Keep Montgomery County Beautiful

Presents the 27th Annual

BeautificationPhotography

Award Winners Wednesday, October 16, 2013

6:00 to 8:00 pm

Isiah LeggettMontgomery County Executive

Arthur Holmes, Jr., DirectorDepartment of Transportation

22nd Annual Photography Contest Award Winners

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY DAYFirst Place ~ “Northern Flicker Pair” ~ Alan Kolnik

Second Place ~ “Lovely” ~ Patricia BenjaminThird Place ~ “A Dusting, From The Deck” ~ Peter Reynolds

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY NIGHTFirst Place ~ “Rockville Town Square at Night” ~ Daniela Lueckerath

Second Place ~ “Triple Whirl” ~ Elizabeth Koller Third Place ~ “Sunset at the Fun Fest, MCAG Fair” ~ G.V. Suresh

MONTGOMERY COUNTY LANDMARKSFirst Place ~ “Gaithersburg Train Station” ~ Cynthia Hunter Second Place ~ “Canal Boat at Great Falls” ~ Scott Fauce

Third Place ~ “Springtime at Brookside Gardens” ~ Stan Collyer

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HER PEOPLEFirst Place ~ “Wet and Fun” ~ Barry Webster

Second Place ~ “Skipping into Summer” ~ Judith MacArthurThird Place ~ “A Kiss of Sunshine” ~ Natalya Borisovna Parris

MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT WORKFirst Place ~ “Building the Future” ~ Loretta Greenleaf

Second Place ~ “Montgomery Fire to the Rescue” ~ Sanford Shudnow Third Place ~ “Road Work” ~ Don Bandler

MONTGOMERY COUNTY YOUTHFirst Place ~ “Shadows and Lights” ~ Kall Swinford

Second Place ~ “That’s Close Enough” ~ Tatiana HarrisThird Place ~ “Iris” ~ Bethany Pereira

FY 13 Adopt A Road Clean Sweeps Award~ July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 ~

Most Bags Picked UpPotomac Chapter N.A.V.H.D.A. reported picking up 80 30-gallon bags

Most CleaningsHallowell Homeowners Association reported 26 cleanings

(2 - 3 times a month)

Governor’s Proclamation of theLargest Known Tree in the State of Maryland

Mary Bradford, Director of Montgomery Parks

Keep Montgomery County BeautifulMontgomery County, MarylandDepartment of Transportation

Community Outreach101 Monroe Street, 10th Floor

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Sponsored by theMontgomery County Department of Transportation

and theKeep Montgomery County Beautiful Task Force

Continuing ToKeep

Montgomery CountyBeautiful!

27th Annual Beautification Contest Award Recipients Environmental

I. CITYSCAPE and/or New

1. Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park Peace Garden Award of Distinction City of Rockville 2. East Rockville Greenway Award of Excellence City of Rockville 3. Pump House at Croyden Park Award of Excellence City of Rockville 4. The Ponds at Fallsgrove Env. Award of Excellence City of Rockville 5. Veterans Park Award of Excellence City of Rockville II. COMMUNITY NON-PROFESSIONAL 1. The Betty West English Garden Award of Merit Garden Club of Chevy Chase 2. Woodland Hills HOA Hillside Env. Award of Distinction 3. Woodmoor Community Garden—The Point Award of Distinction Woodmoor Garden Club 4. Bauer Park Butterfly Garden Award of Excellence Residents Committee 5. Westmoreland Hills Corner Garden Award of Excellence Westmoreland Hills Garden Club 6. Jamestown Creek Wild Plant Sanctuary Env. Award of Excellence Westmoreland Hills Garden Club III. COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL 1. Bethesda Overlook Townhouse Condominium Award of Merit Potts Consulting and Greenlink, Inc. 2. Grosvenor Park Townhouse Condominium Award of Merit Lancaster Landscapes 3. Montgomery Arms Apartments Award of Merit Complete Landscaping Service 4. Georgian Court Award of Distinction Green Scene Landscaping 5. Stewartown Homes New Award of Distinction Green Scene Landscaping 6. The Oaks at Four Corners Award of Distinction My Bloom and Green Scene Landscaping 7. Woodside Community Gardens New Award of Distinction American Plant Landscape Division 8. The Blairs Award of Excellence The Brickman Group 9. Bonifant Homeowners Association Award of Excellence Custom Cuts Lawn and Landscape 10. The Forum Award of Excellence Rosetta Investments, LLC 11. Grosvenor Park MTA Monument Award of Excellence Lancaster Landscapes 12. Kensington Park Retirement Commnunity Award of Excellence The Brickman Group

