots, Flat 11, Ramscote; silver – Miss B Arnold, Bungalow 10, Reardon Close.

Public Service Building/Area/Places of Worship/Accessible by the Public: gold – Winton House, High Street; silver –?Petersfield Social Club, Station Road; bronze – Salvation Army, Swan Street.

The prizegiving will be held on October 6 in the Rose Room at the Festival Hall, when Petersfield in Bloom’s president, gardening guru and broadcaster Pippa Greenwood will present the awards.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the event.