BLOSSOMING front gardens and floral displays have been selected as winners in this year's Ilkley in Bloom awards.

Judges on behalf of the community group, which also co-ordinates Ilkley's entry into the Yorkshire in Bloom contest, travelled around the town visiting houses, allotments, care homes and business premises that entered this year's local competition.

After much deliberation, they have picked out the worthy winners of Ilkley in Bloom 2015.

The results are as follows:

Private house gardens – 1st Yates & Son Salver 102 Skipton Road, 2nd Calders Cup 35 Lister Street, 3rd Ilkley in Bloom Shield Paddock Hill, Owler Park Road; Residential Care Homes gardens – 1st Roya1 Mail Cup Abbeydale, 2nd Calders Cup Abbeyfield, 3rd Ilkley in Bloom Shield Rosegarth; Restaurants and Public Houses – 1st Ilkley, Jenella Plaque The Box Tree, 2nd C P News Shield Wetherspoons, 3rd Ilkley in Bloom Shield Betty’s, commended Italia Emporia; Tourism Awards (Hotels/B&Bs) – 1st Salver The Riverside Garden Hotel; 2nd Salver Rombalds; 3rd Salver The Crescent; Commercial Premises with Gardens – 1st Spooners Industries Cup Pendle Sports, 2nd Calders Cup Bowls Club, 3rd Ilkley in Bloom Shield Booths supermarket; Commercial Premises Tubs and Baskets – 1st Salver Ladies in Waiting, 2nd Salver Lishman’s, 3rd Salver Grandad Nicol’s Fish & Chips; Allotments – Salver Castle Road Allotment 14b, Salver Leeds Road Allotment 09, Salver Bridge Lane Allotment 4; Communities – 1st Plate Greendown Close, 2nd Plate Audley Court, 3rd Plate Carnegie Court.