Access Richmond Hill
The Access Richmond Hill Contact Centre provides assistance for general inquiries, responds to questions or concerns regarding programs and services as well as accepts in person payments.
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905-771-8800
225 East Beaver Creek Road, Ground Floor, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4
Hours of Service:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Richmond Hill Blooms is a program designed to encourage residents to play a role in making Richmond Hill a more beautiful place to live, work and play by creating attractive, colourful and well-maintained front gardens and recognizing them. Neighbours, friends and relatives can nominate front gardens for recognition. You can even nominate your own garden!
The 2019 Nomination Period is OPEN!
There are two ways to nominate a garden (please use only one):1. Complete a 2019 Richmond Hill Blooms Nomination Form. OR 2. Call 905-780-2977 to leave a voicemail. Please be sure to include the address of the garden you are nominating AND your name, address, telephone number and email address. You can nominate more than one garden, including your own!Note: A garden has to be nominated only once to receive a nomination sign. |
Here are some things to keep in mind when nominating a garden:
- Nominated gardens from previous years must be resubmitted for the current year
- Only front and side gardens are considered
- Gardens must have obvious curb appeal
- Gardens must be well-maintained
- Gardens must show a good selection and arrangement of plants and colour
- Gardens must not contain artificial flowers or holiday decorations
Important dates
Nomination Period: Friday, May 31 - Friday, July 5 I Shortlist Judging: Wednesday, July 10 - Friday, July 26 I Final Judging: Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 16 I Richmond Hill Blooms Gala: Thursday, September 19
Judging
Every nominated residential front garden is acknowledged with a recognition sign for their garden as part of the Richmond Hill Blooms program two-step nomination. Following this recognition, a short list of best gardens are identified by Richmond Hill staff horticulturalists. The Richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural Society then select the top three gardens per ward based on the Ontario Horticultural Association's Garden and Special Planting Criteria.
Program Changes
To ensure fairness and provide equal opportunity to all residents, first place winners in each ward will be ineligible from winning first, second or third place for a period of one year beginning with the 2019 program. This means that the 2018 first place winners can still be nominated, however, they will not be considered for the Top Three Gardens in their ward in 2019.
2018 Richmond Hill Blooms Gala |
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On Thursday, September 13, Richmond Hill hosted an evening of celebration and gardening at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Three local plant experts answered questions and named their five best trees, shrubs and perennials for Richmond Hill. They also answered the audience’s plant-care questions. The 2018 Richmond Hill Blooms Top Three per Ward are:
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About Richmond Hill Blooms
Richmond Hill Blooms is a program that encourages residents to play a role in making Richmond Hill a more beautiful place to live, work and play by creating attractive, colourful and well-maintained front gardens and recognizing them.
Residential front gardens can be nominated for recognition by your neighbours, friends and relatives. You can even nominate your own garden! There are a variety of ways to do so, in addition to a number of criteria that will be considered for recognition.
Every nominated residential front garden will be acknowledged with a recognition sign for their garden as part of the Richmond Hill Blooms program two-step judging process. Following this recognition, a short list of best gardens will be identified by Richmond Hill staff horticulturalists. The Richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural Society will then select the top three gardens per ward based on the Ontario Horticultural Association's Garden and Special Planting Criteria.