![Townsite Heritage Home and Garden Awards recipients for 2019 include [back row, from left] Lynn Price, Ken Palfrey, Keith Donald, Ross Fowlie, Willem Van Delft, Fred Stutt, Cathy Tween, and Carol and Jim Wyatt; [middle row, from left] Michelle Donald, Donna Powell, Ernie Burden, Brenda Van Delft and Elizabeth McLaughlin; [back row, from left] Julian Camire, Carol Ciup and Brian McLaughlin. Contributed photo](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/lmp-all/1533008-2510-townsite-award-winners-powell-river.jpg;w=960;h=640;bgcolor=000000)
Every year the Townsite Heritage Society acknowledges homeowners and gardeners for the hard work and dedication that goes into the ongoing beautification and restoration of the heritage homes and gardens in Townsite, a National Historic District of Canada.
The awards are a time-honoured tradition from the early days, started by the Powell River Company to reward its worker tenants for extraordinary gardens and boulevards, and revived by Townsite Heritage Society in 1992, with the addition of awards for outstanding homes.
2019 was a stellar year for gardens thanks to a more balanced weather pattern throughout the growing season, and Townsite homes just keep getting more beautiful every year.
Townsite Heritage Society is grateful to the proud homeowners who participate, keeping the arts and crafts heritage homes looking young and alive. It is exciting to see so many restorations taking place, and difficult for the judges to make decisions.
Although your favourite garden or home may not have won an award this year, the whole community benefits from this gentle competition.
2019 Townsite Heritage Home and Garden Awards recipients:
Garden awards
Best Kitchen Garden: Keith and Michelle Donald, 5670 Marine Avenue
Best Garden Structure: Jim and Carol Wyatt, 5487 Maple Avenue
Best Garden Overall: Ernie and Julie Burden, 5420 Marine Avenue
Best Containers: Cathy MacDonald, 5426 Laburnum Avenue
Birds, Bees and Butterfly Garden: Elizabeth Lane and Brian McLaughlin, 6289 Poplar Street
Most Improved Garden: Georgia Glassford, 6305 Poplar Street
Best Border: Ken Palfrey and Lynn Price, 5483 Maple Avenue
Best Commercial: Julian Camire/Bygone Barber Shop, 5861 Ash Avenue
Spring Fling: Donna Powell, 6283 Sycamore
Best Garden Design: Carol Ciup and Gordon Miller, 5515 Maple Avenue
Best Outdoor Living Space: Cathy Tween and Fred Stutt, 5646 Marine Avenue
Home awards
Grand Heritage: Willem and Brenda Van Delft, 5747 Maple Avenue
Grand General: Ross Fowlie, 5767 Maple Avenue
Most Improved Home: Daniel and Naa van Breevoort, 6317 Oak Street
