TAVISTOCK played host to the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom judges last month to judge the town’s fourth entry into the competition.

The judges were particularly interested in the working relationship between Knitting on the Edge and Tavistock in Bloom. The installations around the town fascinated them, particularly the sensory forest, created from twiddlemuffs and many photos were taken of the knitted hanging baskets outside the Bedford Hotel.

There was an additional display for the Rose Walk at the Meadows, which has been entered for the third time. As the site selected for the proposed sensory garden, a new installation was created along the fence line marking the boundary.

The espalier fruit trees were enhanced by the twiddlemuffs and it made a bright display in the sunlight.

A spokesperson said: ‘It is hoped that work on the sensory garden will be well advanced by the judging in 2017. This joint venture between Tavistock Town Council, Rotary Club, Lions and the current gardeners Roots to Transition is poised to start. An information stand will be held in the pannier market on Friday, August 12. In the meantime further details of this development can be found on the Tavistock Community Sensory Garden Facebook page.’

The Britain in Bloom South West results are due to be announced in October.