Deadline for Lexington in Bloom contest is June 3

The biennial Lexington in Bloom contest is accepting nominations recognizing distinctive and outstanding gardens and plantings in Fayette County. 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.

Winners, which must be visible from the street, will be selected in five categories:

▪ Residence, front yard, amateur gardener

▪ Residence, front yard, professionally landscaped

▪ Business, large garden or planting

▪ Business, small garden or planting

▪ Miscellaneous: community gardens, container gardens, window boxes, municipal plantings, neighborhood entrances, schools, churches, non-profits, butterfly/rain gardens/native plantings, vegetable gardens.

Deadline for entries is June 3. Judging will be in two rounds in early June. A reception for winners will be June 26 at the Arboretum Visitor Center.

For more information, contact Liz Pattengill at 859-223-4362, or email lexingtoninbloom@gmail.com or go to Lexgardenclubs.org.

This story was originally published February 29, 2016 at 1:17 PM with the headline "Deadline for Lexington in Bloom contest is June 3."