Norm Bertrand is this year’s North Bay Blooms winner.

His front yard at 136 Gladstone is taking home the top prize. He says it’s started about five years ago as a way to get rid of mosquitoes.

Bertrand says he hopes others start to take pride in their yards as well.

Bertrand says he won’t compete next year and is hoping others take up their gardening tools and improve their yards like he did.