The City of Toronto Scarborough District Scarborough Trillium Garden Awards ContestNomination Form I nominate the following garden(s): ✁ Deadline date: Monday, July 6, 2015 Judging will occur in mid-July Please print Trillium Garden Awards Contest 2015 Address Nearest major intersection Gardener’s name (optional) How to Submit Nominations Category (check one): q Residential, traditional q Residential, environmental/alternative There are a number of ways to submit nominations for the Scarborough Trillium Garden Awards. Choose the method that works best for you: q Condos & apartment buildings q Commercial Property ✁ Address By phone: 416 396-4862 Nearest major intersection Return by mail or Drop off: Scarborough Trillium Garden Awards Parks, Forestry & Recreation Parks Branch, Scarborough District Scarborough Civic Centre 150 Borough Drive, 5th Floor Scarborough ON M1P 4N7 Gardener’s name (optional) Category (check one): q Residential, traditional q Residential, environmental/alternative q Condos & apartment buildings q Commercial Property Name Telephone or email ✁ To make additional nominations, copy this form or use the form on our website. Nominator contact info (optional): Return by email: [email protected] For more information: 416 396-4862 [email protected] Sponsored by: Agincourt Garden Club Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society Sponsored by: Agincourt Garden Club Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society The Contest Gardeners who make our neighbourhoods look beautiful deserve to be recognized. That’s why the Agincourt Garden Club, Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society and Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation continue to run this competition to recognize the outstanding gardens of Scarborough. We are asking Scarborough residents to nominate residential, traditional, environmental and alternative front gardens as well as condo, apartment buildings and commercial street front gardens. Garden Award Categories Judging Criteria Residential, traditional a garden with a lawn Design • Balance Contest winners will be honoured at an awards ceremony in October at the Scarborough Civic Centre. Residential, environmental/ alternative a garden with little or no lawn Contest Area Condos & apartment buildings street front gardens Commercial properties businesses, restaurants All gardens in the area are bounded by: • Lake Ontario on the south • Steeles Avenue on the north Who May Nominate a Garden • Victoria Park on the west Anyone may nominate their own garden or anyone else’s garden. It is not necessary to be a Toronto resident to nominate a Scarborough garden. • Pickering Town Line on the east Contest Boundaries Victoria Park Ave. Pickering Town Line Steeles Ave. • Originality • Selection and arrangement of plants, trees and shrubs • Design of traffic flow Hard Landscaping • Use of driveway paving and walkways • Use of stones, rocks, statuary, containers, walls, fencing and water features Condition & Maintenance • Cleanliness of garden and area • Free from disease and weeds How to Nominate a Garden • Good garden practices Take a tour of your neighbourhood and locate the most beautiful front gardens. • Suitable ground cover Complete the attached nomination form, listing each garden you would like to nominate. Use extra paper if you need more room. See the back of this flyer for how to submit. Use of Plant Material • Variety • Spacing and balance • Appropriate use of perennials and/or native species • Use of colour and texture Lake Ontario
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