Columbus, Ohio – Greendale, Wisconsin was the winner of one of eight criteria awards announced on Thursday, October 2 during the seventh annual America in Bloom (AIB) Symposium and Awards Program at the Hyatt on Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio.
AIB is a national campaign and contest that promotes enhancing communities through beautification. In the friendly competition, communities are matched by population and evaluated on their efforts related to floral displays, urban forestry, landscaped areas, turf and groundcover, tidiness, environmental awareness, heritage conservation, and community involvement. Judges visited the communities this summer.
Eight special awards were presented to communities which received high marks out of all contestants in all population categories. These include:
• Ball Horticultural Company Floral Displays Award – Ironton, Ohio
• Meister Media Worldwide Heritage Preservation Award – Lafayette, Indiana
• Project Evergreen Landscaped Areas Award – Bexley, Ohio
• American Horticultural Society Community Involvement Award – Incline Village General Improvement District, Nevada
• SafeLawns Turf & Groundcover Areas Award – Tipp City, Ohio
• Gardens Alive! Environmental Awareness Award – West Lafayette, Indiana
• J Frank Schmidt & Son Company Urban Forestry Award – Greendale, Wisconsin
• Tidiness Award – Fayetteville, Arkansas
30 communities from all regions of the country participated in the seventh edition of America in Bloom.
Plans are underway for the 2009 edition of AIB. Communities can register to participate at www.americainbloom.org.
America in Bloom is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization encouraging nationwide beautification programs, personal and community involvement, educational programs, and the challenge of a friendly competition among participating communities across the country.
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