ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, September 24, 1996            TAG: 9609240034
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG
SOURCE: MARY LOU BRUTON STAFF WRITER 

HONOREES HAVE BLACKSBURG LOOKIN' GOOD

The 14th annual Civic Beautification Awards were presented last Thursday to honor private residents, businesses, the town and Virginia Tech for enhancing Blacksburg's appearance.

Delbert Jones, a local master gardener; Lisa Lipsey, a local landscape designer; and Wayne Wilcox, a local landscape architect, judged the more than 70 nominations.

The program is sponsored by the Townscape Committee and the Blacksburg Planning and Engineering Department, with the support of the New River Valley Master Gardeners Association.

Civic Beautification Awards were presented to:

Al and Marilyn Bowman, 1408 Palmer Drive, for flowers in bloom and a vegetable garden.

Marilyn Grender, 602 Rainbow Drive, for a flower display.

Dr. Charles W. Schiffert, 1600 Shelor Lane, for a house and landscaping maintained throughout the year.

Alisa and Terry Colpitts, 2902 Stradford Lane, for the plant variety along the street and walking path.

Judith and Philip Araman, 2107 Chestnut Drive, for window boxes.

Moorman S. Baker, 709 Lucas Drive, for a vegetable garden and a neat lot.

Anderson and Associates, 100 Ardmore St., for its blended landscaping.

Tetra/Second Nature, 3001 Commerce St., for a water garden.

CP Partnership, Gables Shopping Center, for landscaping in the parking area.

Blacksburg, for the Blacksburg Community Center sign on Patrick Henry Drive and the plantings surrounding it.

Virginia Tech, for the south side of the Drillfield and War Memorial Gym Plaza, as well as plantings around the Washington Street Greenhouse Building.

Fall, winter and spring landscape submissions will be accepted for the 1996-97 awards in addition to the summer nominations. Include either two slides or four photos of the nomination with each submission. Slides will be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included with the entry.

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  RUTH BABYLON/Special to The Roanoke Times. 1. Virginia 
          Tech Horticulture Gardens (above). 2. Moorman S. Baker residence 
          (right), for a vegetable garden and an attractive lot. 3. 
          Tetra/Second Nature ... an attractive water garden (above). color.