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Tree board nominates three yards for Flower Awards; members debate invasive plants
Summary
The Wellington tree board reviewed photographic nominations for the Flower Awards, agreed to present three winners and to display enlarged photos at the Earth/Arbor Day event, and debated whether certain species (bottle brush, Mexican petunia) are invasive before voting to approve the nominations.
The tree board reviewed nominations and photos for the annual Flower Awards and moved to recognize three properties with award signs.
Board members discussed photographic quality and urged that future nominations include at least one wide-angle frontal photo showing the entire property. Chair (speaker 1) said that wide frontal photos help avoid confusion when judging and when pictures are displayed at the event.
Members debated whether some plantings visible in nomination photos — specifically Mexican petunia and bottle brush — should be considered invasive. "According to the University of Florida... it has the potential to be invasive," one committee member said of the bottle brush, prompting other members to note they had not observed propagation locally and asking for clarity on whether the species appears on the town’s invasive list.
After discussion, members nominated and seconded three properties and voted to award the same sign to all winners. Several members suggested limiting blown-up stage photos of any property that might contain plants with potential invasion risk.
The board also discussed scoring details and urged members to visit nominated properties in person when possible to better assess groundcover and plantings. Membership agreed to prepare and print enlarged photos for display at the Earth/Arbor Day stage and to provide better guidance in future nomination forms regarding photo requirements.
