Mayor proclaims Edmonds in Bloom Day as group celebrates 20 years of beautifying Edmonds

Many members showed up with floral hats, adding a festive note to the day. From left, Maxine Mitchell, president; Kathy Ludgate, vice-president; Carol Hayes, childrens' activities coordinator; Gus Blake, secretary. (Photos by Larry Vogel)
Many members showed up with floral hats, adding a festive note to the day. From left, Maxine Mitchell, president; Kathy Ludgate, vice-president; Carol Hayes, childrens’ activities coordinator; Gus Blake, secretary. (Photos by Larry Vogel)

Edmonds in Bloom held a gala anniversary party Sunday, celebrating 20 years of promoting the floral beautification of Edmonds with everything from hanging flower baskets to childrens’ workshops to street-corner gardens to scholarships.

A cake to complete the celebration!
A cake to complete the celebration!
Past posters for the annual Edmonds in Bloom garden tour.
Past posters for the annual Edmonds in Bloom garden tour.

Each year, Edmonds in Bloom volunteers donate thousands of hours of their own time to put in and maintain plantings, operate the group’s annual Garden Tour, and myriad other activities aimed at making Edmonds a better place to live, work and visit through the magic of flowers and flower gardens.

Mayor Dave Earling was on hand to congratulate the group and to issue a proclamation officially making March 1 Edmonds in Bloom Day. “I know I speak for the entire community when I say how much we all appreciate and benefit from the work of Edmonds in Bloom,” he said.

Mayor Dave Earling reads a proclamation to the group.
Mayor Dave Earling reads a proclamation to the group.
Then and now: Current president Maxine Mitchell (left) stands next to group founder and first Edmonds in Bloom president, Josephine Fye-Lloyd.  The two are joined by Judy Guitton (seated at left) and past president Ramona Fairness (seated at right).
Then and now: Current president Maxine Mitchell (left) stands next to group founder and first Edmonds in Bloom president, Josephine Fye-Lloyd. The two are joined by Judy Guitton (seated at left) and past president Ramona Fairness (seated at right).

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