For the past 15 years the Yorkton In Bloom Committee has promoted the Local Grounds Competition partnered between City Of Yorkton Community Development, Parks & Recreation and the Yorkton & District Hordicultural Society. Society members Vi Protz and Glenda Bohn guided this years Yard and Garden Tour in Yorkton this past Thursday.
Winners for the 2011 Local Grounds Competition are as follows:
Best Home Grounds (Front Yard) - Bev Yaschuk, Pleasant Avenue
Best Home Grounds (Back Yard) - Dave & Georgette Kluk, 122 Matheson Crescent
Honourable Mention - Natalie Bylsma, 47 Cedarwood Crescent
Best Mobile Home Grounds - Margaret Lachowsky,
56 West Shore Greens
Best Vegetable Garden - Natalie Bylsma, 47 Cedarwood Crescent
Best Senior Housing Unit - Florence Matechuk, 140 Jubilee Crescent
Best Senior Housing Complex- Fisher Court, 115 4th Avenue North, Ev Wotherspoon
Best Senior Housing Courtyard - Queen Elizabeth Court, 133 4th Avenue North, Bill & Elsie Radysh
Best Senior Housing Deck/Balcony - Queen Elizabeth Court - 3rd Floor Balcony, 133 4th Avenue North, Mary Bielinski
Pictured above is Fisher Court, recognized as the Best Senior Housing Complex, and to the right is the winner of Best Front Yard, Bev Yaschuk's home on Pleasant Avenue.
The Committee sponsored a Golden Bloom Award for individuals 75 years and older:
Best Home Grounds - Front Yard, Sonja Pawliw, 95 Wellington Avenue
Best Home Grounds - Back Yard, John & Sylvia Bodnar, 5 Delaere Drive
Best Vegetable Garden - John & Sylvia Bodnar, 5 Delaere Drive
Best Mobile Home Grounds - Gordon & Sheila Harris, 30 Johnston Bay
Pictured above and to the left is John & Sylvia Bodnar's winning entries for best backyard and vegetable garden.
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