Are your gardens ready for beautification contest?

Published 5:38 pm Monday, May 31, 2010

Dowagiac’s annual beautification contest is sponsored by Town and Country Garden Club

Applicant requirements:

Residential and commercial properties (not designed, maintained or installed by a commercial landscape/lawn company).

Coverage area:

City limits and  one mile outside of the city limits.

If you are interested in entering a lawn or garden you admire, residential or commercial, including your own, please do so!

You may submit your entry to Glenda Gibson at (269) 683-0268 or rollergg@earthlink.net.

Entries must include name, address and the telephone number of the property owner, if possible.

All entries must be received by Saturday, June 12.

Contest date:

A panel of judges will be visiting the lawn and garden areas of the submitted entries during the week of June 14-20.

Winners and honorable mentions will be notified on Monday, June 21, according to Co-President Pattie Behnke.

Prizes:
First place, $75.
Second place, $50.
Third place, $25.
Honorable mention will be recognized in the Daily News.