The goal of the Beautification team is to make Blackburn Hamlet an attractive and welcoming community. As we look ahead, we would like to broaden our goals for the beautification of Blackburn. We are always looking for volunteers to join our BCA Beautification Committee with new ideas. There are so many magnificent gardens and gardeners in our neighborhood! If you are interested in volunteering to beautify Blackburn with new ideas, please contact: beautification@blackburnhamlet.ca.


  • Another successful Garden Tour!
    Published in The BANAR September 2024 Cynthia Hoisak We did it for the third year in a row – another successful garden tour, here in the Hamlet. There were 14 gardens open for viewing, each one unique in style, design and plantings. Who knew there was so much creativity going on in those backyards, and behind
  • Blackburn Hamlet 2024 Garden tour
    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.
  • Garden tours and events
    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
  • Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour 2024
    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
  • Volunteers Needed For Watering Crew
    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
  • Rain barrel sales in Blackburn a success!
    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,

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