Category: Beautification

FREE BLACKBURN HAMLET GARDEN TOUR Calling all gardeners, aspiring gardeners, and anyone who enjoys the beauty and tranquility of nature! Please join us on July 6 & 7 between 10am and 4pm for the 3rd annual Garden Tour, right here in the Hamlet. Come and enjoy all the wonderful gardens on the tour this summer.…

Published in The BANAR June 2024 Cynthia Hoisak & Miriam Hampson FREE BLACKBURN HAMLET GARDEN TOUR Calling all gardeners, aspiring gardeners, and anyone who enjoys the beauty and tranquility of nature! Please join us on July 6 & 7 between 10am and 4pm for the 3rd annual Garden Tour, right here in the Hamlet. Come…

JULY 6 & 7: 10am to 4pm Please join in by putting your garden on this year’s tour, or by visiting the many gardens open for viewing this summer, on July 6 & 7. In 2023, there were 16 gardens on display. This year’s tour will again include some musicians and master gardeners, and new…

Communities like Blackburn Hamlet are fortunate to have an incredible legacy of wonderful volunteers that help enrich our neighborhood in so many ways.  As the saying goes, it takes a village… For the past four years, the BCA’s Beautification goals have focused on beautifying our entry points to our community by establishing gardens at our…

Published in The BANAR August 2023 Miriam Hampson This year, the BCA partnered with RainBarrel.ca to sell rain barrels to our community. RainBarrel.ca reclaims food grade barrels and repurposes them as rain barrels. Once used to transport fruits and vegetables, they now offer years of reliable service as rain barrels. Partnering with various non-profit organizations,…

Published in The BANAR August 2023 Miriam Hampson If you have noticed some flowery blooms when entering our Hamlet, then you can thank the 16 volunteers that diligently water these plants weekly to welcome and beautify our community! This volunteer job is not for the weary! You have to be  able to tolerate the heat,…