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  • 2011 Award Winners

2011 Award Winners

Population Category Awards
  • Under 4,000 – Sackets Harbor, New York
  • 4,001 – 10,000 – Gallipolis, Ohio
  • 10,001 – 15,000 – Bexley, Ohio
  • 15,001 – 25,000 – Arroyo Grande, California
  • 25,001 – 50,000 – Holland, Michigan
  • 50,001 – 150,000 – Fayetteville, Arkansas

Criteria Awards
  • Heritage Preservation – Arroyo Grande, California
  • Floral Displays – Springfield, Ohio
  • Turf & Groundcover – Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Environmental Efforts – McCall, Idaho
  • Community Involvement – Washington, Missouri
  • Landscaped Areas – Sackets Harbor, New York
  • Urban Forestry – Bexley, Ohio
  • Tidiness – Holland, Michigan

John R. Holmes III Community Champion Award Winner
  • Vivian Lund, Warrenville, Illinois


YouTube Video Award Winner
  • Coshocton, Ohio

Special Awards - New this year!
  • AIB Spirit Award – National Garden Clubs
  • Greatest Number of Years in AIB – Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Best Idea in the Last 10 Years – Evelyn Alemanni and the Best Ideas book
  • Best Adaptive Reuse – Gallipolis, Ohio
  • Best Community Garden – Coshocton, Ohio
  • Best Fundraising Idea – Springfield, Ohio
  • Best Youth Program – Springfield, Ohio
  • Best Hanging Baskets – Demopolis, Alabama
  • Best City Entrance – Rising Sun, Indiana
  • Most Whimsical Feature – North East, Pennsylvania