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The winners of the Cultivating Ealing Biodiversity Awards for Gardens and Green Spaces 2026, sponsored by Greener Ealing, have been announced!

The Awards, supported by Ealing Council and ActforEaling, are now in their sixth year and run alongside Cultivating Ealing’s annual Schools Gardening and Allotments competitions. This year, Greener Ealing Ltd were proud to be the headline sponsor for the awards and Managing Director Katarina Pohancenikova was on hand to present winners with their certificates.

The winners were announced at a lively ceremony hosted by Ealing Council in the newly refurbished South Atrium at Perceval House in Ealing Broadway, with new and experienced gardeners from across the borough being recognised for their efforts in creating wildlife friendly gardens and green spaces. Prizes were presented by the Mayor of Ealing, Cllr Faduma Mohamed, and our fellow awards sponsors Leslie & Co and Tom Boswell Trees.

1st Place: Meadow House Hospice, Southall, winners of 1st place in the Street/Community Gardens category, sponsored by Greener Ealing Ltd
Greener Ealing Ltd Managing Director Katarina Pohancenikova presenting the 1st place for Street/Community Gardens to Meadow House Hospice, Southall

 

The Winners

School Gardens – sponsored by Leslie & Co Estate Agents

  • Cultivating Ealing School Garden of the Year 2026: Derwentwater Primary
  • Growing Together Award: Featherstone Primary
  • Wildlife Champions Award: St Gregory’s RC Primary

 

Front Gardens – sponsored by Greener Ealing Ltd

  • 1st Place: Julia Atique
  • 2nd Place: Lucy Preece
  • 3rd Place: Camilla Connell

 

Community Gardens – sponsored by Greener Ealing Ltd

  • 1st Place: Meadow House Hospice, Southall
  • 2nd Place: Old Oak Lane Community Garden, NW10
  • 3rd Place: St Stephen’s Church, West Ealing

Environmental Transformation Award: Searchlight Trading Hut Community Garden, Hanwell
 

Allotments – sponsored by Tom Boswell Trees

Large Allotment Sites

  • 1st Place: Framfield Allotments, Hanwell
  • 2nd Place: Haslemere Allotments, Hanwell
  • 3rd Place: Brentham Allotments, Ealing

Small Allotment Sites

  • 1st Place: High Lane Allotments, Greenford
  • 2nd Place: Village Park Allotments, South Ealing
  • 3rd Place: Lime Trees 2 Allotments, Northolt

Large Allotment Plots

  • 1st Place: Lana Rake-Lasmane, Ascot Allotments, Ealing
  • 2nd Place: Jane Morris, Northfields Allotments
  • 3rd Place: Ahmet Sezer, Oldfield Allotments, Northolt

Small Allotment Plots

  • 1st Place: John Furzer, Northfields Allotments
  • 2nd Place: Bernadeta Szklarz, Windmill Lane Allotments, Greenford
  • 3rd Place: David Booth, Northfields Allotments

Congratulations to all winners and participants in the Ealing Biodiversity Awards for Gardens & Green Spaces 2026, celebrating outstanding contributions to biodiversity, community gardening, and green spaces across the borough!

 

About Cultivating Ealing

Founded in March 2019, Cultivating Ealing focuses on promoting horticulture and biodiversity-friendly gardening practices to improve the well-being of people in the borough of Ealing. The group aims to encourage local residents, businesses, schools and community groups to embrace sustainable gardening techniques that benefit both the environment and people’s health.

Find out more and get involved at the Cultivating Ealing website, www.cultivatingealing.uk.