Westlake in Bloom

Registration Is Open!

Join in celebrating the beautiful gardens of Westlake by entering the city’s annual Westlake in Bloom Competition.  Just use the online entry form or download a printable version. Entries will be judged on Tuesday July 5th, Wednesday July 6th, Thursday July, 7th and Friday July 8th from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. – weather permitting. 

First, second, third place awards will be selected in all categories.  Every Hilliard Boulevard flower box, Evergreen Cemetery memorial fence garden, and UHSJMC/City of Westlake Community Garden plot will be entered automatically in the judging.   

Everyone who places will receive an invitation to the 2022 Westlake in Bloom Appreciation/ Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, August 9th at the Westlake Community Services Center auditorium, where the winners will be announced. 

2021 Westlake in Bloom Winners

More than 60 entrants competed to be named among the top 3 in each of 17 categories during the 2021 Westlake in Bloom Competition.


Each of the first-place winners were then judged to see who deserved the coveted Lu Walter “Best in Bloom” Award, reserved for the best of the best every year.


Last year’s top prize went to Lou and Jean Povinelli, who also took first place in the “Residential Landscaping – Rear Yard, Small” category.


Westlake Mayor Dennis M. Clough expressed gratitude for the hard work and passion showcased by the gardeners and landscapers who competed, helping to make the City of Westlake a little more beautiful in the process.  

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In his ninth year as the event’s chief organizer, Planning and Economic Development Director James Bedell proudly called upon each of the winners by name to receive their custom awards for first, second and third place. The Mayor posed for pictures with each of them as a slideshow of their meticulously cultivated gardens, flower boxes, yards and businesses scrolled by in the background.


A full list of 2021 Westlake in Bloom winners can be found on the City’s website. Watch a recording of the awards ceremony below and see a slideshow of the winning entries above on this webpage. 

2021 Awards Ceremony

See Past Westlake in Bloom Winners