Ecological Landscaping Contest

The Comité consultatif en environnement (CCE) and Ville de Saint-Lazare invite you to participate in the 3rd edition of the ecological landscaping contest under the theme En harmonie avec la nature.

This theme focuses on the rediscovery and enhancement of existing plant heritage, including trees and undergrowth, as contributors to our environment. The aim is to design landscaping that integrates the trees on your property and encourages their development, or to recreate wooded areas where they have disappeared. The landscaping must feature a harmony of plants (ground cover, plants, shrubs and trees) that are hardy to our environment and that you can find on your walks in the natural surroundings of Saint-Lazare.

If you cherish an existing undergrowth at the front of your property or are thinking of creating one, that's what we're looking for. Not only trees, but also native forest plants contribute to improving our environment.

These nature-inspired landscapes meet a number of objectives they are pesticide-free, require little water, enhance biodiversity and assimilate fallen leaves in the best possible way.

Be part of it and inspire the community by enhancing your landscaping!

Contest duration

• Saturday, June 14 to Sunday, August 10, 2025
  
  

Entry criteria

• Be a Saint-Lazare resident.
• Fill out the entry form. (available on Saturday, June 14)
• Submit a maximum of three (3) photos highlighting the proposed landscaping.
• Write a text of no more than 200 words explaining how your landscaping meets the contest criteria.
  
  

Deadline for entries: Sunday, August 10, 2025

For full contest details, see the official rules. (French only)

Prizes

Gift cards redeemable at local merchants, of the winner's choice, will be awarded to participants whose landscape receives the 3 highest scores or who is selected for the "Coup de Cœur" prize.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

• 1^st place: a $350 gift card
• 2^nd place: a $250 gift card
• 3^rd place: a $150 gift card
• "Coup de cœur" prize: $100 gift card
  

Eligibility criteria

No need to invest large sums of money, just let nature take its place!

• The proposed landscape must not have won one of the top 3 prizes in the previous edition of the competition.
• Only one landscape per property is eligible.
• The proposed landscaping must:
  • be located on private property within the city and be visible from the street;
  • be composed of plants planted directly in the ground and include perennial, native or hardy species;
  • include a diversity of plants: melliferous, aromatic, edible and xerophilous, plants that are drought-tolerant;
  • combine a variety of species of all sizes: ground cover, shrubs, small or large trees, small or large fruit bushes;
  • be free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides;
  • incorporate ecological solutions to retain moisture, for example, by installing gutter extensions to direct rainwater into the landscape, or by using mulch (leaves make excellent mulch!).
    
    

  Placards available

  Anyone entered for the contest can obtain a free placard from the Service de l'environnement to install in their landscaping. Simply answer yes in the online questionnaire.

Winners of previous editions

2024 Edition

Congratulations to:

1^st place ($350 gift card) : Mrs Catherine Leroyer at 1214, Rue des Mésanges

2^nd place (a $250 gift card) : Mrs Josy Ferraro at 569, Rue Chaline

3^rd place ($150 gift card) : Mrs Catherine Hirou at 1742, Place du Chantelys

Honorable mention prize ($100 gift card) : Mrs. Rita Shellard at 2788, Rue Master

2023 Edition

Congratulations to:

• 1^st place : Brigitte Rioux

• 2^nd place : Nancy Roy

• 3^rd place : Véronique Brochu

 

Three (3) participation prizes were also drawn at random among the participants.

• Elizabeth Landry 
• Norm Szekely 
• Andrée-Anne Lavigne