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2011 Annual Report

The Hingham Beautification Commission in its 7th year remains strong in its commitment to enhance the beauty of Hingham by way of planting and maintaining public garden spaces and sidewalk containers. The maintenance is a cooperative effort with the Department of Public Works in whom we continue to express much appreciation and gratitude.

Following the severe drought of 2010, rather than develop new sites this year, we took stock in our existing gardens, nurturing plants, replacing damaged plant material and evaluating ideas and the feasibility of developing new sites. The latter may be dependent on more volunteerism in the community which we encourage and welcome.

Currently, the HBC maintains ten sites around town, most with multiple planting beds, as well as the containers downtown on South Street and at 3A and Lincoln Street. Five additional sites are maintained by organizations and individuals and we remain indebted to them for their interest and support.

The HBC is heartened by the many accolades it receives and the appreciation expressed by the community as a whole. It has also come to our attention that some local artists are finding our artistry worthy of painting, mirroring the creative instincts of both gardener and artist in their respective media.

Alyce Nobis, Chairman
Dottie Manganaro
Patricia Bray
Kathy McCann
Rose Durkin
Laura Spaziani
Jerry Elsden
Margaret Taylor