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Nominate Someone Today!

For the 2014 Burnsville Garden & Landscape Contest for a chance to win some great prizes (along with year-long bragging rights!)

Now through June 30th, Burnsville residents and businesses can nominate their favorite homes, neighborhoods and Burnsville businesses that they feel have impeccable landscaping or gardening.  To qualify, nominees must be located within Burnsville City Limits, be visible from the street and match criteria for the submitted category.

Submissions will be reviewed by Burnsville Convention & Visitors Bureau (BCVB) staff in early July and finalists will be notified by phone. The top three entries in each category will receive the following: $100 Gift Card to Cal’s Market & Garden Center (1st Place), $50 Gift Card to a Burnsville Restaurant (2nd Place), and 4 tickets to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (3rd Place).

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To submit a nomination, visit www.Burnsvillemn.com/Garden-Contest.cfm, or pick up a form at any of the following locations: BCVB, Burnsville City Hall, Cal’s Market & Garden Center, Cornerstone Copy Center and Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine.  All submissions must be accompanied by a photo to be considered.

The Burnsville Garden & Landscape Contest is presented by the Burnsville Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with Cal’s Market & Garden Center. The BCVB was founded in 1987, as the community’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), whose purpose is to enhance the community by increasing the volume and spending of visitors to the city.

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Be sure to follow the contest by liking the Burnsville Convention & Visitors Bureau on Facebook at Facebook.com/BurnsvilleConventionVisitorsBureau or following them on Twitter @burnsvillemncvb.

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