Country Ridge Wins Farmington Hills Beautification Award
Subdivisions, apartments, offices, and places of worship can enter the contest, but private homes are not eligible.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Landscaping
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The Farmington Hills Beautification Commission gave its Commissioner's Award to the Country Ridge subdivision at an October 22 ceremony at The Hawk Community Center. The awards recognized subdivisions, apartments, offices, and places of worship across the city from a field of 41 entries.
Why it matters
The contest recognizes the curb-appeal work that shapes how neighborhoods look and hold value across Farmington Hills, and it rewards properties that keep up their landscaping year after year. Private single-family homes are not part of the contest, so residents with their own yards will not be judged in this program.
Country Ridge has entered the contest for many years and decorated its three entrances, including about 150 feet of hydrangeas at the entrance. Yard signs went to 40 of the 41 entrants, and the Commissioner's Award has been given for more than 20 years.
The players
Farmington Hills Beautification Commission
The city commission that runs the annual beautification contest and presents the Commissioner's Award to properties across Farmington Hills.
Country Ridge subdivision
A Farmington Hills neighborhood at West 14 Mile and Halsted roads that has entered the beautification contest for many years.
The Hawk Community Center
The Farmington Hills community venue that hosted the October 22 awards ceremony.
The details
Judges evaluate each entry by visiting the property and taking photographs. Entrants must include the property name in the photo of the decorated entrance. This year, repaving of Halstead Road disrupted Country Ridge's landscaping, but the subdivision still entered the contest.
Timeline
Private homes were historically excluded because including them was considered logistically unworkable.
The Commissioner's Award was established more than 20 years ago.
The awards ceremony recognizing Country Ridge took place October 22, 2026.
The Home Front
The Commissioner's Award sits within a long-running municipal effort to keep Farmington Hills neighborhoods attractive, and it has operated for more than 20 years. Its scope is limited to subdivisions, apartments, offices, and places of worship, leaving private single-family homes outside the program.
If you want your own property considered, the source notes that the commission's organizer would like entrants to apply by email with a photo and description of the property. Plan landscaping work with the timing of local road projects in mind, since repaving disrupted this year's display at Country Ridge.
The takeaway
Curb appeal in a neighborhood depends on sustained upkeep, and roadwork can interrupt even well-planned displays. Keep a dated record of your own landscaping plantings and entrance decor so you can plan around local construction the following season.
Further reading
For more on keeping a yard in shape, browse our Landscaping section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by West Bloomfield Beacon.
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