I am coming to the end of the main part of Trillium judging. This is where front gardens in a town or city are nominated as the best gardens. Then judges come around and score them based on a set of garden design criteria. The result is that a number of gardens receive awards for the best gardens that year.
This has been a program in Grimsby for many years. The idea started in St. Catharines in the 1980s. Hamilton is renowned for its Trillium Program - three levels of judging with three levels of winners, and a final grand winner each year. It includes the surrounding areas and garden clubs. Hamilton is a garden city - it has the big Hamilton Garden Walk each - a free event with home owners putting their gardens into the schedule listing so people can come and visit.
I like taking pictures of the gardens. I've been out at 6:00am each morning when the light is idea, and taking pictures of the top 40 or so gardens. That's a lot of pictures. It is coming to the close, though, and then the final results will be published online and in the newspapers.
This year, the public can become directly involved. There will be 5 top gardens for people to choose their favourite. It is an online poll, run by the town of Grimsby. We are looking forward to finding out how much engagement there is for garden voting.
So perhaps a little more photography today as the light is perfect. Sun is the enemy of the garden photographer.
Here’s a Grimsby garden - on Livingston near Casablanca - so the main street of Grimsby. Look at the topiary designs throughout.
And then another completely different garden on the escarpment of Park Road - a naturalistic setting in the woods.
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