Westlake In Bloom Winners Announced [Photos]

WESTLAKE, OH — The Westlake in Bloom award ceremony was held Thursday evening at the Westlake Recreation Center.

Social distancing requirements were followed during the ceremony and only family members living in the same household were allowed to sit together.

Mayor Dennis Clough began the ceremony by thanking the 60 participants for adding beauty to Westlake. Participation in this year's contest was at nearly the same level as previous years, despite the complications posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The "Lou Walter Best in Bloom" award went to Binh V. To and Lan Le To, who also earned top 3 honors in multiple categories, including first place in the “Patio and Abutting Garden – Single Family” category.

The Tos have long participated in the Bloom competition and have helped the annual contest become part of Westlake's fabric.

Here is the complete list of 2020 Westlake in Bloom winners:

Evergreen Cemetery Fence Gardens

• First Place: The Ray Clancy Family
• Second Place: The Eberling Family
• Third Place: Shannon Maura Kilbane, Raymond and Lillian Feador

Hilliard Boulevard Flower Box

• First Place: The Moran Family
• Second Place: King James Homeowners Association
• Third Place: Dover Congregational Church

Community Garden

• First Place: Mitch Ma
• Second Place: Lee Ding
• Third Place: Jennifer Luginbill

Apartment, Condominium or Subdivision Entrance

• First Place: Westown Gardens Apartment
• Second Place: Remington
• Third Place: Bay Landing Condominiums

Nursing Home/Assisted/Independent Living Facility

• First Place: Rae-Ann Suburban Nursing and Rehabilitation, 29505 Detroit Road
• Second Place: The Belvedere of Westlake, 29591 Detroit Road
• Third Place: Rae-Ann Westlake Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, 28303 Detroit Road

Business

• First Place: Applied Companies LLC, 28825 Ranney Parkway
• Second Place: Moosehead Saloon, 694 Dover Center Road
• Third Place: Kleinhenz Jewelers, 25979 Detroit Road

Place of Worship/Institutional/Quasi-Public/Public Place

• First Place: Westlake United Methodist Church, 27650 Center Ridge Road
• Second Place: Westlake Historical Society Herb Garden, 1371A Clague Road
• Third Place: St. Ladislas Catholic Church, 2345 Bassett Road

Patio and Abutting Garden – Single Family

• First Place: Binh V. To and Lan Le To, 26945 Sleepy Hollow Drive
• Second Place: Grace Flanagan, 801 Dover Center Road
• Third Place: Marian Ext and Dr. Roger Mansnerus, 30085 Persimmon Drive

Patio and Abutting Garden – Multi-Family/Cluster Home

• First Place: Helen J. Szarka, 30128 Shadowcreek Drive
• Second Place: Evelyn J. Davis, 1088 Clubside Drive
• Third Place: Sharon L. Huelsman, 3063 Bay Landing Drive

Vegetable Garden

• First Place: Lonna Nimylowycz, 31248 Muirfield Way
• Second Place: Binh V. To and Lan Le To, 26945 Sleepy Hollow Drive
• Third Place: Steven Genther and Elizabeth Nici, 31377 Saint Andrews

Shade Garden

• First Place: Robert McCormick and Richard Lindsley, 1111Clubside Drive
• Second Place: James and Jean Moran, 1933 Reeds Court Trail
• Third Place: Patty Hays, 1943 Horseshoe Blvd.

Window Boxes

• First Place: Beverly Wilkinson, 25028 Tricia Drive
• Second Place: Lizabeth K. Emrick, 1106 Clubside Drive
• Third Place: Dolly and Dick Hartman, 1425 Crossings Parkway

Residential Landscaping –Front Yard

• First Place: Neal and Diana Novak, 26665 Brahms Dr.
• Second Place: Lynette Hendrix and Steve Foster, 31370 Detroit Road
• Third Place: Mary Beth and Jack Bedell, 1874 Settlers Reserve Way

Residential Landscaping –Rear Yard

• First Place: Nancy Schill, 2237 Silveridge Trail
• Second Place: Binh V. To and Lan Le To, 26945 Sleepy Hollow Drive
• Third Place: Dolly and Dick Hartman, 1425 Crossings Parkway

Residential Landscaping – Entire Yard, Small

• First Place: James and Jean Moran, 1933 Reeds Court Trail
• Second Place: Sally and Jay Magee 1093 Clubside Drive
• Third Place: K.V. and Alayne Gopalakrishna, 31019 Logan Court

Residential Landscaping – Entire Yard, Large

• First Place: Lou and Jean Povinelli, 1415 Prince Charles Ave.
• Second Place: Marian Ext and Dr. Roger Mansnerus, 30085 Persimmon Drive
• Third Place: Vicki Wert, 1665 Allen Drive

Lu Walter “Best in Bloom” Award:

• Binh V. To and Lan Le To, 26945 Sleepy Hollow Drive