As trees are budding and flowers are emerging in back yards all over town, the organizers of the city’s annual Yorkton in Bloom competition are looking for nominations.
This year, in recognition that Yorkton is growing by leaps and bounds, a new category of Best Young Yard has been instituted. This applies to immature yards in new residential areas or those that have gone through recent large-scale landscape renovations. Entries in this category must be less than five years old.
Of course, all the standard categories are back, including Best Home Front Yard, Best Home Back Yard, Best Mobile Home Ground, Best Vegetable/Community Garden, Best Senior Housing Complex and Best Residential Street.
There are also four Golden Bloom categories for homeowners 75 years of age and older including Best Home Front Yard, Best Home Back Yard, Best Vegetable/Community Garden and Best Senior Housing Unit.
The deadline for entries is July 10 with judging taking place July 13 to 15.
There will be bus tours of the winning entries July 24 at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
