Richmond Hill Blooms

Did your garden get nominated for recognition? New for 2024: introducing pollinator garden badges! Proudly display these custom-designed stickers on your Front Garden Recognition lawn sign if your garden supports pollinators. Learn more.

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. 

Garden Social & Sustainability Event - September 7

Drop in to this booth-style interactive event for the opportunity to speak with local garden experts and learn more about the City's parks-related, environmental and sustainable initiatives.

New this year, the event will host a variety of Sustainability-focused exhibitors. Richmond Hill has a long tradition of working with the community to protect our natural environment. Achieving a more sustainable, resilient Richmond Hill is a community effort and together we can build healthy yards and healthy homes.

Date and time: Saturday, September 7, 2024 | 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: Richmond Green Sports Centre and Park – Picnic Shelter A (1300 Elgin Mills Road East)

Event features:

• Speak with a variety of exhibitors
• Meet with fellow gardeners
• Play environmental games (and win prizes!)
• Enjoy a free popcorn snack
• Purchase a Backyard Composter through the Healthy Yards Program (while supplies last)!
• Pick up a free wildflower seedling and birdseed giveaway (while supplies last)!

Walk-ins are welcome to this free event.

Learn more about Richmond Hill’s sustainability initiatives at Richmondhill.ca/Environment

Front garden recognition program 

Residents are invited to nominate their favourite Richmond Hill front gardens for recognition. You can nominate your friends, family, neighbours or even your own front garden. 

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.

How to nominate a garden for recognition 

Nominations are now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated.

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

• Tips for Planting an Annual Basket
• Tips for Planting an Annual Barrel

Thank you to long-time sponsor Miller Compost for their support.