The Auburn Beautification Commission will host the second Annual Garden Tour on Sunday, July 1 from 1 – 4 pm. The group is currently seeking gardens maintained by community-minded plant lovers who are ready and willing to share the fruits of their hard labor with the public. Small secret spaces, rock gardens and herb plots, opulent perennial landscapes, Monet inspired water gardens and enticing vegetable victory gardens are all welcome to be part of the tour.

The Garden Tour will start at the Hoopes Park Clubhouse with light refreshments and the distribution of the directional maps. A fundraiser for ABC, tickets will be $10 pre-tour or $12 “at the door”. Pre-sale tickets will be available after June 12 at the BID office, 128 Genesee Street or Downtown Books & Coffee.

If you are enthusiastic about showing off your garden on July 1, please contact one of the Garden Tour committee members; Susan Marteney, Sally Price, Sue Talbot or Nicole Hulik for more information.

Interiors of homes will not be included.

An up and coming project for the Spring of 2012 will be an Extreme Gateway Makeover  for the badly weathered “Welcome to Auburn” signs located at several different gateway points to the City.  The Auburn Beautification Commission will partner with the City of Auburn Department of Public Works to remove, redesign, rebuild and reinstall the new signs over the next several months.  It is the goal of the ABC to select an eye-catching, yet classic style that will complement our historic neighborhoods and the beauty of the Finger Lakes Region. Auburn is History’s Hometown, and nothing says it better than a “welcome to our city” sign that we can be proud of.

Check out our progress on Facebook this spring.

The ABC has been granted the duty of selecting the City’s Holiday Tree that is on display in the center of Downtown Auburn. Each year, the City Partners with the Downtown BID to host the Annual Holiday Parade and Family Fun Day. The tree lighting ceremony, immediately following the parade attracts hundreds of spectators and is the symbolic kickoff to the Holiday Season.

The ABC is currently looking for the “perfect tree”. If you think you have that perfect tree, please contact us! The ABC is accepting nominations now through November 10th.

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The Auburn Beautification Commission (ABC) and Welch Allyn partnered together to provide community service to a local playground. The initiative is part of the company’s annual Beacon of Quality event, a designated date when local facilities are closed for the day to honor employees and give back to the community. ABC received 25 employee volunteers who dedicated their time to the Benton Street Playground. Read article from auburnpub.com.

The Auburn Beautification Commission will host the 2011 Summer Garden Tour on Sunday, July 17th  from 1 – 5 pm. The tour will start and finish at Hoopes Park with maps distributed that day describing the featured 10 – 12 stops. A fundraiser for the group, admission will be charged and refreshments will be served at the “finish line”.  More…