Beautification Strategy Update

Beautification is the process of making visual improvements to Vaughan through the planting of flowers, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs in beds, planters and hanging baskets.

The City of Vaughan’s Beautification Strategy was created and approved in 2016 and implemented in 2017. The strategy provides guidance on where and how the City should focus its beautification efforts. The current strategy includes a classification system with four service levels – Premium, Enhanced, Standard and Basic – and describes how these service levels are applied to flower beds, planters and hanging baskets throughout the city. The strategy also provides guidance on which plants the City should use and standards for how often plantings will be maintained.

The City is currently in the process of updating this strategy and wants your feedback to ensure the new strategy meets the community’s needs.

HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? Engagement on the Beautification Strategy Update is now closed. The City invited citizens and stakeholders to participate in a survey to provide their thoughts on the City’s horticultural assets (flowers, shrubs, trees and more) and Beautification Strategy. The Beautification Strategy Update survey ran from Saturday, April 3 to Sunday, April 18, 2021. Thank you to those who participated. The feedback collected will inform updates to the 2016 Beautification Strategy and ensure the City continues to effectively deliver and maintain flower beds, planters, shrubs and trees that make the city beautiful.