THINKING BEYOND
SPRINGFIELD IN BLOOM 2011

As the 2011 planting season begins, we feel it is time to reach beyond your front yard - and encourage every citizen to look for a way to keep Springfield in Bloom.

There are several ways YOU can become involved:

• Donate materials to a neighborhood group or non-profit organization in need of perennials, trees or bulbs.
• Get your hands dirty by finding a church, school or boulevard in need of beautification and GO FOR IT! Send pictures of your project as it unfolds and it will be featured in an upcoming issue of The Illinois Times.
• Adopt-A-Street and clean up some roadway. Dozens of city streets are in need of adoption. Visit www.springfield.il.us/green to find a street that needs help.
• Volunteer to plant and weed. Sometime in late May volunteer will be needed to plan downtown containers and gateway gardens around the city. Email us if you are able to help.
• Make a cash donation! Springfield Green, 800 E. Monroe, Springfield, IL 62701

Starting May 19, The Illinois Times will feature ONE community beautification project each week. Send or deliver photos and details about the project, manes of volunteers and other details to: Springfield In Bloom, c/o Illinois Times, 1320 South State Street, Springfield, IL 62704. Email questions to: info@springfieldinbloom.org or call 217-753-2226 X137.

The 2010 Springfield In Bloom Winners! - 08/11/10 - Springfield In Bloom Winners Announced - press release

What is Springfield in Bloom?
Beginning in 2007 our annual street-side beautification program is now known as Springfield in Bloom. Along with our goal of encouraging home and business owners and neighborhood groups to make landscape improvements where none were done before, we also want to recognize individuals, businesses and neighborhoods where existing garden projects are providing inspiration to others. Springfield in Bloom is all about encouraging clean, green and bloomin’ beautiful street-side beautification across central Illinois.

What is America in Bloom?
America In Bloom is an organization dedicated to promoting nationwide beautification programs and both personal and community involvement through the use of flowers, plants, trees and other environmental and lifestyle enhancements, and to providing educational programs and resources to that end. In 2009 the City of Springfield will be judged in the 100,001 to 300,000 population category in the areas of Floral Displays; Tidiness; Landscaped Areas; Urban Forestry; Heritage; Community Involvement; Turf & Groundcovers and Environmental Effort.