Acton’s Looking Good

Acton Area Looks Good

Every summer The Acton Garden Club conducts the ‘Acton’s Looking Good Contest’ in order to acknowledge Acton businesses whose landscapes enhance the town’s beauty and to encourage more businesses to improve their landscapes.
During the summer months, members of the committee serve as judges to evaluate business properties. Criteria for judging include design, color, texture, scale, and maintenance. Winners are chosen in six or seven categories which are decided by the judges. Categories may include, but are not limited to, the following: Single Retail, Plaza, Multiple Occupant Retail, Professional Business, New Business, Most Improved, Small Space, Cottage Garden, Landscaped Intersection, Garden Center, Culinary Garden, or Continued Excellence.
The winners are presented with plaques containing photographs of their property at our November meeting.

The 2024 Acton’s Looking Good Winners are: (left to right) 

Dunkin’s – (on 2A) – Consistent Excellence – Megan and Mark Pesce 

Eve and Murray’s – Whimsical Presentation – Dawn Agular and Tamara Murray Delusion

Acton Family Dental – Beautiful Entry Gardens – Eleanor Hurl, assistant to Dr. Yao 

Life Care Center – Welcoming Gardens – Lauren Welch

Legends Café – Inviting Small Garden – Jingbo Li – Award presented by Heather Makis.

 

 

The 2023 Acton’s Looking Good Winners are:

Best Stand Alone Business – Acton Funeral Home – Dan White
Best Use of Small Space – Ernie’s Auto Body – Rose Silveria
Best New Garden – Tavenier Place – Rachelly Bartolotta
Continued Excellence – West Acton Village – Lauren Richardt
Best Use of Container Gardens – Anita’s Shoe Boutique – Anita Opitz
Best Retail Plaza – TJ Maxx/Roche – Larry Farrell Mgr. of TJ Maxx

2022 Acton’s Looking Good winners (from left to right)

Christine Haufler and Lucinda Sears, The Bees Knees
Lucy Goldstein, West Acton Villageworks
Megan and Mark Pesce, Great Road Dunkin’
Paul Swydan, The Silver Unicorn

The Bees Knees – Best Curb Appeal

West Acton Villageworks – Best Retail Plaza

Great Road Dunkin’ – Best New Innovative Garden

The Silver Unicorn – Best Stand-Alone Business

Kitchen Outfitters – Best Use of Containers

Acton Pro Tech Gas – Best Intersection

2018 Acton’s Looking Good winners (from left to right)
Paula Wright, MacDonalds; Kathy Doran Boyle, Acton Funeral Home; Sam Paolini, Post Road Carpet; Kaila Gallagher

 

McDonald’s – Best Curbside Appeal

Acton Funeral Home – Best Single Business

Post Road Carpet – Best Natural Landscape Use

Harbor Seal LLC. – Best Small Freestanding Business

ProTech Route 27/2A – Continued Excellence

Gould’s Plaza – Best Containers

Bursaw Gas & Oil Inc. – Best Cottage Garden

 

2017 Acton’s Looking Good Winners (from left to right)
Beth Secinaro and Mary Jo Bates-Acton Water District, Todd Brown-Lincoln Tree, Rick Guinazzo-Filho’s, Joe Carey-McDonald’s, Mr. Rata-Sunoco and Pro-Tech

Acton Water District – Best Waterwise Landscape

Lincoln Tree – Best Landscaped Residential

Rick Guinazzo – Filho’s – Best Restaurant Landscape

Joe Carey – McDonald’s – Continued Excellence

Mr. Rata – Sunoco at Rt. 27 & 111 and Pro-Tech at Rt. 2A & 27 – Best Landscaped Intersection

Idylwilde Farms – Best Curb Appeal

CVS – Best Single Retail Landscape