Les and Louise Roberts take Curb Appeal honors

“Do you have the guts to take on a fixer-upper?” asks a popular home improvement TV series. With that as their mantra, Les and Louise Roberts rolled up their sleeves, renovated every square inch of their “fixer-upper” inside and out, and won the 2018 Curb Appeal Challenge.

Curb Appeal Challenge selects winners

The Springfield Curb Appeal Challenge announced five winners of the 2018 contest on Saturday, Sept. 15 with an awards ceremony at the Great Hall.

Friendship, family, flowers in brilliant iris garden

The splendid display of more than 200 different colored iris plants in Marita Johnson’s garden is the legacy of over 70 years of cultivating and collecting that started with Johnson’s father in Oregon.

RVTC, Springfield Garden Club collaborate on planters

Erin Hunter’s Carpentry program students helped build and install planter boxes in Springfield.

Garden season in Springfield kicks off with community spirit

After a long winter, many Springfield gardeners sprang into action over Memorial Day weekend, planting not only their own flowers and veggies, but joining their neighbors in community gardening projects around town.

Springfield on the Move helps brighten downtown

Springfield On the Move members mulched the Springfield Cinemas 3 courtyard recently on Green-up Day. Following that, a crew added to the perennials and planted the boxes with colorful annuals. More will follow, organizers said.

Springfield Garden Club prepares for annual beautification

A flower sorting crew from the Springfield Garden Club organizes flowers for members to plant the next day.

Board wary of community garden in front of school

The school board is hesitating on a decision about whether to allow a community garden in front of Union Street School.

Volunteers needed for Springfield's Green Up Day

Springfield is gearing up for Vermont’s 48th Annual Green Up Day Event on May 5, 2018! Our Green Up event will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. Families, friends and community members will meet downtown at the parking lot in front of People’s United Bank to sign-in to the event and pick up their trash bag

Past prizewinner pushes Curb Appeal creativity

Three days into her Curb Appeal project of applying German “schmeer” mortar to the facade of her house, Janalene Gould almost bailed.