13. Key West Condominiums Award of Excellence AW Landscapes, Inc. 14. Leisure World Cascade Award of Excellence McFall and Berry Landscape 15. Leisure World Globe Award of Excellence McFall and Berry Landscape 16. Londonderry Towers Award of Excellence Green Scene Landscaping 17. Shady Grove Apartments Award of Excellence Green Scene Landscaping 18. Strathmore Place Env. Award of Excellence AW Landscapes, Inc. 19. Tuckerman Station HOA Award of Excellence AW Landscapes, Inc. 20. The Willows Apartments Award of Excellence Green Scene Landscaping 21. Willows of Potomac Award of Excellence AW Landscapes, Inc. IV. COMMERCIAL / RETAIL 1 Lobsang Executive Shell Award of Merit 2. Twinbrook Sunoco Award of Merit 3. Bethesda Row Award of Excellence Ruppert Landscape. Inc. 4. Landscape Design Center, American Plant Beltway Award of Excellence American Plant Landscape Division 5. Marshall Farm Env. Award of Excellence Ruppert Landscape, Inc. 6. National Auto Body Award of Excellence 7. United Therapeutics Award of Excellence Ruppert Landscape, Inc.

V. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL 1. Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy Env. Award of Merit American Plant Landscape Division 2. Pine Crest Elem. School Rain Garden Env. Award of Merit Woodmoor Green Team Girl Scout Troop 1549 3. Seven Locks Elem. School Conservation Garden Env. Award of Merit SLES Building Services 4. The Jewish Community Center Award of Distinction Ruppert Landscape, Inc. 5. Twinbrook Library Flagpole Garden Award of Distinction Twinbrook Citizens Assoc. and Twinbrook FOL 6. Aspen Hill Library Gardens and Rain Garden Env. Award of Excellence Aspen Hill Garden Club 7. Master Gardeners Farmers Triangle Demon. Garden Award of Excellence Montgomery County Fairgrounds 8. Master Gardeners Heritage Garden Award of Excellence Montgomery County Fairgrounds 9. Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Award of Excellence Grounds Management Personnel

10. St. James Episcopal Church Vestry Gardens Env. Award of Excellence American Plant Landscape Division 11. Washington Episcopal School Award of Excellence Ruppert Landscape, Inc.

VI. YOUTH 1. Rockville HS Conservation Landscape Env. Award of Distinction RHS Horticulture Classes 2. Sherwood HS Environ. Horticulture Program Env. Award of Excellence Sherwood Environmental and Horticulture Classes VII.SUSTAINED MAINTENANCE

First Year

1. HTCA Triangle Garden Community Non-Professional Huntington Terrace Citizens Assoc. 2. Master Gardeners Demon. Gardens Public/Institutional Derwood Agricultural Farm Park 3. The Tower Building Commercial/Retail The Brickman Group 4. Veirs Mill Road Landscape Enhancement Cityscape City of Rockville Second Year

1. Rockville Town Square Cityscape Ruppert Landscape, Inc. 2. Silver Spring Metro Plaza Commercial/Retail Ruppert Landscape, Inc. Third Year

1. Cambridge Walk II Homeowners Assoc. Community Non-Professional 2. Capital Gateway Commercial/Retail Ruppert Landscape, Inc. 3. Maplewood Park Place Community Professional Valley Crest Landscape 4. Potomac Crest Homeowners Assoc. Community Professional The Brickman Group 5. Rockshire Entranceway Community Non-Professional Rockshire Garden Club

Fourth Year

1. Human Genome Science Commercial/Retail Ruppert Landscape, Inc. 2. Kenwood Pocket Park Community Non-Professional Kenwood Garden Club 3. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Labyrinth Public/Institutional

Fifth Year

THE GOLDEN TROWEL AWARD