Holliston to be Judged in July

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by Mary Greendale 6/19/12

On July 18th, two judges will arrive to rate Holliston on several different criteria: floral displays, landscaped designs, urban forestry, environmental efforts, heritage and overall impression.

On July 18th, two judges will arrive to rate Holliston on several different criteria: floral displays, landscaped designs, urban forestry, environmental efforts, heritage and overall impression. Holliston's population hit 15,065 this year, so we are being judged against communities with populations between 15,001 and 25,000. There are a total of 27 communities competing in several population categories. Arroyo Grande CA, last year's winner, has 17,252 people in a city of 5.45 square miles. http://www.arroyogrande.org/

Here's the link to a list of present and past participants. http://www.americainbloom.org/Awards-Program/Participants---Current-and-Past.aspx

The judging will take place on the 19th and 20th. Below are the bios of the judges - they are impressive!

We will issue the draft itinerary in the next couple days for public comment.

Evelyn Alemanni is a self-employed writer, web site designer, award winning gardener and artist from Elfin Forest, California. She has judged for the America in Bloom program since 2003 and also serves as an international judge for the Canadian Communities in Bloom program and for the international LivCom Awards; experiences which Evelyn says has given her the opportunity to share wonderful ideas and inspirations with communities in many countries, and to build networks of people committed to improving their hometowns. She has judged more than 60 towns in five countries.

In 2001, Good Morning America named Evelyn’s garden one of the five best in the U.S. San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles has twice named it one of its gardens of the year. Garden Ideas and Outdoor Living featured it on its cover. It has also been in Garden Shed, Better Homes and Gardens, Gardens, Decks and Landscapes and many other garden-related magazines.

Barbara Vincentsen is owner of Vincentsen Associates, a medium-sized award-winning architectural firm in Westfield, New Jersey. She grew up in a gardening family and has continued her family tradition in her own gardens, which have plantings shared from three generations of close family and friends. Her Westfield garden was featured in the 2010 America in Bloom program in Westfield.

Barbara is a licensed architect in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, and is a licensed professional planner and certified interior designer in New Jersey. She is actively involved in her community, serving on the boards of the Friends of Mindowaskin Park Committee and Fairview Cemetery Committee. She is a member of the Westfield Service League and Downtown Westfield Corporation Design Committee, and a past president of Central Section of New Jersey Chapter of the AIA.

Mary M. Greendale

Freelancer and Grant Writer
Holliston, MA 01746
508-429-2813
c: 508-259-4308

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