For release on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 7:30 pm

Winners announced

At the City Council meeting today, Mayor Kruzan announced the winners of the Fall Commercial Property Contest on behalf of Bloomington IN Bloom.  All winning properties are in the city limits.  There is one winner in each of eight categories.

There are four multi-family classifications. The winner of  the front door entryway is 1047 Sassafras in Meadowood.   This front yard  features a profusion of blooms.  The small multi-family/less than 10 units winner is at 1003 S. Rogers.  It showcases great curb appeal all the way to the street.  The winner of the classification of large multi-family/11 units or more is Hillside Terrace, 702 E. Hillside.  Hillside Terrace features colorful blooms throughout the entire campus. The winner of the multi-family entrance area is Burnham Rentals for the property at the corner of Indiana and Third.  It is a formal entrance garden with clipped shrubbery marking the entrances.

The winner of the not-for-profit category is WonderGarden at WonderLab, 308 W Fourth.  Recently, WonderGarden opened a new garden gate to the B-Line trail.  This garden is maintained by staff and volunteers.  It is open to the public.

Bryan House in the center of the Indiana University campus won the municipal/publicly owned category.  The Bryan House garden can be found at the end of a winding lane leading to a mature shade garden that incorporates colorful potted plants.  Bryan House is the official home of the President of Indiana University.

The commercial category is divided into large and small installations.  The winner in the small category is German American Bank, 2614 E. Third.  This landscape features a very colorful mix of trees, shrubs and flowers.  Fountain Square Mall is the winner of the large commercial classification.  The signature window boxes featuring Wave Petunias or Impatiens and Vinca are a downtown landmark of their own.

Winners

Multi-family (For the full list of mulit-family nominees, click here.)

Individual doorway

Winner:                1047 Sassafras (Meadowood) 47408                                 Mark Kranner

Runner up:            1015 Sassafras (Meadowood) 47408

Less than 10 units - whole campus

Winner:                1003 S. Rogers 47403                                                      Nora Liell

11 units or more - whole campus

Winner:                Hillside Terrace, 702 E. Hillside 47401                              Max & Gilda Lauchi

Runner up:           Woodcrest  Homeowners Association, 2608 E. 2^nd 47401

Entrance area

Winner:             Burnham Rentals at Indiana & 3^rd 47401                            John Burnham

Runner up:         Redbud Hills, 3211 Moores Pike 47401

Not for profit (For the full list of not for profit nominees, click here.)

Winner:              WonderGarden, 308 W. 4^th 47403                                       Jean Gunning

Runner up:         Bloomington Hospital, 601 W. 2^nd 47403                              Mark Moore

Municipal/Publicly owned (For the full list of municipal nominees, click here.)

Winner:                Bryan House                                                                    Mia Williams/Mike Crowe

Runner up:           Hoagy Carmichael Plaza                                                   Mia Williams

Runner up (tie):    Whittenberger Auditorium Entrance to IMU                       Mia Williams

Commercial - Large installation (For the full list of all commercial nominees, click here.)

Winner:              Fountain Square                                                                 Robin Walls/CFC

Runner up:         Deer Park, 1501 E Hillside                                                  Joseph Fitzgerald

Runner up:         406-430 S. Landmark                                                          Gary Eudaly

Runner up:         Cook Pharmica                  (Charla Bruce)

Commercial - small installation

Winner:                German-American Bank                                                   Mike Hayes

Runner up:            Rogers Investment Group                                                 Jerry Neely