2020 LEXINGTON IN BLOOM CONTEST CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Sponsored by the Lexington Council Garden Clubs
The 2020 LEXINGTON IN BLOOM contest will begin accepting entries May 1, 2020. The goal of the contest is to instill a spirit of community, to increase civic pride, and to improve the visual appeal of Lexington through the imaginative use of flowers, plants, and trees. Help the Lexington Council Garden Clubs recognize the most outstanding gardens in Fayette County. Enter your own garden, or that of someone else.
Winners will be selected in eight categories of competition:
- Residential Front Yard: amateur
- Residential Front Yard: professional
- Business, small: garden or planting
- Business, large: garden or planting
- Children gardens: (ages 6-18, amateur only)
- Native/pollinator gardens: amateur
- Native /pollinator gardens: professional
- Miscellaneous: ***
* Professional designers and landscapers may enter a maximum of three of their own designs. However, the owners of gardens for whom they have designed may submit their own entries. ** Business means commercial entities
***Nominations in the Miscellaneous category can include types
8A.Container Gardens(Small displays, window box, containers) (Amateur)
8B. Container Gardens (Small displays, window box, containers) (Professional)
8C. Neighborhood gardens/entrances, Churches, schools, non-profits
8D. Health care facilities (hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, etc.)
8E. Municipal or public gardens (parks)
CONTEST RULES
1. All entries must be within Fayette County.
2. The garden must be visible to the public from the street.
3. Entry forms must be received by midnight, June 10, 2020.
JUDGING
Criteria for judging will be in the following areas:
1. First impression 4. Plant selection
2. Use of color and texture 5. Suitability of design to location and function
3. Maintenance 6. Creativity
Entries will be judged by panels of Landscape Designers, Master Gardeners, and experienced gardeners from the Lexington Council Garden Clubs, between June 21-30. A winner is not necessarily selected in every category. Awards will be presented to the winners at a reception on Sunday, July 19, from 2-3:30p.m. at the Eastside Branch, Lexington Public Library, 3000 Blake James Dr, Lexington, Kentucky 40509.
Entry Form
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2020 LEXINGTON IN BLOOM CONTEST ENTRY FORM
Category : (circle) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
If Category is 8- Miscellaneous: circle type A, B, C, D, E
Owner of Garden:_______________________
Phone:_______________________________________________________
Email:_______________________________________________________
Address of Garden Zip:_______________________________________________________
Subdivision or neighborhood:_______________________________________________________
Entry Submitted by: _______________________________________________________
Phone :_______________________________________________________
Email:_______________________________________________________
Submit via email: lexingtoninbloom@gmail.com Phone inquiries: 859-523-0400, 859-223-4362
Download entry: www.lexgardenclubs.org or mail: 2020 Lexington in Bloom c/o 2605 Red Leaf Drive, Lexington, KY 40509-1742
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)
- Winner: (community garden)
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) and
- 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)
Lexington in Bloom 2016 Photographs
2016 Lexington In Bloom Winners
| ZONE 1 (Leestown Road to N Broadway) | |
| Residence: Amateur Gardener | |
| Winner | Joseph Uecker& Brian Estes, 244 Larch Ln., 40511 (Meadowthorpe) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Winner Category C | Meadowthorpe neighborhood entrance, Boiling Springs Dr. @ Leestown Rd. 40511 (Meadowthorpe) |
| Winner Category F | Vicki Reed, 1717 Palmyra Ave. 40505 (Elkhorn Park) |
| ZONE 2 (N Broadway to Richmond Road) | |
| Residence: Amateur Gardener | |
| Winner | James & Sharon Reed, 226 W Second St. 40507 (Downtown) |
| Residence: Professional Landscape | |
| Winner | Joseph Hillenmeyer, 10 Richmond Ave. 40502 (Kenwick) |
| Business: Small Garden | |
| Winner | Becker Brothers, LLC, 115 Walton Ave. 40508 (Bell Court) |
| Municipal Displays | |
| Winner | LFUCG Division of Parks and Recreation (planters and hanging baskets along Vine & Main Streets) 40507, 40508 (Downtown) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Winner Category B | Christ Church Cathedral (pocket garden visible and adjacent to 177 N Upper St.) 40507 (Downtown). Garden planted and maintained by Guy Ellis, MD |
| ZONE 3 (Richmond Road to Nicholasville Road) | |
| Residence: Amateur Gardener | |
| Winners (tie) | Linda & Douglas Donald, 1104 Tanbark Rd. 40515 (Tanbark) |
| Joseph Dietz & Timothy Brooks, 867 Edgewater Dr. 40502 (Lakeview Island) Access via Lakeshore Dr. | |
| Runners-up (tie) | Joseph Clark, 216 Clay Ave. 40502 (Woodland Park) |
