Communities in Bloom

2018 Judges Tour

2018 marks the 24th anniversary of the national Communities in Bloom program. In July, Edmonton will host two national judges who will tour our city's community initiatives and blooming projects in the Class of Champions category that help to make our city a greener and more beautiful place to live.

Highlights from 2017:

• Muttart Conservatory
• University of Alberta:
  • University of Alberta Botanic Garden
  • Green & Gold Garden
  • Organic Grower's Guild Garden 
• Historical gardens at the Fort Edmonton Park
• The Front Yards in Bloom program
• The new Chinese gardens at the John Walter Museum 
• The perennial planters at the downtown bike network
• The Shaw medicine wheel garden
• The Alberta Legislature building
• Edmonton Living Rooms project
• The Root for Trees initiative

Judges also met representatives from:

• Edmonton Horticultural Society
• Edmonton Community Foundation
• Sustainable Food Edmonton
• City operations and facilities (including Archives, Operations Program Delivery and Partnerships, and Horticulture)

Representatives from Edmonton will attend the Communities in Bloom National Symposium in Strathcona County, Alberta from September 26-29 2018, where they will find out the City's bloom rating in the Class of Champions category. All are welcome to register for this exciting local symposium and technical tour.