Junior Gardeners Competition Success

On August 28^th, 2021 Laurentian Valley Township hosted its 5^th Annual Junior Gardeners contest at Stafford Park during the annual Party in the Park Event.

Children ages 16 and under had until Saturday, June 18^th, 2021 to register for the fun event and pick up their plant or seed at Sunset Nursery Garden Centre & Greenhouse.  Each child had the opportunity to choose either a flower or a vegetable to take home and nurture it for 2 months. The contest highlights the township’s tagline “Grow with Us” and was chosen as a means of getting the youth of the community and neighbouring communities involved in events.

Alastair Hugli of Sunset Nursery Garden Centre & Greenhouse judged the over 50 entries of the 100 registered gardeners. “I am blown away by the entries this year! Everyone did an impressive job growing their plants over the summer.” said Alastair Hugli.

The 2021 Junior Gardener Winners include:

Ages 1 to 5

• 1st Place – Mabel Frolander
• 2nd Place – Quinn MacDonald
• 3rd Place – Marceline Vaillant
• 4th Place – Arthur Forget-Mask

Ages 6 to 8

• 1st Place - Billie Bennett
• 2nd Place - Leah McEwan
• 3rd Place - Riven Shilkie-White
• 4th Place - Xavia Forget-Mask

Ages 9 to 11

• 1st Placce - Alyssa Beegan
• 2nd Place - Mya Turcotte
• 3rd Place - Emma Graham
• 4th Place - Lexi Hiltz

Ages 12 to 16

• 1st Place – Tyler Eilliott
• 2nd Place – Elliot Lofstedt
• 3rd Place – Mickyla Kicksee
• 4th Place – Aaryanna Forget-Mask

“Congratulations to all the junior gardeners who participated this year, what an amazing turnout! It is great to see the competition grow and attract more and more participants each year! I am looking forward to see what the 2022 competition will bring!” Navada Sargent, Planning and Recreation Coordinator.

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