2022 Pollinator Week Photo Contest 

Submit a photo for a chance to win a Native Flowers Planting Kit or 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens Book.

Details: 

Get outdoors and snap a photo of what pollination means to you. While out for a walk at the local park, hanging out in your backyard or exploring your neighbourhood, take a moment to find pollinators in action. Some example photos include:

• ​A pollinator on a wild flower
• A pollinators habitat 
• A pollinator garden

All participants who submit a photo will be entered into a draw for a Native Flowers Planting Kit or 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens

Submit your photo to bramptongreencity@brampton.ca 

Start Date: June 20th at 9:00 am 

Due Date: June 26th at 4:30pm  

*Note: by submitting your photos, you grant the City of Brampton permission to use the photograph (and your name) for future Green City or Grow Green initiatives including on, but not limited to, website, social media, promotional material, or other related medium.  

For tips on how to capture high quality photos of pollinators, read Bob Noble's, a local nature photographer, Guide on Photographing Pollinators​.​

Celebrate Pollinator Week at the Brampton Farmers’ Market!

On June 25th, Parks Programming and Grow Green team will be at the Brampton Farmers’ Market​ at Gage Park serving free lemonade made with honey from our local bees.​ Pick up a free native seed pack and pollinator colouring sheets while they last!

Visit us at the Market and learn about local pollinators, actions you can take to help pollinators and current pollinator initiatives the City is undertaking, including

• City and Community ​Pollinator Beds
• Community Gardens Program
• Grass and Weed Cutting Bylaw update
• Don't Mow, Let it Grow Program​
• Parks and Valleyland Naturalization Program

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Tips on How to Support Pollinators

• Don’t use pesticides and minimize herbicides in your garden.
• Provide a source of water by leaving a shallow basin of water on the ground.
• Leave your leaf litter and plant matter over winter to provide shelter and habitat for pollinators overwinter.
• Spread the word and share the wonders of pollinators with friends and neighbours.
• Plant a variety of native and pollinator friendly plants in your yard! See below! ​

Supporting and Protecting Pollinators

The City of Brampton implements a number of programs and initiatives that supports pollinators, including:

• Building and maintaining pollinator dedicated beds and perennial beds that support pollinators
• Restoring and enhancing natural areas and introducing naturalization into our parks through the Naturalization Program
• Reducing mowed areas in public spaces and converting them into meadows through the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow Program 
• Integrating native and flowering trees into City and new development planting lists 
• Integrating native plantings in bioswales
• Facilitating urban agricultural and residential garden initiatives such as the City’s Community Gardens Program, residential Backyard Garden Program and Gardens of Brampton Initiative​.

• Native Plants for Pollinators – Credit Valley Conservation
• Home and Garden Lists – Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
• Selecting Plants for Pollinators GTA – Pollinator Canada
• Plant Paradise Toolkit​ – Pollinators Paradise Project