The Lexington Council Garden Clubs is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Lexington in Bloom Contest.
ZONE 1 (Versailles Rd to Newtown Pike)
- Residence, amateur gardener:
- Winner: Michael & Shirley Orr, 3096 Sandersville Rd., 40511 (Masterson Station)
- Runner-up: Billy & Marylee Underwood, 2420 Calendula Rd, 40511 (Myers Property)
- Residence, professional
- Winner: Elizabeth Chilton, 337 Hillsboro Ave., 40511 (Meadowthorpe)
- Business, small:
- Winner: Klausing Group, 1356 Cahill Dr, (off Old Frankfort Pike) 40504 (McConnell Springs) (roof garden, rain garden, permeable paving, butterfly garden) Dan Stever, Director of Education & Outreach
- Municipal:
- Winner: Breeders’ Cup bed, Newtown @ E. Main NW side, 40508 (Downtown W) LFUCG Corridors Commission: CM Bill Farmer, Jr. Chair; Susan Plueger, Director Division of Environmental Services
ZONE 2 (Newtown Pike to Winchester Rd)
- Residence, amateur gardener:
- Winner: James Underwood, 530 Parkside Dr. 40505 (Thoroughbred Acres)
- Residence, professional design:
- Winner: Fred Worsham, 573 W Second Street, 40508 (Preston) (Design by Tyler Medaris)
- Business, small:
- Winner: The Apiary, 218 Jefferson Street, 40508 (Downtown W) (park and look through wrought iron fencing to vegetable beds) (Cooper Vaughan, owner; Design by Jon Carloftis)
- Runner-up: Double Tree Apartments, 1544 Meade Court, 40505 (Eastland Park
- Miscellaneous:
- Winner: (community garden)
- Category A) Eastland Memorial Park, 729 Roland Ave., 40505 (Eastland Park)Winner: (small displays)
- Category B) Allan Silverberg , (narrow garden strip) 115 Jefferson St. 40508 (Downtown W)
ZONE 3 (Winchester Rd to Richmond Rd)
- Residence, amateur gardener:
- Winner: Keith Baker, 149 W Bell Court, 40508 (Bell Place)
- Runner-up: David Nelson, Timothy Reynolds, 2541 Flying Ebony Dr. 40509 (Hamburg)
- Honorable Mention: Edward & Selma Owens, 25 Mentelle Park, 40502 (Mentelle Park)
- Business, small:
- Winner: Etchison Co. (flower boxes) 328 N Ashland Ave, 40502 (Mentelle) Page Etchison, owner.
- Runners-up (tie): Mark Kidd Photography, 125 Clay Ave. 40502 (Woodland Park)
- Voce Boutique & Salon, (containers) 124 Clay Ave. 40502 (Woodland Park) Planting and maintenance by United Landscape Services)
Zone 4 (Richmond Road to Nicholasville Road)
- Residence, amateur gardener)
- Winners, tie: Russell & Judy Palmer, (off Squires Rd., keep going to cul-de-sac, gdn on right) 3277 Hunters Point Dr. 40515 (Hunters Point)
- Barry & Eileen Warren, (front, side & back) 3748 Old Tates Creek Rd. 40517 (Glen Creek)
- 1st runner up: Theresa Holmes, 101 Shady Lane, 40503 (Tahoma Terrace)
- Honorable mention: Douglas & Melanie Roederer, (shades of green) 2121 Hart Court, 40502 (Lakeview Estates)
- Mary McLaughlin, 2113 Hart Court, 40502 (Lakeview Estates)
- Residence, professional design:
- Winner: Harold & Wendy Simpson, 2133 Hart Court, 40502 (Lakeview Estates)
- Business, large:
- Winner: UK HealthCare (HDC Holdings LLC) 135 E Maxwell St., 40508 (Aylesford) (Design & Maintenance by United Landscape Services)
ZONE 5 (Nicholasville Road to Versailles Rd)
- Residence, amateur design:
- Winner: Michael & V Schreier, (shades of green) 3505 Cephas Way (off Stone Creek) 40503 (Stone Creek)
- 1st runner up: Geoff & Joanna Brewer, 336 Holly Hill Dr. 40503 (Hill n Dale)
- Honorable mention: Deborah Steuart, 800 Apache Trail, 40503 (Indian Hills)
- Masato & Mayumi Sugimura, 3228 Linville Lane, 40513 (Beaumont)
- Business, large:
- Winner: The Mall at Lexington Green, (Langley Properties), 40503 (Lexington Green) (Green Solutions, planting and maintenance)
- Runner-up: Beaumont Centre entrance @ Harrodsburg Road. (Haymaker Properties) 40513 (Beaumont Centre) Diamond Landscaping, planting and maintenance)
- Business, small:
- Winner: Clays Mill Veterinary Clinic, 625 Delzan Place, 40503 (Monticello) Dr. Bryan (best viewed looking at the entrance to the clinic)
- Runners-up (tie): Milwards, 391 Southland Dr. 40503 (Southland)
- Wendy’s frontage road, 2575 Nicholasville Rd @ Moore Dr. 40503 (commercial)
- Honorable mention: Clean Sweep Car Wash, 550 S Broadway, 40508 (Hist. South Hill)
- Municipal:
- Winner: Clays Mill Rd medians @ Wellington Way, 40503 (Wellington)
- LFUCG Corridors Commission: CM Bill Farmer, Jr. Chair; Susan Plueger, Director Division of Environmental Services, Barrett Partners, landscape design. Klausing Group, installation
Miscellaneous:
- Winner: (community gardens)
- Category A) Beaumont Presbyterian Church, 1070 Lane Allen Rd @ Athenia. 40504 (Gardenside) Faith Feeds
- Winner: (small displays)
- Category B) Eric & Zelda Miller, (gate area) 1025 Lane Allen Rd, 40504 (Gardenside)
- Runner-up: Wade & Elizabeth VanMeter, (window boxes) 2081 Fallon Rd, 40504 (Gardenside)
- Winner: (pollinator gardens)
- Category E) Jannine Baker, 992 Stonewall Rd, 40504 (Gardenside)