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From YouTube: Mayor's Garden Contest 2022
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The Mayor's Garden Contest is an annual citywide celebration of urban gardening. On a lovely afternoon in the Public Garden, Mayor Wu joins the Parks and Recreation department in the recognizing the gardeners who have helped beautify Boston's neighborhoods.
A
So
good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
2022
mirrors
garden
contest
awards
ceremony.
My
name
is
ryan
woods
and
I
have
a
pleasure
serving
as
the
parks
commissioner
for
the
city
of
boston,
I'm
so
pleased
to
welcome
you
here
to
the
ceremony
in
the
public
garden.
It's
been
a
few
years
since
we've
been
able
to
gather
outside
in
these
botanical
gardens.
We've
been
inside
suffolk
university
for
the
past
couple
years
as
our
rain
location.
So
I'm
thrilled
to
be
out
here
in
the
fresh
air
with
all
of
you.
A
Gardening
has
its
own
unique
challenges
this
year
and
this
year
is
no
different.
Despite
the
lack
of
rain,
we
have
seen
gardeners
in
their
plants
rise
to
the
occasion.
We
continue
to
be
impressed
by
the
work
of
all
of
our
city.
Gardeners
have
been
doing
to
beautify
boston,
one
garden
at
a
time
whether
you're
a
new
gardener
or
have
been
at
it
for
decades.
Gardening
brings
the
community,
together
from
all
walks
of
life,
while
helping
to
beautify
our
city,
many
of
our
favorite
winning
gardens
this
year
were
not
or
just
hidden
away
in
backyards.
A
They
share
the
joy
with
the
whole
community.
This
annual
contest
would
not
be
possible
without
the
continued
support
from
our
sponsors,
as
well
as
our
friends
that
have
helped
make
our
award
packages
possible.
Thank
you
to
our
grand
prize,
sponsor
jetblue
for
providing
our
raffle
prize
for
first
place.
Winners,
free
round-trip
vouchers
to
anywhere
jetblue
flies.
A
Thank
you
to
the
harvard
museum
of
science
and
culture
for
the
passes
they
extended
to
the
first
place,
winners
and
big
thanks
to
plaza
catering
for
our
wonderful
refreshments
that
we'll
have
right
after
the
awards
presentation
to
kick
off
the
celebration
of
gardening.
Please
help
me
welcome
one
of
the
city's
biggest
advocates
of
gardening,
not
only
a
community
gardener
herself,
but
also
a
farmer,
the
chief
of
energy
environment
and
open
space
for
the
city
of
boston.
Please
welcome
reverend
mariama
whitehammond.
B
So
I
am
a
minister
and
a
gardener
and
a
farmer,
but
I
have
been
given
strict
instructions
that
this
is
not
a
sermon
moment.
So,
just
so
great
to
see
you.
This
is
one
of
my
favorite
events
to
do
and
really
just
wanna
lift
up,
and
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
put
in
and
the
love
that
you
show
to
the
plants
that
you
grow
for
the
city.
So
we're
really
looking
forward.
C
Hi
everyone,
it's
wonderful
to
see
you
here
and
I
truly
look
up
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
you
did.
You
did
not
hear
gardner
in
my
list
of
description,
because
I
always
grew
up
with
a
mom
who
had
a
very,
very,
very
green
thumb
and
so
much
so
that
we
had
this
kind
of
good,
bad
cop
relationship
with
plants
and
I've
never.
C
That
for
myself,
so
I
am
an
aspiring
gardener.
I
hope
to
we've
laid
out
the
space
at
my
yard
and
on
the
side
and
so
need
to
learn
from
you
all
and
draw
some
of
the
tips
and
inspiration.
So
I
want
to
echo
the
thanks
to
all
of
the
the
incredible
staff
who
have
been
part
of
setting
this
up
and
keeping
this
going
for
so
many
years
and
now
reviving
it
and
bringing
this
celebration
back
together.
So
thank
you
to
our
chief
and
to
our
commissioner.
C
I
want
to
thank
our
sponsors
as
well
mahoney's
and
jetblue
for
really
upping
the
ante
here
and
helping
us
truly
celebrate
and
congratulations
to
all
of
the
winners.
This
is
truly
spectacular
and
makes
such
a
difference
in
brightening
up
our
neighborhoods
and
the
places
that
matter
most
to
residents
in
our
city,
the
streets
that
they're
walking
down
the
spaces
that
we
gather
in
and
so
especially
want
to
congratulate
those
who
are
entering
the
hall
of
fame
this
year
and
look
forward
to
learning
from
you
and
hopefully
getting
some
coaching
before
next.
