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One Block At A Time
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we can make a difference.

2012 Landscape Designers Challenge Winners! 
(other winners include the community of Ashley Street and the city of Hartford)

Best in Challenge     Dana Woods  #54
Best Front Garden Transformation    Catharine Cooke  #22
Best Cottage Style Garden    Richard Rosiello  #38
Best Native Plant Garden    Clemence Corriveau   #21
Best Concept Garden     Laura Rock     #47
People's Choice Award   Christine Jones  #48
The Challenge:  Designers will be working on transforming one block of Ashley Street in the Asylum Hill Neighborhood of Hartford through the generous donations of NINA and other sponsors as well as Landscape Designers who wish to give back to the community.

The Designers:  15 Landscape Designers willing to donate their time and expertise to rejuvenate one each of the Victorian style, homeowner occupied, front yards on this historic street. The Designers will have a plant stipend of $350. (Note: The Challenge creator, Lelenaia Dubay, has volunteered to transform a garden, but hers will not be eligible for the contest.)

The Schedule:  Friday, March 30th  and Saturday, March 31st, 10 am to 3 pm will be garden prep days. The new work date to make up for Saturday's weather cancellation is Sat. April 14th, 10am - 3pm.  Still need more volunteers for garden work to help our Designers for the Saturday session.  Their will be tree plantings on Ashley St. in conjunction with Knox Parks Foundation on April 21st.
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Planting and Judging will happen on Saturday, May 5th. Work will begin at 7 a.m. and Judging will begin at 12 p.m., with prizes awarded directly after.
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The Judges:  Deborah Roberts, member APLD, Mary Ellen Pirozzoli, member APLD, and Lelaneia Dubay, member APLD.

The Sponsors:  This event is sponsored and coordinated by Northside Institutes Neighborhood Alliance Inc. of Hartford, NINA, in conjunction with Mike McGarry, Community Garden Coordinator and originator of Hartford Blooms, and Lelaneia Dubay of Dubay Design in Hartford.

The Prizes: The Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) will be donating the Grand Prize of $500 to the winner of the Design Challenge.The second prize winner of the Landcape Challenge will be awarded a two hour consultation by Rich Pomerantz Photography worth  $225. There will be prizes in several categories and lots of publicity for this event.

Contact:  If you are interested in participating, or have questions, please contact Lelaneia Dubay  at lelaneia@dubaydesign.com or 860.604.9767
Thank You!!!
Thank you to the volunteers who helped make this happen. Barry Avery, the rock star of volunteering.  Tinker Murphy, for helping with the care packets.  Cheryl Marino, for showing up and getting it done. Michael Merritt, the videographer, can't wait to see how it comes out!  Thank you to the web mistress, Laurel Hoskins, so much help! And to Rich Pomerantz, for the generous donation of the personal photo consultation and for the photos.   Thank you to David Corrigan and Ken Johnson from NINA.  Without them we wouldn't have an event.  Thanks guys, for all the nitty gritty that no one sees! And thank for the delicious food!!   Thank you to the board of APLD, for their personal
participation, and for the grand prize money of $500.   Thank you to the judges for the difficult task of choosing from such excellent gardens; State Treasurer Denise Nappier; First Gentleman of Hartford, Charlie Ortiz; Debbie Roberts, member APLD; and Mary Ellen Pirozzolli, member APLD.  You made my job as judge very easy.   Thank you to my family, for being patient with me while putting this together.

This event isn't over, it is just beginning to bring real change to Hartford.  Lelania Dubay
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Landscape Designers meet Ashley Street Homeowners on Feb. 18th. The Designers got to have their initial consultation with the Homeowners and measure their randomly assigned property.