Monarch Award garden visits are happening soon! Lots of them! Of the 30 applications received, 24 gardens have been selected to receive a visit from the Monarch Awards review team…. Read more »
Gardens are bustin’ out! Get out there, take some photos (or use some from last season) and apply for a Monarch Award. The deadline is June 21– only ten days… Read more »
Working on your garden? Keeping nature in mind?Apply for a Monarch Award! Each year the Monarch Awards program recognizes gardeners who want their gardens to not only LOOK good but… Read more »
Debbie Lindeman and Dennis Price and their gardens are profiled by Environment Hamilton staffer and Monarch Awards committee member Beatrice Ekoko. https://www.hamiltonpollinatorparadise.org/blog/this-couples-pollinator-haven-monarch-awards-2020
Over July and August, Monarch Award judges Charlie Briggs, Erin Mallon, Sean James, and Michael Albanese visited 22 gardens in teams of two. They had some insightful observations—and a lot… Read more »
It’s been nine days since the Monarch Award deadline and the emails have been checked, latecomers accomodated, and applications coded. We have a total of 42 gardeners looking to receive… Read more »
Today, June 21, has the most hours of daylight we’ll see all year. It’s also the last day for you to get your Monarch Award applications in. The official deadline… Read more »
Our friends at the Polliinator Paradise Project have profiled four (so far) 2019 Monarch Award recipients: Kate Giroux, Tina Cooper, Michael Albanese, and Kevin Wydysz. Check them out at the… Read more »
Benjamin Vogt, writer, landscaper, and outspoken proponent of ecosystem gardening, sent up a drone to photograph his garden in suburban Lincoln, Nebraska. This birds-eye view shows a true oasis of… Read more »
On Wednesday October 9, 2019, Monarch Award recipients were presented with plaques and certificates by Mayor Fred Eisenberg. This is the second year that the awards have been presented at… Read more »