Are you in bloom? Yellowknife launches gardening contest

Yellowknifers who’ve dodged the rain and cold to produce a stunning garden will have 12 chances to win as the city hosts a summer contest.

On Monday, the City of Yellowknife said a competition sponsored by Communities in Bloom and Miracle-Gro would recognize winners across a range of categories.

Nominations will be accepted until July 26.

To enter a nomination, you need to send in at least one photo of the garden in question.

Judges will then visit each nominee before selecting winners to receive a prize pack supplied by Miracle-Gro.

Lastly, an open day on Sunday, August 4 will allow residents to tour the gardens entered into the contest using a map published online.

Here are the categories you can enter:

• Bee-friendly
• Community garden
• Container garden
• Flower garden
• Front yard, or “curb appeal”
• Funky garden
• Greenhouse
• Rock garden
• Tiny garden
• Vegetable garden
• Water feature
• Youth garden
• Muskox

OK, we made that last category up.

(Although if you have a hidden horticultural moskux that beats the City’s entry, then we’d like to hear about that.)

To find out more and enter the competition, visit the City’s website.