Richmond Hill Blooms
Richmond Hill Blooms is a program designed to encourage residents to play a role in beautifying our community by creating attractive, colourful and well-maintained front gardens.
Front garden recognition - Nominations open!
Is there a beautiful front garden in Richmond Hill you admire? Nominate it for recognition until Monday, July 7! You can nominate your friends, family, neighbours or even your own front garden.
Fill out the online nomination form
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate. Garden designs can be anything from a lush, green oasis to a vivid array of colours and scents to a pollinator’s paradise. All nominated properties will receive a recognition sign to proudly display in the front garden.
New this year, recognition signs include a ‘Winter Pollinator Habitat’ design on the back, which you can display at the end of the season to inspire others to leave their gardens for pollinators to nest and rest during the winter months.
Please note that the judging portion of the front garden recognition program has been discontinued. Instead, the program is going back to its roots and will focus on encouraging a higher level of participation across the community.
New! Pollinator Garden Badges
Proudly display these custom-designed stickers on your Front Garden Recognition lawn sign if your garden supports pollinators. Pollinator supporting gardens should feature elements such as:
- Native trees, shrubs and/or wildflowers
- Nectar feeders
- Nesting spaces such as bee hotels or fallen logs
- Places to rest such as flat stones in sunny places
- Avoids the use of insecticides or fertilizers
Sticker pickup location: Front reception of the Richmond Hill Operations Centre (1200 Elgin Mills Road East). Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments are not required.
Learn more about what the City is doing to support pollinators and how you can help by visiting RichmondHill.ca/Pollinators.
How-to gardening videos
Thank you to long-time sponsor Miller Compost for their support.