Green-fingered tenants hailed as North Lanarkshire in Bloom winners announced

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Green-fingered tenants kept the North Lanarkshire area blooming over the summer months showcasing their colourful creations as part of this year’s ‘NL in Bloom’ competition.

From shared green spaces and fruit and vegetable areas to bowling green lawns and bursts of colourful flowers, an array of gardening expertise was presented to judges.This year’s completion, which ran from May until the end of August, saw an increase in the number of entries, particularly first-time entries, which were either self-nominated, nominated by housing staff or by people living in the local community.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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