New Pictures of the LIB Garden in Cervia, Italy

Daniela and Goran Lindsjo, LIB members, stopped in Cervia and sent us pictures of our garden. Daniela could not resist doing a little deadheading. For more pictures from Daniela and Goran CLICK HERE.

Click Here to see pictures of our garden in Cervia, Italy posted on Facebook on August 29, 2019 by cerviacittagiardino.

Bloomin’ Lewes Plein Air Painting Event Winners Announced

The Bloomin’ Lewes Celebration of Public Gardens and Art on August 17, which was sponsored by Lewes in Bloom and Art in Bloom (a project of Lewes in Bloom) and their enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers, culminated in the Plein Air Painting awards for Best in Show, Best Use of Color, Honorable Mention, and People’s Choice Awards for the Plein Air Painting Event.

Plein air artists painted in several Lewes parks in the morning. They did not know ahead of time which garden they would be assigned to; it was determined by a drawing. After arriving at their designated spot at 8:00 a.m., they painted for the next four hours. At noon, the painters were required to stop painting, frame their paintings, and present them at Zwaanendael Park for the People’s Choice selection and professional judging by Dennis Young, a painter who has painted in many plein air events in the mid-Atlantic area, Florida and California. His paintings are in the homes of private and municipal offices.

Winners of the event were Jim Rehak, Best in Show, Siobhan Duggan, People’s Choice and Best Use of Color, and Diane Laird, Honorable Mention.

CLICK HERE to go to our Art in Bloom News Page to see the full article and pictures.

July 2019 Beauty Spot Awardee – Shannon Sizmor

The Beauty Spot winner for July 2019 is Shannon Sizmor. Shannon’s garden is perfect for a small space, full of color and texture. She used command strip’s to train her mandevila to climb and they worked perfectly. Every area of her yard beds and balconies are full of beautiful flowers the window boxes were designed creatively with colorful plants. Beautiful job, Shannon!

CLICK on this LINK to see pictures of Shannon’s garden.

Left to Right – Ann Marie Rooney, Shannon Sizmor (July Winner) and Dolores Wardell

BLOOMIN LEWES Event a success

A wonderful day and a good time had by all, thanks to all the efforts of our volunteers. Plein Air artists in seven of the LIB Gardens, children’s activities, craft art, demonstrations, flower arranging, Shell Brothers sponsored Kudos table, food, ice cream by 2 Dips, garden tips, art for sale, and live music. Just perfect!