Westlake in Bloom

First, second, third place awards were 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 placed received an invitation to the 2022 Westlake in Bloom Appreciation/Awards Ceremony, which was held on Tuesday, August 9th at the Westlake Community Services Center auditorium, where the winners were announced. 

2022 Westlake in Bloom Winners

For the second time in as many years, the Westlake in Bloom Appreciation/Awards Ceremony was held at the City’s state-of-the-art Westlake Community Services Center on Aug. 9, 2022.

The award-winners from each category were invited to attend the cherished annual event celebrating the extraordinary efforts of Westlake’s gardening community.

Westlake Mayor Dennis M. Clough commended their efforts, noting that they serve to enhance the City’s beauty year after year and set it apart from other communities in Northeast Ohio.

The winner of the coveted Lu Walter “Best in Bloom” for 2022 is Mayuresh Dhond who took First Place in the “Residential Landscaping – Rear Yard, Small” category. His award-winning yard features numerous sculptures and other unique decorative features among the colorful plant-life. 

The complete 2022 Westlake in Bloom Winners (listed by category) can be viewed below and on the City’s website at www.cityofwestlake.org/Westlake-In-Bloom. 

In his tenth 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. For the first time in the competition’s history, the winners received gift cards in addition to their certificates - $25 for Second Place and Third Place and $50 for First Place. 


A full list of 2022 Westlake in Bloom winners can be found on the City’s website. 

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18
  19. 19
  20. 20
  21. 21
  22. 22
  23. 23
  24. 24
  25. 25
  26. 26
  27. 27
  28. 28
  29. 29
  30. 30
  31. 31
  32. 32
  33. 33
  34. 34
  35. 35
  36. 36
  37. 37
  38. 38
  39. 39
  40. 40
  41. 41
  42. 42

2022 Awards/Appreciation Ceremony

Award Categories/Times

The following list shows the approximate times in the ceremony recording at which winners from each award category were announced:

6:35 Evergreen Cemetery 
9:50 Community Garden 
11:40 Apartment/Condominium/Subdivision Entrance
13:45 Business 
15:30 Places of Worship/Institutional 
17:10 Pollinator Garden 
19:10 Patio and Abutting Garden 
21:15 Vegetable Garden 
23:05 Window/Flower Boxes 
25:00 Residential Landscaping – Front Yard 
27:15 Residential Landscaping – Rear Yard, Large 
29:00 Residential Landscaping – Rear Yard, Small 
31:00 Residential Landscaping – Entire Yard, Small 
33:05 Residential Landscaping – Entire Yard, Large 
36:10 Lu Walter “Best in Bloom” Award Winner 
38:00 Closing Words by Mayor Dennis M. Clough 

See Past Westlake in Bloom Winners