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Springfield In Bloom Winners Announced
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August 6, 2009
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for more information:
Amber Sabin 789-2116 ext. 2629 |
Mayor Timothy J. Davlin
has presented awards in the
city’s fifth annual, local beautification contest, Springfield In Bloom. This
neighborhood improvement initiative spearheaded by Illinois Times and
Springfield Green called on residents, neighborhood groups and businesses to
nominate both new and existing landscaping projects that they feel were making
the biggest impacts on street-side beautification. Eighty projects entered this
year were judged among four property categories: Residential Gardens, Business
Gardens, Neighborhood Gardens, Nonprofit Gardens and Makeover Projects.
Mayor Davlin said Springfield In Bloom is a
major component to the city’s beautification efforts. “Springfield In Bloom is
an important piece to the puzzle as it inspires residents and businesses to step
up and think more about landscaping and its impact on beautification,” he said.
“While Springfield Green focuses its efforts to beautify city gateways and
downtown, Springfield In Bloom is a way to both honor and inspire those that can
beautify private properties throughout the city.”
Davlin presented gift
certificates from Farmer’s Market to the top honorees in each of the entry
categories. Springfield In Bloom garden markers were also presented to the top
honorees.
Springfield In Bloom 2009
Winners are as follows:
NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS
1st: Timber Creek
2nd:
Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association
3rd:
The Country Place
Plant the Town Red Award: Hawthorne Place
Award of Merit: Val-E-Vue
NEIGHBORHOOD MAKEOVER GARDENS
Outstanding Achievement: Lincoln Park
Neighborhood Association
1ST: Laketown Serenity Garden
2nd: Scarborough Place
NONPROFIT GARDENS
1st: Illinois State Museum
2nd: Washington Park Playground
3rd: First Presbyterian Church
Community Service Award: Freedom Prairie
Award of Merit: Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
NONPROFIT GARDEN MAKEOVERS
1st: Church of the Little Flower
2nd: Fifth St. Renaissance/Sara Center
3rd: Lincoln Home National Park
BUSINESS GARDENS
Outstanding Achievement: Horace Mann
Insurance Co.
1st: Hanson Professional Services
2nd: Best Self Storage
Award of Merit: Sikich LLP
Award of Merit: &Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc.
BUSINESS MAKEOVER GARDENS
1st: Pasfield House Inn
2nd: Bank of Springfield, Stevenson Drive
3rd: St. John’s Hospital
Award of Merit: MLV Land
Designs
OUT OF TOWN GARDENS
1st: Carla Craycraft, 1005 Brittin Pl., Sherman
2nd: Jennifer & Mark Leckron, 303 Piazza Ln., Chatham
3rd: Lisa Hatfield, 6 Charleston Ct., Chatham
Public Service Award: Chatham Area Public Library District
RESIDENTIAL GARDENS
1st: Ron Hartley, 2711 Cob Ln.
2nd: Nancy Sweet, 2554 Chapel Hill Rd.
3rd: Graham & Ednita Murdock, 923 S. Feldkamp Ave.
Award of Merit: Mark & Kimberly Gadert, 2218 Greenbriar Dr.
Award of Merit: Owen & Karen Anderson, 717 N. Sixth St.
Award of Merit: Virginia File, 2116 Sangamon Ave.
RESIDENTIAL
MAKEOVER GARDENS
1st: Terry Standish, 1330 E. Stanford
2nd: Gary Trammell, 1121 Harmony Ct.
3rd: Pat Lindeman, 2018 N. 16th St.
Plant the Town Red Award: Dianne Schuerman, 3508 Sandpiper
Award of Merit: Luke Bumgarner, 1344 N. Rutledge St.
Award of Merit: Dulany & Pat Sriner, 2213 Lowell Ave.
Award of Merit: Mark & Tracy Graham, 2659 S. 10th St.
All entries and winners will be featured on the
program’s website,
www.springfieldinbloom.org beginning Friday. The contest is funded with
generous contributions from Illinois National Bank, Springfield Area
Homebuilders Association and Farmer’s Market.
Springfield Green is a City- and
community-driven program established by Mayor Davlin in 2004 to beautify
Springfield with plants, flowers and trees through public ground projects
supported by individual and corporate donations and grants. |
