We are pleased to announce the 2025 Monarch Award Recipients. During a hot, dry summer here in the City of Hamilton, 38 gardeners from Ancaster, Dundas, Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Waterdown participated.
These gardens exemplify ecological gardening practices. Monarch Award recipients received a certificate and a plaque to display in their gardens.
- Allison Barnes
- Jessie Blake
- Kirsten Bodenstedt
- Mike Costanzo
- Laëtitia Eyssartel
- Angela Larson
- Karen Logan
- Michael Love
- Jen McNeill
- Valerie Meneguzzi
- Amanda Powell
- Catharine Stewart
- Liam Thorne
- Nikolett Toth
Participants at the Chrysalis and Caterpillar levels will receive a certificate and a garden sign to acknowledge their progress toward creating a fully ecological garden.
Gardeners at the Good Start level will receive a certificate to celebrate the start of their ecological gardening journey.
The plaques, garden signs and certificates were presented by Lorraine Johnson, author and advocate, at the October 15th Monarch Awards celebration.
Photos of the 2025 Monarch Recipient gardens are in the Monarch Awards gallery.
The map below celebrates all of the recipients for 2025. Each marker below represents a garden where people are making a difference—creating habitat, welcoming wildlife, and adding biodiversity to their neighbourhoods. Together, these gardens shine as inspiring examples of how ecological gardening can transform our communities. The butterflies represent gardens that have reached the MONARCH AWARD level.
