America in Bloom 2010 winners announced

Winners of the 2010 America in Bloom program were announced at the annual awards held in St. Louis on October 2.

Each participating town was judged on eight criteria: tidiness, community involvement, environmental awareness, heritage, urban forestry, landscape, floral displays, and turf and groundcovers across three sectors: municipal, residential and commercial.

Specially trained judges visited towns of similar populations and spent two days touring the town, meeting municipal officials, residents and volunteers.

Population category winners:

• Echo, Oregon – Under 2,000 Population Category
• Lewes, Delaware – 2,001-4,000 Population Category
• Charles City, Iowa – 4,001-10,000 Population Category
• Tipp City, Ohio – 10,001-15,000 Population Category
• Arroyo Grande, California – 15,001- 25,000 Population Category
• Westfield, New Jersey – 25,001-50,000 Population Category
• Bloomington, Indiana – 50,001-100,000 Population Category

Criteria award winners:
These eight awards are based on feedback received from the teams of judges on outstanding efforts they witnessed during their summer of judging across America. These criteria awards only go to one community among ALL the AIB entrants across ALL population categories.
 

• Arroyo Grande, California – Community Involvement Award Sponsored by the American Horticultural Society
• Fayetteville, Arkansas – Environmental Awareness Award
• Bloomington, Indiana – Urban Forestry Award Sponsored by J Frank Schmidt & Son
• Rising Sun, Indiana – Tidiness Award
• Webster Groves, Missouri – Heritage Preservation Award Sponsored by Meister Media Worldwide
• Shipshewana, Indiana – Floral Displays Award Sponsored by Ball Horticultural Company
• Westfield, New Jersey – Landscaped Areas Award Sponsored by OFA – The Association of Horticulture Professionals
• Addison, Texas – Turf & Groundcover Areas Award

Congratulations to all the winners. Registrations for the 2011 program can be submitted until February 28, 2011.