Garden Competition

Here's what you need to know…

  • You must have a City of Pickering address to enter
  • There is no fee for entering or participating
  • All gardens must be visible to the public from the sidewalk, street or open space
  • Only front gardens will be judged in the residential categories
  • Check only one category per registration form
  • Competitors will be judged and awarded a range of 1 to 5 blooms, 5 is the best
  • The name printed on the registration form will be the name printed on the certificate
  • When entering someone other than you, the person or organization must give permission
  • Must provide complete mailing address with postal code and who to contact if the property is not yours
  • Incomplete forms will not be accepted
  • Communities in Bloom sign will be posted on the property of all entrants
  • The City of Pickering reserves the right to use participants' names and photos of gardens for future promotions such as website, print publications etc.
  • Entries received after July 4 will not be accepted
  • Local Pickering Blooms judging will take place during the 1st two weeks of July
  • Schools will be judged in June before the end of the school year
  • No advance notice will be given of judges' arrival
  • Backyard gardens will not be judged

We need you to show your civic pride!

Nominate yourself or your neighbour for our upcoming Garden Competition.  Volunteers and experts will evaluate registered properties prior to the Communities in Bloom judges arrival this summer.
 
Ms.    Mrs.    Miss    Mr.


 Participant's Name


 Business / Community Group / School (if applicable)


 Street Address

    
 City                                       Province  


 Postal Code

      
 Telephone (Daytime)                  Telephone (Other)


 Email address

 

Please complete the following information if you are nominating a participant:


 Nominator's Name

      
 Telephone (Daytime)                  Telephone (Other)


 Email address
 

This program is an important step in our
Sustainable Pickering journey.

Please select the applicable category.
Suggestions have been included to provide examples only - the possibilities are endless…

Residential - Detached, Semi-Detached or Townhouse Unit
Suggestions - Front garden, hanging baskets, pruning, fence painting

Residential Complex - Apartment, Townhouse, Condominium Complex
Suggestion - common area, open space, neighbourhood project, boulevard or median, window boxes, planters

Storefront Retail
Suggestion - area planters, window boxes, boulevards, front garden feature, hanging baskets, property tidiness

Retail Plazas
Suggestion - area planters, boulevards, property tidiness, adopt-a-park, commemorative tree or bench

Office Commercial
Suggestion - property tidiness, planters, boulevards, adopt-a-park

Organizations - Schools, Community Groups, Associations, Service Clubs, Places of Worship
Suggestion - plant a tree, adopt-a-park, community clean up, hanging baskets, planters

Rural Residential - residence, working hobby farm residence
Suggestion - lane or driveway entrance, planters, gardens, pruning, fence painting, tidiness
Does your garden include sustainable planting (native gardens, heritage planting, xeriscaping, alternatives to pesticides)?  If so, please describe:

Yes         No
 
Before and after photos go a long way in depicting your efforts.  Do you have any photos?

Yes         No         

If yes, please send in CD format or contact us to make alternate arrangements.

Electronic photos should be 300 dpi minimum

In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act,
personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, and will only
be used in conjunction with Communities in Bloom. Questions about this collection should
be directed to the City Clerk, One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7, 905.420.4611.