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Blooming Esquimalt garden tour goes virtual

Township offers tips, videos, photos of local gardens as legacy project goes online
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Among the past winners is this Best Large Garden awarded first place in 2015. (Esquimalt.ca)

An Esquimalt legacy project is blooming into an online celebration of colour.

What started as a legacy project from Esquimalt’s centennial is blossoming into an online celebration of colour and community.

Bloomin’ Beautiful was established as part of Esquimalt’s 2012 centennial celebration as a means for residents and businesses to showcase the pride they have in their properties, according to a release from the Township.

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It started as a friendly competition with a volunteer panel of judges, with neighbours highlighting their gardens, and evolved into the Bloomin’ Beautiful local garden tour.

With ongoing provincial restrictions due to COVID-19 the evolution continues, as the showcase moves online.

“It’s important to us to maintain these treasured community events as much as possible,” said Mayor Barb Desjardins. “Esquimalt is still a connected community that celebrates our neighbours; we’re just doing it a little differently for now.”

Visit esquimalt.ca/blooming for videos, photos, tips and tricks, with fun and useful information like how to grow and maintain plants in the local climate and to share favourite garden photos.

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