Lafayette In Bloom                

The Lafayette In Bloom committee has selected a purple flower theme color this year and is asking residents and businesses to plant purple flowers in a conspicuous place in your front yard or porch to be admired by neighbors, family, friends, and the America In Bloom judges.

Some suggestions for purple flowers include:

Sunny Areas: 

Perennials:  Clematis, ConeFlower, Delphiniums, Monarda, Japanese or Siberian Iris, Perennial Geranium, Perennial Salvia, Scabiosa.

Annuals: Brachyscome, Cleome, Gomphrena, Petunia, Salvia, Verbena, Vinca.

Purple Foilage Plants :  Iresine, Phormium, Scented Geraniums, Sweet Potato Vine, Tradescantia Vine,  Morning Glory.                                                                                                        

Part Sun / Shade 

Perennials:  Astilbe, Campanula.

Annuals:  Browallia, Nierembergia, Scaveola, Torenia.

Shady Areas:

Annuals:  Fuchsia, Impatiens, Lobelia.

Let us know if you will be involved in a project that helps improve your neighborhood, business or the community. Please provide a simple description and let us know if you can provide a photo for our community spirit book.

To volunteer or give an update on your beautification project, contact co-chairs: Tena Woenker (twoenker@purdue.edu); Tracy Walder (northneighbors@aol.com) or the specific category leader for your project listed below.

Lafayette In  Bloom Committee

Honorary Chair – Mayor Tony Roswarski

Coordinator – Tracy Walder northneighbors@aol.com

Floral Displays – Larry Rose larry47905@comcast.net, Sherry McQeen

Environmental Awareness  - Tracy Walder northneighbors@aol.com

Landscaped Areas – Jen Bushore, Cyndi Bodin cbodin@city.lafayette.in.us

Tidiness – Ron Campbell, Cindy Murray maracam@msn.com

Urban Forestry – Belinda Kiger 807-1383 bkiger@lafayette.in.gov

Heritage Preservation – Mary Whitaker & Kathy Atwell execdirector@wabashvalleytrust.org

Turf and Groundcovers – Jeff Phillips & Glenn Hardebeck jphillips@purdue.edu

Community Involvement – Tena Woenker  tena3@comcast.net

Community Pride Book -    Editor/Photo

Important Dates:

April

Entire community begins spring clean-up efforts and celebrates Arbor Day and Earth Day.

May

Photos and community pride efforts collected and documented.

June

Mid June-cities submit our "Community Profile books" to printer.

June 16^th – June 23^rd America In Bloom week--final preparations before evaluation.

June 25^th – June 26^th Lafayette judges come to evaluate.

August

Updates sent to judges for book.

October

2^nd – 4^th, America in Bloom educational symposium/winners announced in Columbus, Ohio.

Community celebration for America in Bloom.

Lafayette is competing in the population category 50,001 - 100,000

2008 competitors:

Columbia, Missouri

Fayetteville, Arkansas