The 2015 Fillmore Flower Show, themed “Bursting with Beauty” presented by Vision 2020 Civic Pride Committee was a well attended event in our community on April 18, 19, with people traveling from Thousand Oaks and other nearby communities to appreciate the beauty of flower creations accompanied by music performed by Joy Asenas and Barry Cooper.

This was the 7th annual show since we “set our hearts” on reconstructing this show which began in 1919.

It takes months of preparation, publicizing, leading of workshops and dependence on many, many volunteers to bring the show to fruition. All volunteers will be celebrated at our review BBQ held at the Doug King Ranch.

This year the Santa Ana winds in the preceding days reduced our entries from last year’s 256 to 197, but people were prepared with more potted plant and dish garden entries. The “Best of Show” award was presented to a cactus(owner Lynne Arbogast) that was more than 30 years old. With these times of drought, this was an appropriate winner and gave show visitors an idea of the beauty found in the cacti family.

We had more door prize donations this year than ever before! In a small town, merchants get asked constantly to donate for all types of events and needs and we would like to encourage every one to shop locally, look at the interesting architectural details of these historical buildings and personally thank these generous merchants and individuals for contributing to the Flower Show.

Merchants and individuals to thank are: Avenue Pet, Bennett’s Honey Farm, Beylik Farms, Carolyn Lasky, Central Station Bar & Grill, Chivas Skin Care, Diamond Realty & Investments, Elkin’s Golf Course, El Pescador Restaurant, Green Thumb Nursery, artist Joanne King, King & King Ranch, Mark Ortega, Mary & Ian Nunez, Mimstar, Ventura County Nursery, Mountain View Golf Course, Otto & Son’s Nursery, Patterson’s Hardware, The Scented Path, The Treasure Station, Vallarta Restaurant, Valley Crest Tree Company, Vic’s Tires, and William L. Morris Chevrolet.

Come to our Civic Pride meetings and add your voice and effort to improve quality of life and esthetic appeal in our community! The next meeting will be May 20, at 1:30pm in City Hall.