Award for green-fingered Bridgnorth gardener - with pictures and video

The green-fingered gardener, from Quatford, near Bridgnorth, won Best New Garden at the Bridgnorth Community Pride Awards.

When Mr Pyatt and his partner Jane Mack recently moved to their new house, the garden was bare.

But after spending just shy of £2,000, he has put in hundreds of hours of work on the garden to get it to what it looks like today.

Even the typical British weather doesn’t bother him as an all-weather gazebo saves the day when the rain starts to pour.

He said: “Since I’ve been gardening, the trend is now towards low maintenance and today it is mainly bright colours for sheds – light greens, different shades.

“Many people go for containers and pots for lower maintenance with people going out all hours to work.”

Decades ago when he was in his early twenties, he decided to buy a house and was forced to spend many hours sorting out the overgrown garden.

And over the years, he has noticed a change in the fashions of gardens.

He is a firm believer that anyone can enjoy gardening – even homes with relatively small garden spaces.

Mr Pyatt says he still has more plans for the garden, adding: “I want to expand in the sense of making it even better. I’ve only been doing it as a serious hobby for 12 months.

“Go out see what you want to get ideas. Use graph paper to scale it. Go around big gardens like Aston Hall to get your ideas and scale it down to your own garden.”

Organised by Bridgnorth Town Council, the awards are run along its submission to the Heart of England In Bloom competition, and aim to show residents’ pride for their town.

Awards are handed out for the best kept gardens, to those who make a difference in the town and to the businesses and eateries that help keep it looking bright.

Anyone can be put forward for the awards, which are free to enter. Each award is sponsored and people from the sponsor organisations go out and judge each entrant.