Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of Hamilton’s Monarch Awards garden recognition program. Out of 24 applicants, six will receive a full Monarch Award and eleven will receive a Caterpillar level… Read more »
Congratulations to the 2021 recipients of Hamilton’s Monarch Awards garden recognition program. Out of 26 applicants, three will receive a full Monarch Award and ten will receive a Caterpillar level… Read more »
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 »
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 »
From the 33 Monarch Award applications we received this year, field judges visited 14 gardens and, after careful review, have named the 2019 award recipients. Under the new non-competitive format,… Read more »
That’s right. The Monarch Awards is no longer a contest– it’s a recognition program. Last year we introduced the caterpillar category to recognize beginner gardeners and small properties. This year… Read more »
New post on the Pollinators Paradise Blog featuring the garden of Nadia Coakes, first runner-up in the 2018 Monarch Awards. https://www.hamiltonpollinatorparadise.org/blog/nadias-garden-monarch-awards-finalist
From a semi-finalist group of 16 gardens, the field judges have completed their garden visits and decided on Monarch Awards winners for 2018. Here are final results: Monarch Award Overall… Read more »
This year with the new entry format it was tougher than ever to choose the semi-finalists. But we’re (finally) ready with the top contenders for both the Monarch Awards and… Read more »
On Tuesday September 19, 2017 at Hamilton city hall, Mayor Fred Eisenberger presented Monarch Award winners with their plaques. All of the winners or their representatives were in attendance to… Read more »