All-America Selections, a non-profit organization charged with trialing and promoting superior garden-performing flowers and vegetables, has launched a new web site in celebration of its 80th anniversary.
The new web site sports a design to match the recently introduced new logo, while giving consumers, garden writers, and other site visitors a complete picture of what the All-America Selections organization encompasses. Along with more AAS Winner images, the new AAS web site features line drawings of some past AAS Winners that can be used as coloring pages.
Click here for more information and to visit the new web site. 
Eleven-year-old "Eco-Erek" has done more than just start a local recycling program, he's kept nearly 10 tons of textiles out of landfills in just over 3 years. Pulling inspiration from an article in National Geographic Kids, Eco-Erek has generated a lot of buzz in Central Ohio with his annual Denim Drive - he even has his own web site dedicated to his efforts. 
Creating a win-win situation for your community and local horticulture professionals can be as simple as forming a partnership. It's no secret that community beautification projects are contagious - when your yard looks fantastic it puts pressure on your neighbors to follow suit. And when everyone beautifies his or her yard, it follows that local growers and retailers see an increase in sales.
One of the first lessons taught about color is that white is a combination of all colors. As such, winter's blanket of snow might be considered, at least in color theory, the most colorful time of the year for landscapes. For a gardener, perhaps, the snowy landscape might be the perfect inspiration to plan the spring and summer garden with the various colors yet to come. 
It's time to register your community to participate in the 2012 America in Bloom national awards program. The deadline to register is February 28 so start pulling together your resources and organizing your community today. 
