Lakewood Beautiful deadline is March 20

Published on March 12, 2026

Nominate your house! Nominate a neighbor's house!

The Lakewood Beautiful program recognizes Lakewood residents who take extra care to keep their homes and yards (and local neighborhoods) looking great!

Studies show that home upkeep and beautification by caring, committed residents keeps crime rates low and property values healthy, thereby benefitting the whole community.

You can help honor those Lakewood residents who go "above and beyond" to keep their home and yards looking beautiful by submitting a nomination form by March 20.

There are four ways your home or a neighbor's home may be honored in the Lakewood Beautiful program:

• Beautiful Home Award. This is the city's most traditional award, which has honored hundreds of Lakewood homes over three decades. This award recognizes the front facing exterior and landscaping of a home, displaying exceptional care and pride of ownership.

• Jackie Rynerson "Transformation Award." This will honor homeowners who have remodeled the front-facing exterior and landscaping of their property within the past three years. (See the Lakewood Beautiful page for the rules for this category.)

• Neat and Tidy Award. This category recognizes homeowners who are consistent with maintaining their landscaping and a clean home exterior.

• Water-Wise Award. This honors beautiful homes nominated in one of the first three categories that deserve extra recognition for landscaping that utilizes water-conserving irrigation devices and plantings.

Nominations are accepted through 5 p.m. on March 20.

After the deadline, the city's photographer takes photos of the street-facing portion of each home and yard. A panel of judges then reviews the photos and determines if the home will be recognized.

Learn more about the award categories

Visit the Lakewood Beautiful page for more details on the categories, and the characteristics of winning homes.

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