America in Bloom Announces Criteria Award Winners
America in Bloom recognized eight groups last Thursday for earning the highest marks out of all contestants in all population categories.
The Criteria Award winners are:
- Ball Horticultural Company Floral Displays Award (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
- Project Evergreen Landscaped Areas Award (Beloit, Wis.)
- American Horticulture Society Community Involvement Award (Kirkwood, Miss.)
- The Scotts Co. Turf & Groundcover Areas Award (Peoria, Ariz.)
- Gardens Alive! Environmental Awareness Award (Red Wing, Minn.)
- Lesco/John Deere Landscapes Tidiness Award (Greendale, Ind.)
- J. Frank Schmidt & Son Company Urban Forestry Award (Ithaca, N.Y.)
- Meister Media Worldwide Heritage Preservation (Norwich, Conn.)
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GPN recognizes 40 industry professionals under the age of 40 who are helping to determine the future of the horticulture industry. These individuals are today’s movers and shakers who are already setting the pace for tomorrow.
