Everything in the garden's rosy for green-fingered residents

The Gleadless Gardening Competition - run by Sheffield Homes and Gleadless Valley Tenants' and Residents’ Association - was entered by 34 residents.

The best garden accolade was won by Maureen Howarth.

Frances Wright, who came third in the award, scooped the best container prize.

Both women received cash prizes of 50. Smaller amounts were given to runners-up.

A communal award was given to four neighbours from Gaunt Road, Gleadless, whose gardens had been “exceptionally well looked-after” - Laura Pearson, Yvonne Foster, Susan Mason and John Greaves and Margaret Greaves.

Leonora Stavrianakos, one of the four judges, from Sheffield Homes, said: “I was impressed and delighted with how much time and effort had been taken to create such wonderful gardens.”