Cultivating community in Strathcona County
Garden with others, nominate your neighbour, or recognize an outdoor space to spread pride throughout our community
Nominate a Front Yard
Nominate your neighbour or volunteer to place Front Yard signs on Nominee lawns across Sherwood Park.
Adopt-A-Bed
Our volunteers plant, maintain, and weed various flower beds across Strathcona County through the summer.
Outdoor Spaces
Recognize local businesses or organizations that enhance their outdoor areas with plants or flowers. Volunteer to place signage.
2025 Season Recap
808
Front Yards
Nominated
44
Community Beds
Maintained
90+
Community
Volunteers
156
Outdoor Spaces
Nominated
From our blog
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Join the Everything Garden Seed Exchange in Strathcona
Don’t forget!! The Strathcona County Library’s Everything Garden Exchange is coming on Saturday, February 28th between 10AM-1:30PM in Meeting Room 2 at the Community Centre (401 Festival Lane). Strathcona in Bloom will have a table there to share information about our programs and to hopefully identify a few new volunteers for the coming season. You…
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Subscribe to our Newsletter
Strathcona in Bloom produces a newsletter — we try to do 3-4 per year volunteer time permitting. Subscribe to keep informed on the activities of Strathcona in Bloom. Subscribe here.
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Newsletter — January 2026
Happy January from Strathcona in Bloom! As we hibernate this winter- we have been reflecting on all the amazing work that went into another successful year. Strathcona in Bloom would like to extend our gratitude to the many volunteers who take time in their busy lives to dedicate to improving our community, from beautification efforts…
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Explore Stunning Yards: 2025 Front Yard Program Highlights
FINALLY, a gallery of images from the yards recognized through our Front Yard Program has been prepared. We received over 800 nominations this summer including 40 in Ardrossan — a new area for us. Thanks to everyone for their help in finding the beautiful front yards in our community. This year we were selected to…
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Come to the Everything Gardening Seed Exchange in Strathcona
Get ready for the “Everything Gardening Seed Exchange” organized by the Strathcona Public Library. Saturday, February 28, 202610:00 AM – 1:30 PMStrathcona County Building (in the meeting rooms on the main floor) Exchange seeds, gardening tools and advice. Enjoy some time chatting with fellow gardeners and share your plans for the coming growing season. Strathcona…
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Front Yard Nominations — All done!!
Nominations for our Front Yard Recognition Program have now ended and our volunteers are ensuring each nominated home in Sherwood Park and Ardrossan has received a sign for their front yard. In the coming week, our volunteers will choose the inspiring yards that they want to feature. Watch for pictures of these yards in the…
Featured Yard Spotlight
This season, ten featured yards were selected to represent various yard maturities, plant types, and layouts.
Meet the Board
Meet our 2024 Board Members! Our board meets monthly and works to facilitate the various programs that Strathcona in Bloom offers. If you have questions, concerns, or to apply, please send us an email!
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