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Little Rock City Beautiful Commission 2013 Landscape Awards In 2013, the Little Rock City Beautiful Commission will announce its nomination kickoff for the 34th annual Landscape Awards in May. These are given to businesses that go beyond the City's requirements to develop or improve their landscaping. While its easy to see landscaping as merely icing on the cake, research has shown that its impact has much more depth. Landscaping can increase property and resale values, lower energy costs, improve business and sales, and create positive perceptions for areas.
2011 LANDSCAPE AWARDS WINNERS Top Three “Best of the Best” 2011 Las Americas Mexican Restaurant & Panaderia 8622 Chicot Road, 72209 / Ward 7 - Brenda "BJ" Wyrick
Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas
Town & Country Animal Hospital
BACKGROUND The Landscape Awards Competition presented by the City Beautiful Commission involves commercial, institutional, multi-family or subdivision development projects within the “City of Roses”. 2013 is the 34th Anniversary of this competition. Nominated landscape developments must be in place one year and have demonstrated excellent design, implementation and continual maintenance including voluntary upgrades or enhancements that have gone beyond the city requirements. Previous winners are not eligible again for five years. These awards started in 1979 to acknowledge and encourage excellent landscape projects in the City. Landscape Award Winners 1979-2012 Little Rock City Beautiful Commission (2012): Bill Wiedower/Chair Herb Dicker/Vice-Chair Linda Bell/Treasurer Steve Homeyer, Jennie Cole, Lynn Mittelstaedt Warren, Carrie M. Young, Chris Minor, Brittany Cliff Snyman Landscape Award Chair: Steve Homeyer Thank you to our 2012 Sponsors 2011 NEWS COVERAGE Watch the presentation of the awardees at the Board of Directors Meeting video Announcement of the winners were mentioned in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in the Arkansas Section of the Sunday, October 23rd paper, under the "Our Town: Little Rock Notebook": Three Little Rock businesses were honored by the City Beautiful Commission as the "Best of the Best" for their landscaping. The commission announced the winners of the annual competition Tuesday. Panaderia Taqueria Las Americas restaurant at 8622 Chicot Road, Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas at 10 Turtle Creek Lane and Town & Country Animal Hospital, 16925 Cantrell Road, won the 32nd annual awards. More than 50 locations were nominated, with the winners chosen by the public. Landscapes must be in place one year and demonstrate excellent design, implementation and maintenance to be considered. CORRECTION to ADG Article: The awards are open for public nomination, however, the voting selection is made by the commission. |
