Winner in annual TfL underground garden competition

These beautiful displays which brighten up North Acton station have been awarded a top prize in Transport For London's Underground in Bloom competition. They scooped the cultivated garden award and were also runner up in the best overall garden section.

Station supervisor, Bharat Vagani, along with colleagues Terry Morralle and Abraham Soubair produced two raised beds from recycled materials. All this gardening work done in their own free time.

The prizes were awarded at City Hall yesterday. The team of judges agreed that the standard of entries was extremely high this year.

Howard Collins, Chief Operating Officer for London Underground, said: 'Every year the standard of entries seems to grow and grow. 'I'd like to thank everybody for their hard work and the way they have transformed our stations into bright and colourful places for our customers to enjoy.'These awards recognise the great effort all our staff have made.'
 
This year over 70 stations, depots and service control rooms took part in the competition.

Acton Town was a runner up in the Dennis Sanger Chief Operating Officer 'Special' Award.

Some of the winners include:

       Hanging Baskets
       1. Bromley-by-Bow station
       2. Northwood Hills station
       3. High Barnet station and Stratford Market Depot

• Cultivated Garden
  1. North Acton station
  2. Upminster Train Crew Accommodation
  3. Northumberland Park Depot

• Fruit and Veg
  1. Hampstead station
  2. Brent Cross station
  3. Greenford station and Warwick Avenue station

• Tubs
  1. Perivale station
  2. South Kensington station
  3. Osborne House Service Control Centre, Arnos Grove Train Crew Accommodation and Greenford station

• Best Newcomer
  1. Arnos Grove Train Crew Accommodation
  2. Osborne House Service Control Centre
  3. Neasden station and West Harrow station

• Dennis Sanger Chief Operating Officer 'Special' Award
  Winner: Finchley Central station
  Runner up: Acton Town station

• Best Overall Garden 'Sandra Wilkes' Award
  1. Arnos Grove Train Crew Accommodation
  2. North Acton station
  3. Hampstead station

9th September 2011