Mews in Bloom 2026 Competition Results

The Lurot Brand Mews in Bloom competition celebrates the unique beauty and character of London’s historic mews, recognising the residents who help bring these special streets to life through beautifully tended planting and garden displays. Each year, participating households transform the spaces outside their homes with colourful containers, climbing plants, mature trees and imaginative planting, enhancing not only their own homes but the wider mews for passersby to enjoy.

More than simply recognising outstanding displays, Mews in Bloom celebrates the dedication, creativity and horticultural knowledge of those who take part. From elegant floral arrangements and architectural planting to thriving fruit trees and wildlife-friendly greenery, each display contributes to the distinctive charm that makes London’s mews such treasured places to live.

This year’s Mews in Bloom competition showcased an exceptional standard of planting across the participating mews. Our judge was impressed not only by the quality and diversity of the displays but also by the care and commitment shown by those who entered, making the task of selecting the winners a particularly difficult one.

Meet Our Judge, Alexandra Gray

We were delighted to welcome Alexandra Gray as this year’s Mews in Bloom judge.

Alexandra is an award-winning garden designer with more than 20 years’ experience creating beautiful private gardens. She offers consultancy, master planning and full garden redesign services, working alongside local landscapers and craftspeople to create inspiring outdoor spaces.

Her expertise has been widely recognised within the horticultural world. Alexandra’s first RHS show garden, The Yin and Yang Pocket Planting, received a Silver-Gilt Medal at the RHS Badminton Flower Show. Her own garden, which serves as a testing ground for new planting ideas, opens annually for the National Garden Scheme and has featured on the cover of Gardens Illustrated and in The English Garden magazine.

For the past two years, Alexandra has also worked as Horticultural Researcher for the BBC’s coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show, bringing her extensive horticultural knowledge to the production team. Her impressive qualifications in landscape architecture, construction design and garden planning, together with her passion for creating beautiful gardens, made her an ideal judge for this year’s Mews in Bloom competition.

Mews in Bloom 2026: Results

Overall Winner – Fulton Mews

Congratulations to Fulton Mews, which has been named the Overall Winner of Mews in Bloom 2026.

Alexandra was particularly impressed by the collective effort and quality of planting throughout the mews, describing it as:

She admired how the white-rendered entrance arch frames the mews as it stretches westwards, while colourful hanging baskets and a wisteria trained across the street create a welcoming first impression that promises an even more spectacular display when in full bloom.

The harmonious appearance of the houses, painted in complementary shades of white and grey, provides a cohesive backdrop to the planting throughout the mews.

Alexandra was impressed by the wide variety of planting, particularly the clever use of greenery at different heights, including trees that enhance the overall landscape. She noted the attractive evergreen planting on the shadier side of the mews, where contrasting textures, leaf shapes, colours and forms create interest throughout the year, with a calming palette of greens and whites lifted by splashes of seasonal colour.

She also highlighted the diversity of plants, including unusual specimens such as the Chinese rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyrifer), together with thoughtfully designed raised beds, planting troughs and containers. A flourishing lemon tree laden with fruit was another standout feature.

Together, these elements created a mews that demonstrated how thoughtful planting and participation from residents can transform a historic street into an inviting, green and vibrant environment. Congratulations to the winner of Mews in Bloom!

Best Individual Display – Orme Court Mews

Congratulations to Orme Court Mews, winner of this year’s Mews in Bloom Best Individual Display Award.

Introduced to recognise exceptional individual planting displays, the award acknowledges the remarkable dedication and horticultural knowledge shown by individual participants.

Alexandra’s initial reaction summed up the display perfectly:

The award-winning display brings together three east-facing homes with an impressive collection of containers arranged to create a unified planting scheme. A palette of pinks and whites, accented with vibrant pops of orange, creates an immediate visual impact.

Alexandra praised the extraordinary range of plants, including oleander, dahlia, fuchsia, hydrangea, hebe, hibiscus, eucomis, verbena, fruit trees including peach and apricot, wisteria, pyracantha and even a self-seeded tomato plant.

During her visit she met resident Konstantia, who explained that many of the plants had been grown from cuttings originating from her homeland of Greece. She and her partner water the display during the early morning, and more delicate plants are carefully protected indoors during winter.

