The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) annually supports the Unsolicited Landscape Design Award program to recognize well-designed and maintained landscapes in the public or private sector in each District of the state. The meaning behind the “unsolicited” title is that the nominees are not applying for the award themselves, but someone else recognizes it is a landscape of merit, and worthy of consideration.
This year, the residential landscape of Harold and Dinorah Williams was nominated by Wellington Garden Club to receive the Unsolicited Landscape Award in the Private Residence category for District X.
Candidates for this award are submitted each fall by Garden Club members, especially graduates of the National Garden Clubs(NGC) Landscape Design School. Applications are sent to the District Chairman for eligibility and consideration. Judges who have completed the NGC Landscape Design School visit and evaluate the sites nominated. The highest scoring nominee in each category is the winner.
The selection of the Dinorah home, located in Saratoga Pines Division, Royal Palm Beach, as the 2023 winner in the Private Residence category was announced on April 27 at the FFGC District X Spring meeting. The award was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Williams by WGC Club President Carol Ralph and 1st Vice-President Petra Russell.
Wellington Garden Club, founded in 1981, is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, floral design, and landscape design; and to promoting conservation of natural resources, civic beautification and youth education. For more information: www.wellingtongardenclub.org.