Enter The 2013 Greenest Block In Brooklyn Contest

The race is on to win the title of Greenest Block in Brooklyn! Neighborhood and merchant associations are invited to enter their residential and commercial blocks, and the Greenest Storefront, Best Street Tree Beds, Best Window Box, and Best Community Garden Streetscapes will also be recognized. Blocks will be judged on criteria including the variety and sustainability of plants, soil and mulching, horticultural practice, citizen participation, and creativity.

Last year, Ditmas Park won three awards:

• Cortelyou Road Merchants Association, Commercial
• Friends of Newkirk Plaza, Commercial
• Brooklyn Hearth, Greenest Storefront

Blocks and other winners will receive gardening tools or cash prizes up to $300. The deadline to enter is June 1, Ditmas, so get to planting.