C
A
Thank
you
and,
as
we
start,
the
cataract
invite
the
mayor
and
the
chief
over
here.
So
we
could
do
the
group
pictures.
We
are
going
to
start
with
our.
I
think
we're
waiting
for
a
few
small
yard
garden
winners
to
arrive
still
so
we're
going
to
start
with
the
medium
yard
category
so
for
medium
yard,
gardens
in
third
place.
Tony
lions
of
east
boston,.
A
Gardeners
in
the
medium
yard,
category
created
beautiful
gardens
in
500
square
feet
of
space
or
less
the
passion
and
enthusiasm.
The
judges
encountered
was
noteworthy
from
impressive
planters
waterfalls
with
a
koi
pond.
All
the
way
to
abundant
bee
visitors.
Judges
enjoyed
hearing
entrance
passionately,
discuss
the
use
of
coffee
grounds
and
eggshells
being
used
to
enrich
the
soil.
Congratulations
to
all
of
our
medium
yard,
garden.
Winners.
A
The
large
garden
is
a
very
popular
category
where
gardeners
get
to
show
off
their
plots
of
500
square
feet
or
more
gardens
were
well
planned,
thought
out
and
can
take
years
to
become
what
they
are
today.
Judges
found
that
every
gardener
had
a
different
vision
for
what
their
garden
would
look
like
one
garden.
Clearly,
the
love
project
of
jake
was
described
as
simple
and
soothing,
featuring
hydrants
and
various
decorations
throughout,
including
a
retired
bell
from
a
working
fire
engine.
A
Another
garden
in
this
category
featured
unique
plants
and
conifers
collected
and
arranged
in
a
manner
that
impressed
the
judges,
a
third
garden
featured
unique
tips
and
tricks
found
through
ingenuity
and
experimentation
that
really
impressed
the
judges.
Congratulations
to
all
of
our
large
yard
garden
winners.
A
A
The
porch,
balcony
or
container
garden
category
highlights
those
gardeners
that
may
not
have
had
the
most
space
to
work
with,
but
that
did
not
let
that
limit
their
creativity.
They
enjoyed
original
and
colorful
designs
with
great
variety.
Judges
commented
on
the
nice
mixture
of
vegetables,
herbs,
succulents
and
shrubs
that
could
be
found
in
addition
to
all
the
beautiful
flowers.
Congratulations
to
all
of
our
porch
balcony
or
container
yard
garden
winners.
A
The
shade
garden
category
covers
gardens
planted
in
areas
with
little
or
no
direct
sunlight.
Some
of
these
occur
naturally,
and
others
are
by
design
under
trees
or
fences.
This
has
become
an
increasing
competitive
category.
Lately,
our
winning
garden
brought
reclamation
to
a
new
level.
This
garden
featured
a
patio
made
of
cobblestones
that
were
previously
used
as
a
ship's
ballast,
a
reclaimed
brick
retaining
wall
in.
Needless
to
say,
impressive
plantings.
These
gardens
have
shown
that
you
can
do
a
lot
with
a
little
sunlight,
utilizing
plants
that
prefer
low
light
environments.
A
The
vegetable
and
herb
garden
is
always
a
favorite
of
our
judges,
and
this
category
always
shines
light
upon
the
advantages
of
growing
your
own
food.
This
category
features
so
many
different
varieties
of
edible
foods
that
is
going
to
read
like
a
grocery
list:
vertical
squash
bush
beans,
lemongrass,
ground
cherries,
beets,
celery,
corn,
edamame
and
leeks.
A
These
gardens
were
remarked
to
have
hosted
a
bit
of
everything
with
enthusiasm
to
boot.
One
winning
garden
has
been
producing
food
for
50
years
over
multiple
generations,
with
water
brought
in
from
across
the
street.
Another
is
in
a
community
garden
project
bringing
neighbors
together
to
grow
food.
That
features
raised
beds
where
kids
are
encouraged
to
help
pick
vegetables.
Congratulations
to
all
of
our
vegetable
or
herb
garden
winners.
A
A
The
age,
strong
garden
category
highlights
the
work
of
our
gardeners,
who
are
over
65
years
of
age.
The
positive
health
aspects
of
gardening
are
always
evident
in
this
category.
Our
first
place
winner,
decided
to
take
over
the
driveway
to
add
more
plants,
considering
the
difficulty
of
finding
a
spot
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods.
