Many Middleburg businesses were honored recently for their beautiful and creative gardening displays at the Jump Into Spring festivities.

Each winner was presented with a charming Joan Gardiner tile in recognition of their dedication to freshening up their storefronts to keep the village beautiful.

2011 Winners include Betsy, Best Overall; Mello Out, Best Dining Patio Planting; Foxtails, Best New Business Planting; Country Way, Best Eclectic Spring; Window; The Fun Shop, Spring Tailgate Window; Middleburg Methodist Church, Emmanuel Church, Best Garden for Reflection; Julien's, Best Window Boxes; The Red Fox, Best Small Gardens and The Tasting Room, Planting Most Compatible with it's Architecture.

Also in the 2011 Winners' Circle were Duchessa, Best Use of Surrounding Area; Country Classics, Best Planters; Wylie Wagg, Most Creative and Humorous Window; The Home Farm, Best use of Edible Landscaping; A Place to Be, Best Non-Commercial Window; Svea, Best New Business Window; Tom Hays, Best Shadow Box Windows; Middleburg Bank, Best Professional Business Garden and The Pink Box, Best Garden to Sit a Spell.