The Trillium Awards Program was established in 1956 and continues today for the purpose of promoting and encouraging community pride through the recognition of excellence in landscape design, maintenance and effort by landowners to beautify properties making a positive contribution to the City. Each year, well before spring planting, program partners review their respective responsibilities and commit resources as required. The main tasks are shared between Corporate, volunteer and public sector partners.
Corporations have an important role.
The City of Hamilton Volunteers make it happen. Annually, during the month of July, over 160 volunteers contribute personal time judging every single family residence in the City, often re-visiting their assigned zones several times before making a final decision on the issuance of the White Trillium Award. The Community Services Department- Parks Division, City of Hamilton, manages the program by bringing the corporate and volunteer partners together, and fulfilling all administrative responsibilities. Candidate properties for this award are grouped together based on municipal ward boundaries. One Pink Trillium is awarded per ward.