Alexandra concluded:

‘Very good, shows deep horticultural knowledge and commitment, colourful for neighbours and deserving of Mews in Bloom’s Best Individual Display.‘

Highlights from the Other Participating Mews

Bathurst Mews

Bathurst Mews impressed Alexandra with its welcoming atmosphere and strong sense of community. She particularly enjoyed the festive bunting celebrating the annual street party and the repeated mature olive trees that create unity along the length of the mews.

She also praised the larger trees for the environmental benefits they provide, including shade, climate regulation, wildlife habitat and carbon sequestration. Attractive paint colours, plentiful planting, colourful displays and seating areas surrounded by greenery transform the wide mews street into a welcoming outdoor space.

Alexandra also singled out one individual property on the corner near the stables as the runner-up for Mews in Bloom’s Best Individual Display Award, describing it as a harmonious, full and calming display.

Craven Hill Mews

Alexandra was impressed by the collection of shrubs and perennials with contrasting foliage and particularly admired the colourful window boxes at No. 23.

A delightful display at No. 21 stood out along the street. The garden combined burgundy and purple-leaved Heucheras, fine ornamental sedges and grasses, roses and evergreen shrubs, with taller perennials adding height and structure. The mix of green, lime, bronze, burgundy and purple foliage provided visual interest throughout.

The thoughtful combination of contrasting colours, textures, leaf shapes and planting heights worked particularly well against the white façade and black railings, softening the architecture and enhancing the character of the mews. The careful layering of shrubs, grasses, foliage plants and flowering plants demonstrated considerable care and creativity. However, some plants’ growth seemed to have been affected by this particularly hot summer – an issue that is becoming increasingly widespread with Britain’s changing climate.

Rutland Mews South

Rutland Mews South featured a number of impressive individual displays.

Alexandra highlighted the healthy dissected Japanese maples, attractive combinations of cream hydrangeas with dark red geraniums, and the creative use of window boxes and layered planting. She particularly admired the three levels of planting outside No. 17, which add depth and variety, as well as the cheerful yellow café table beside a lemon tree.

She also identified an opportunity to further enhance the mews by introducing planting and seating into the open space at the end of the street, creating an attractive place to sit and enjoy the view along the mews.

Ennismore Gardens Mews

Ennismore Gardens Mews stood out for its distinctive charm and colourful character.

Alexandra loved the pastel-coloured houses and London’s smallest mews house, painted pink, which together created what she described as a Mediterranean feel. She also enjoyed the way sunshine illuminated the colourful planting throughout the first section of the mews, while highlighting the beautiful display at No. 7, featuring white roses, fuchsia and hydrangea. The displays at No. 29 and No. 30 were particularly charming, with an abundance of colourful planting creating an exciting and welcoming frontage.

Our judge enjoyed the varying shades of vibrant pink and white that complement the paintwork of No. 30, as well as the addition of evergreens to complement the trailing pelargoniums and contrasting forms of hydrangeas. The planting was clearly cared for with great attention to detail, and the generous use of pots and window boxes made a wonderful contribution to the overall character of the street. The displays were especially striking in the sunshine and demonstrated considerable thought, enthusiasm and creativity. Overall, these were outstanding examples of how thoughtful planting can transform a mews and bring real colour and enjoyment to the street.

Alexandra thoroughly enjoyed visiting Ennismore Gardens Mews and suggested that introducing greater variation in planting height where possible would add even more depth and visual interest to future displays.

Thank You to Everyone Who Took Part

The continued success of Mews in Bloom is thanks to the residents who choose to take part each year, dedicating their time and creativity to enhancing the beauty of their mews through thoughtful planting and carefully maintained displays.

Whether creating colourful container gardens, training climbing plants across façades, growing fruit trees or introducing architectural planting, every participant helps celebrate the unique character of London’s historic mews while creating greener, more welcoming streets for neighbours and visitors alike.

Congratulations once again to Fulton Mews, winners of the Mews in Bloom 2026 Overall Award, and Orme Court Mews, winners of the Best Individual Display Award. We also extend our sincere thanks to Alexandra Gray for sharing her expertise and thoughtful observations, and to every resident who took part in this year’s competition. We look forward to seeing even more inspiring displays in next year’s Mews in Bloom.