The winner of The Hunts Post Best Gardens Award for 2024 has been announced - it is Christine Scrivener from Hartford.

Christine told The Hunts Post that gardening is her "passion", but she only began it six years ago after taking early retirement.

She said: "I wouldn't claim to be an expert, and like most gardeners I have made a few mistakes along the way, but I do believe I have learnt a lot.

"When people ask me what my secret is, I say it's an awful lot of hard work - from planting, to spraying, and even singing to my plants (only in the early morning when nobody is around!)"


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Christine's favourite gardening season is summer because of the "abundance of colour". This year she planted geraniums, hydrangeas, begonias and petunias to name a few.

Our Best Gardens winner said: "It's so nice when people pass by and make such lovely comments about my garden.

"Yes, it is hard work, but I get lots of pleasure from it. But alas, I'll never have nice smooth hands.

"Thank you to all the people who voted for me, it means so much."