Congratulations to the 2009 City Garden Contest Winners!

The Delaware Center for Horticulture would like to congratulate all who entered the 27th annual Wilmington City Gardens Contest. Gardeners from every neighborhood throughout the city participated and through their gardening efforts helped to create a more beautiful Wilmington. This year 200 entrants and judges participated in the event. We thank all contestants and volunteer judges for their participation and hope that everyone enjoyed their experience. Special thanks to DuPont for its continuing commitment and support and to FutureTech Consulting for their generous contribution. We would also like to congratulate this year’s winners listed below:

Community Flower Garden Category
First Place: Friends of Kosciuszko Park; Janet Grayson
Second Place: Sacred Heart Village; Sister Christa Rowe
Third Place: Hattie Phelan Community Garden; Hazel Brown
Hon. Mention: Sojourners Place; Sister Regina Burns & Jose Ramirez
Director’s Award: Ministry of Caring, House of Joseph II; Sister Jean Rupertus, OSF
& Br. Robert Perez, OFM, Cap.

Community Organization Garden Category
First Place: St. Elizabeth’s High School; Veronica Harasta
Second Place: Mt. Joy United Methodist Church; Gloria Stewart
Third Place: Schoonover Studios; John Schoonover
Hon. Mention:  Fire Station #5; Pat Mulvena

Community Vegetable Garden Category
First Place Tie: Valley Community Garden; Rock Brown
First Place Tie: Sojourners Place: Sister Regina Burns & Paul Ellsworth
Second Place: Delores Baylor Woman’s Correctional Institution; Rose Finocchiaro
Third Place: Ministry of Caring, House of Joseph II; Sister Jean Rupertus, OSF& Br. Robert Perez, OFM, Cap.
Honorable Mention: Sacred Heart Village; Sister Christa Rowe

Community Youth Garden Category
First Place Tie: Wilmington Monthly Meeting First Day School; Rosalind Freeman
First Place Tie: Lewis Elementary School Butterfly Garden; Amy O’Neill & Nancy DeLong
Second Place: Ursuline Academy Extended Day and Summer Fun Program; Judy Teoli
Third Place: Hedgeville Children’s Community Garden; Terra Mason
Honorable Mention: Maurice J. Moyer Academy; Lisa Nothstein

Green Space Challenge
First Place: 11th Street Bridge Urban Farm; Eric Robinson
Second Place: The Village Garden; Marion Palmer & Pastor Sandra Ben
Third Place: Canby Park Community Garden; Norma Ramirez
Honorable Mention: Eastside Blueprint Development Corporation & Ministry of Caring; Pat Ponzo

Garden Block Category
First Place: 1000 Block North Monroe Street; Yda Schreuder
Second Place: 1000 Block Trenton Place; Tim Crow
Third Place: 1000 Block West 5th Street; Carlos Ortega

Greenest Block Category
First Place: 1000 Block Kirk Avenue; Tammie Rochelle Williams
Second Place: 900 Block Lovering Avenue; Kimberly Dorczuk
Third Place: 200 Block North Gray Avenue; Bruce Clayton
Hon. Mention: 1300 Block West 7th Street; Robyn Perez

Children’s Garden Category
First Place: Christina Graham
Second Place: Max Leffler
Third Place: Daisy, Lily and Dorian Perez

Container Garden Category
First Place: Chris Zlotnick
Second Place: Marge Altergott
Third Place: Sandy & Jim Dolan
Hon. Mention: Marisol & Victor Rodriguez

DNS Habitat Garden Category
First Place: Kassie & Joe Grey
Second Place: Martha Ann Szczerba
Third Place: David Jezyk & Jon Kennette
Honorable Mention: Diane Streett

Entrance Garden Category
First Place: Joseph Seward
Second Place: Javette Lane
Third Place: Maria Cabrera
Hon. Mention: Scott Martter

Flower Garden Category
First Place: Samantha Hunter
Second Place: Fay Voshell
Third Place: Lois Bonarigo
Hon. Mention: Aurea & Demetrio Ortega

Landscape Garden Category
First Place: Dianne Long
Second Place: Alison Mackenzie
Third Place: Joshua Wagner
Honorable Mention: Michele & Todd Savage

New Garden Category
First Place: Molly Sestak
Second Place: Mandy Tolino
Third Place: Lawondale Parker
Hon. Mention: Kerry Kristine McElrone

Vegetable Garden Category
First Place: Sarah Green
Second Place: Rita Martelli
Third Place: Clara Zahradnik & Peter von Glahn
Hon. Mention: Prakash Seshadri

Water Garden Category
First Place: Kathleen Geer
Second Place: Kassie & Joe Grey
Third Place: Polly Chernekoff-Kreisher
Honorable Mention: Aurea & Demetrio Ortega
Director’s Award: Bruce Clayton

Tree Garden Category
First Place: Elizabeth Higginbotham
Second Place: Dalton Associates; Eileen Dalton
Third Place: Sherri Graham
Hon. Mention: Terry O’Byrne

Councilmanic District Award: Samuel Prado 5th District

Civic & Neighborhood Association. Award: Cool Springs/Tilton Park Neighborhood Association