Our Awards

Pictured above: volunteers with the RHS judges in Riverside Park, 30 July 2019

On this page you will find information about major Awards we have won since 1990.

National and International Awards

We have entered Perth into national and international competitions such as Beautiful Scotland and Britain in Bloom. We're very proud that we have been winning national and international 'in Bloom' and other Awards for Perth for nearly 30 years.  Recent Awards include:

2022: two public gardens in the heart of Perth - the Heather Garden and the Compassionate Friends Garden, both in Riverside Park - were awarded the top rating of ‘Outstanding’ in the It’s Your Neighbourhood category of the Beautiful Scotland Awards.

2020 with major competitions suspended due to lockdown, we were delighted to receive a Certificate from Beautiful Scotland in recognition of our work in 2020, our most challenging year ever! 

2019 RHS Britain in Bloom Awards Gold Medal, Parks & Green Spaces Award for Riverside Park, and the Champion of Champions Award. 

2018 RHS Britain in Bloom Awards - Gold Medal, Category Winner, Parks & Green Spaces Award for Riverside Park, Community Champion Award for Tom Lowdon;

2017 Beautiful Scotland Awards -: Gold Medal and category winner's trophy; 

2016 Britain in Bloom Awards - Gold Medal; 

2015 Beautiful Scotland Awards - Gold Medal, category winner's trophy and the David Welch Memorial Award for our Riverside Park Heather Collection;

2014 Britain in Bloom Awards - Gold Medal, also the a Gold Medal and Best New Floral Exhibitor at Gardening Scotland;

2013 Beautiful Scotland - Gold medal, large town trophy and the Wright Sustainablility Award and joint winner of the Rosebowl for best overall entry; 

2011 Britain in Bloom - Champion of Champions Gold Medal.

You can find a list of all the Awards we have won since 1990 here.