Edmonton Horticultural Society to take over Front Yards in Bloom program

After city council announced the Yards in Bloom program was being discontinued, the Edmonton Horticultural Society plans to revive it.

The long-standing program, Front Yards in Bloom is being revived after it discontinued by the city last month because of funding issues.

The Edmonton Horticultural Society (EHS) announced on Friday it would take over the 25-year long program.

It will be called Neighbourhoods in Bloom, as the society aims to get more community leagues involved.

The program recognizes and rewards homeowners’ yard beautification.

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EHS says this year the program will run a little differently.

Instead of signs on front yards, post cards will be passed out to community league members to deliver to deserving homeowners’.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to connect with the community leagues, people in the community, and to also recognize those yards that maybe didn’t get as much recognition,” Tamie Perryment of the EHS told CTV News Edmonton.

EHS says says its budget was set before Front Yards in Bloom was cancelled so it will be limited in the amount of postcards it will be able to send out.

It is open to any kind of sponsorships or support.