| Baron Wolf, 156 Chenault Rd. 40502 (Chevy Chase) | |
| Honorable Mentions | Nazir Shalash, 3421 Heritage Pl. 40502 (Lansdowne Merrick) |
| Clifford & Louise Winter, 3436 Simcoe Ct. 40502 (Lansdowne Merrick) | |
| Residence: Professional Landscape | |
| Winner | Alice & Lucian Dearborn, 338 Blueberry Rd. 40503 (Crestwood) |
| Runner-up | Gary & Clair Detraz, 202 Woodspoint Rd. 40502 (Ashland Park) Design by Rett’s Landscaping |
| Business: Small Garden | |
| Winner | YMCA of Central Kentucky (planter box and espaliered fruit trees) 239 E High St. 40507 (Downtown) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Winner Category A | Woodland Triangle Median (where E High, E Maxwell & Kentucky Ave. meet) Aylesford Neighborhood Association. 40508 (Aylesford) Designed and planted by John Michler |
| Winners (tie) Category B | Mike & Jamie Franklin (window boxes) 353 Glendover Rd. 40503 (Shadeland) |
| Craig & Jenny Fowler (mailbox planting) 3153 Warrenwood Wynd, 40502 (Warrenton Wood) | |
| Runners-up (tie) | Jimmy & Susan Queen (rock garden) 349 Angela Ct. 40515 (Southpoint) |
| Hanover Towers Condominiums (triangle planting) 101 S Hanover Ave @ Richmond Rd. 40502 (Ashland Park) | |
| Winner Category F | Betty Hall (native plantings) 224 Leawood Dr. 40502 (Lansdowne) |
| ZONE 4 (Nicholasville Road to Leestown Road) | |
| Residence: Amateur Gardener | |
| Winner | Joe Miller & Susan Daole, 141 Goodrich Ave. 40503 (Pensacola Park) |
| Runner-up | Donald & Sharron Wright, 721 Cromwell Way, 40503 (Stonewall) |
| Honorable Mention | Johnetta Childress, 728 Longwood Rd. 40503 (Stonewall) |
| Residence: Professional Landscape | |
| Winner | Eric & Catherine Sauvage, 1241 Birmingham Lane, 40513 (Beaumont Reserve) |
| Runner-up | Georgia Rodes, 966 Mason Headley Rd. 40504 (Gardenside) |
| Business: Large Garden | |
| Winner | Stonestreet Farm, (Barbara Banke) 3530 Old Frankfort Pike, 40510 (SW Quadrant) |
| Runner-up | Saint Joseph Hospital/KYOneHealth, One St. Joseph Dr. 40503 (Picadome) |
| Business: Small Garden | |
| Winners (tie) | ClipArt Salon (Lisa Maffett) @ Plunkett, 310 W Maxwell St. 40508. A Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation building. (Historic South Hill) |
| Tinker’s Cake Shop (@ Plunkett) 317 W Maxwell St. 40508 (Historic South Hill) | |
| Runners-up (tie) | Clean Sweep Car Wash, 550 S Broadway, 40508 (Historic South Hill) |
| Teknique in Hair (Pat Corbett) 405 Southland Dr. 40503 (Southland) | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Winner Category A | Pollinator Garden at Wellington Park (Wild Ones) 565 Wellington Way @ Clays Mill Rd. 40503 (Wellington) |
| Winner Category B | Bill Todd & Greg Stratton (window boxes) 128 Old Towne Walk, 40511 (Townley Park) |
| Runner-up | Geoffrey & Sally Heath (window boxes) 4060 Peppertree Dr. 40513 (Palomar) |
| Honorable mention | Roger Maybrier & Rebecca Kuchenbrod (window boxes) 126 Venice Park, 40503 (Venice Park) |
| Winner Category D | Townley Park Home Owners Association (flower beds behind Applebee’s) off Leestown Rd. inside New Circle Rd. 40511 (Townley Park) |
| Runner-up | Woodward Heights Neighborhood Association (entrances at Madison and Merino @ High Street) 40508 (Historic Woodward Heights) |
| Winner Category E | Community Montessori School (rain garden opposite Big Run Rd) 725 Stone Rd. 40503 (Open Gates) |
| Winner Category F | Helen Carter & Niel Morrison (monarch waystation) 571 Mitchell Ave. 40503 (Rosemill) |
| Runner-up | The Colony Neighborhood Association (Native plantings in riparian area (wetland) inside entrance). Versailles Rd. inside New Circle Rd. (The Colony) |
The goal of the contest is to instill a spirit of community, to increase civic pride, and to improve the visual appeal of the area through the imaginative use of flowers, plants, and trees. The 2016 Lexington in Bloom contest is the 11th since its inception in 1992.
Winners, which must be visible from the street, were selected in five categories: (1) Residence, front yard, amateur gardener; (2) Residence, front yard, professionally landscaped; (3) Business, large garden or planting; (4) Business, small garden or planting; (5) Miscellaneous: community gardens, container gardens, window boxes, municipal plantings, neighborhood entrances, schools, churches, nonprofits, butterfly/rain gardens/native plantings, vegetable gardens.
Gardens/displays must be in Fayette County and must be visible to the public from the street. Two rounds of judging were conducted. The judging teams for the final round were made up of garden club members, master gardeners, 1st place winners from 2014, and professional designers. Criteria for evaluating nominated gardens include curb appeal, use of color and texture, upkeep, plant selection, garden design, and creativity.
For more information, contact Contest Chair Liz Pattengill at 859-223-4362 or email lexingtoninbloom@gmail.com.
2014 Lexington In Bloom Photographs
2012 Lexington In Bloom Photographs