Deadline extended for annual garden beautification contest in Côte Saint-Luc

Côte Saint-Luc, July 9, 2010 – Residents of the City of Côte Saint-Luc now have until Friday, July 23 to enter the annual Maisons Fleuries garden beautification contest.

Residents can download the registration form at www.CoteSaintLuc.org/en/contests, or they can pick one up weekdays between 8:30am and 4:30pm at City Hall (5801 Cavendish Blvd.) or the Parks and Recreation Department Building (7500 Mackle Rd.). For more information about the contest, contact Loretta Anisef at 514-485-6806 ext. 2023.

The annual Maisons Fleuries garden beautification contest is organized by Côte Saint-Luc. The city awards prizes to residents who create attractive green spaces with blossoming trees, flowers and shrubs. A panel of judges views the gardens and selects the winners and runners up based on various categories.

“It is a pleasure to look around Côte Saint-Luc and see such beautiful gardens,” Mayor Anthony Housefather said. “I know how much work it can be to create and maintain a garden and this contest is the city’s way of recognizing those efforts.”

Residents can enter for consideration the garden of their single-family home, duplex or townhouse. All apartment buildings, commercial establishments and public buildings are automatically entered in the contest and will be judged separately. In addition, residents who enter this year and who have received awards for their gardens twice within the past three years will automatically be entered in the Elite category, in which they will be judged separately and compete against each other for a separate prize. Each city district will have three winners in each category. Judges will assess front gardens according to the cleanliness of the property, the appearance of plants and flowers, and general landscaping.

The chairpersons of the Maisons Fleuries contest are Councillor Sam Goldbloom, Councillor Allan J. Levine and Harold Greenspon.

For more information: Darryl Levine, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, 514-485-8905, dlevine@cotesaintluc.org