That
is
quite
a
dedicated
gardener
chargers
were
impressed
by
the
use
of
rain
barrels
to
capture
water
from
for
the
garden,
hidden,
composters
and
sharing
of
plants
and
resources
with
friends
and
neighbors.
Congratulations
to
all
of
our
age,
strong
garden.
Category
winners.
A
A
A
This
category
encourages
businesses
and
organizations
to
beautify
storefronts,
yards
or
patios
and,
in
turn,
improve
the
aesthetics
of
their
neighborhoods,
creating
welcoming
spaces
that
build
community.
This
category
featured
gardeners
who
single-handedly
maintain
gardens
as
well
as
teams
of
people
working
together
towards
a
common
goal.
There
were
changes
and
adaptations
due
to
the
lack
of
rain
this
summer
that
still
resulted
in
stunningly
beautiful
gardens.
Judges
were
impressed
by
the
use
of
color
in
this
category
and
applauded
the
group
effort
that
was
put
forth.
Congratulations
to
all
of
our
storefront
business
or
organization
garden
winners.
A
We
think
when
the
word
victory's
in
the
name,
it
might
help
a
little.
So
if
you're
looking
for
a
plot,
community
gardens
are
always
an
important
resource
for
urban
settings
even
more
so
today,
and
we
are
proud
to
see
how
competitive
this
category
was
this
year,
judges
describe
these
winning
gardens
all
located
in
the
family,
victory
gardens
as
lovingly
tended
spaces
that
are
neat
and
well
maintained,
but
also
tell
their
own
unique
and
personal
stories.
These
gardens
were
all
very
appealing
which
utilize,
compost
and
recycled
materials
with
extraordinary
results.
A
A
Gardeners
in
the
small
yard,
category
creatively
utilized
their
land
to
produce
big
results
in
250
square
feet
or
less
judges
were
impressed
with
how
much
could
be
done
in
such
small
places.
These
gardens
varied
in
their
design.
One
entry
was
a
lovely
oasis,
shade
garden,
another
overflow
with
flowers
and
blooms.
A
A
A
So
now
I
think
we
spoke
a
little
about
the
hall
of
fame.
I
need
to
remind
you
that
the
winners
here
tonight
are
the
best
of
the
best
among
you
is
a
group
of
gardeners
who
exhibited
gardening
excellence
year
after
year
and
therefore
will
be
inducted
into
the
mayor's
garden
contest
hall
of
fame
by
winning
at
least
three
times.
A
A
A
A
D
Thank
you,
commissioner,
woods
good
evening.
Everyone,
my
name,
is
dan
blake
jet
blues
director
of
airport
operations
at
boston,
logan
airport,
we're
so
excited
to
be
here
at
this
special
ceremony.
Thank
you
to
the
mayor
and
thank
you
for
all
of
you
for
being
here
with
us.
Boston
means
a
lot
for
us
here
at
jetblue.
A
A
I'd
like
to
recognize
the
judges,
you've
all
had
a
very
tough
job.
The
judges
were
chosen
for
their
experience
in
gardening,
in
support
of
the
mission
of
this
contest
to
encourage
and
inspire
the
beautification
of
the
city
through
gardening,
a
list
of
this
year's
judges
can
be
found
on
the
back
of
your
program
and
at
this
time
I
would
like
to
invite
any
of
our
judges,
who
are
here
in
attendance
with
us
to
please
come
up
for
a
photo
with
the
mayor
and
the
chief.
A
As
those
judges
come
up
for
their
photo,
I'd
like
to
recognize
and
thank
the
city's
horticulture
team
for
this
beautifully
manicured
landscape
in
america's
first
botanical
garden
here
in
the
public
garden
and
the
assistance
in
the
preliminary
judging
round
a
great
job
to
all
of
our
sydney.
Gardeners
who
are
making
do
with
the
tough
weather
conditions
this
summer
and
thank
you
all
again
for
participating
in
the
mayor's
garden
contest
and
for
your
efforts
to
beautify
our
great
city.
A
Thank
you
for
to
mayor
wu
and
chief
white
hammond
for
joining
us,
and
we
invite
all
of
you
to
enjoy
the
beautiful
public
garden
and
some
refreshments
that
are
found
at
the
tent
behind
us
winners
and
judges.
Please
remember
to
pick
up
your
gifts
at
the
tables
to
the
right
of
the
tent
and
thanks
again,
and
we
hope
to
see
everybody
again
next
year.