Midland Blooms marigolds will be removed next week
After a beautiful sea of yellow and orange flowers all summer long, the 34th Midland Blooms season is coming to an end.
In order to display the flowers in the best condition and keep the Eastman Avenue corridor in the best condition, the marigolds must be removed before they begin to wilt, according to the Midland Business Alliance. Therefore, the marigold removal will begin the week of Sept. 3, right after Labor Day.
“We often hear that Midland is a beautiful place to visit, in part because of the beautification provided by Midland Blooms,” said Tony Stamas, president and CEO of the Midland Business Alliance. “While it’s sad to see them go, the changing seasons bring challenges in care and the flowers quickly lose their splendor.”
The MBA and the Midland Blooms Planning Committee would like to thank the community for their support and commitment to Midland Blooms.
The MBA has coordinated the program since its inception over 30 years ago with the help of a volunteer committee and financial support from local foundations and business partners. The program brings community residents together for a volunteer service project that involves planting flowers on both sides of the two-mile Eastman Avenue corridor in Midland.
The program typically brings together over 500 community residents and businesses for a one-day volunteer service project that involves planting flowers in Eastman Square, providing community ownership to residents and a welcoming gesture to the community’s many visitors.
The MBA would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Midland Blooms and Corteva Agriscience, who will continue to be its key business partner through 2029.
The MBA also thanks its other community partners: City of Midland, Boehler’s Greenhouses, Primrose Retirement Communities, Garber Chevrolet, Midland Ford Lincoln, and Coffee Chaos. In addition, the MBA thanks the Charles J. Strosacker Foundation, the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation, the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, the Dow Foundation, and CBM Services for funding the project.
