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Bucks Beautiful is designed to promote and extend the development of
distinctive gardens to beautify the Bucks County region.
The Bucks Beautiful Garden Grant program encourages individuals, non-profit
organizations, schools and garden clubs to host community gardens on
view to the public. The gardens may not be located behind a building
or in a courtyard, and must be viewable from a road. The goal is to
beautify the county with annuals and perennials that continue to show
throughout the growing season. Typical garden locations are roadside
patches, public streets or town squares.
The grant award is a 50/50 cash match up to a maximum of $2,000 per
host each year. The garden must be viewable from the road and grant
funds may only be used for the purchase of annuals, perennials, flowering
ornamentals and mulch; in-kind services or labor do not qualify. The
grant may only be used for the purchase of annuals, perennials, flowering
ornamentals and mulch; in-kind services or labor do not qualify.
Grant applications must be submitted to Bucks Beautiful by March 1st.
The application must be complete, including the donation certificate
and signed authorization to install the garden. A budget, maintenance
plan, garden description, garden design and specific materials required
should be included with the application.
2006 Bucks Beautiful Grants Awarded
In April 7, 2006, twenty-three Bucks County community organizations were awarded Bucks Beautiful garden grants totaling $14,147. Since it’s inception in 1991, Bucks Beautiful has awarded $283,323
to 193 garden projects throughout Bucks County.
The 2006 recipients are:
Ascension Luthern Church, Newtown
Children's Cultural Center, Doylestown
Churchville
Nature Center, Churchville
Color In The Park – McClesfield
Park, Morrisville
Croydon Acres Civic Association, Croydon
DBCA - Shade Tree Commission – Baskets & Barrels, Doylestown
Doyle Elementary School,
Doylestown
Four Lanes End Garden Club, Langhorne
Friends of Levittown Library, Levittown
Hidden Oaks Garden Project, Yardley
Historic Carversville Society, Carversville
Holy
Trinity Church, Morrisville
Langhorne Borough Recreation Board, Langhorne
Langhorne United Methodist Church, Langhorne
McDonald Elementary School, Warminster
Newtown
Main Street, Newtown
Parks & Recreation Department Warminster Township, Warminster
Silver
Butterfly Garden - Warminster Free Library, Warminster
Sol Feinstone Elementary School, Newtown
Southampton Free Library, Southampton
St. John Bosco Church & School, Warminster
St. Joseph / St. Robert School, Warrington
Upper
Makefield Youth Baseball Association, Newtown
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