Communities in Bloom

Vote for the 2022 Flower of the Year

A flower is selected each year to be featured in local gardens throughout the region. The Wood Buffalo Communities in Bloom Committee is asking residents to cast a vote for their favourite of the three options, Zinnias, Geraniums or Sweet Williams. These options are chosen based on their hardiness and suitability to our region’s climate and environment.

The flower with the most community votes will be named as the 2022 Flower of the Year and complimentary seeds will be available in the spring for residents to plant.

Have your say in selecting the 2022 Flower of the Year – Vote here.

Voting closes Jan. 31.

This year the choices are red, in support of 2022 as The Year of the Garden as declared by the Canadian Garden Council and supported by Communities in Bloom. Communities in Bloom is encouraging communities across Canada to plant red in celebration of the Year of the Garden. For more information about the Year of the Garden, visit Gardens Canada.

People, Plants and Pride Growing Together

Wood Buffalo Communities in Bloom is the local chapter of the national Communities in Bloom program. Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-for-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national competition, with a focus of enhancing green spaces in communities. 

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is proud to receive the WinterLife Award in 2020 presented by Municipal World from Communities in Bloom! This award recognized the efforts of staff, council appointed committees, community organizations and countless volunteers in creating initiatives that engaged the community with indoor and outdoor activities from November through March. Some of the activities included Mayor and Council’s Holly Jolly Christmas Party, Santa Claus Parade, Christmas Lights Bus Tour, Santa’s Anonymous, Craze at MacDonald Island Park on New Year’s Eve, WinterPLAY and so much more.

You can check out the complete list of winners by visiting the Communities in Bloom website.

Volunteer

Helping hands are always appreciated, whether your time commitment is with the Communities in Bloom Committee, or as a casual volunteer. Contact Pulse to find out more.