The City of Farmington Beautification Committee is proud to share the winners of the 2026 Sunflower Growing Contest. We got some great photos this summer and cannot wait to do this again next year!

Tallest Flower Award is a tie!!!! The Rice and Short families are tied, both with a reported height of 65 inches.

Most Improved goes to the Bastian family based on their tale of plant recovery after herbivore munching!

Most Protected Plant winner is the due to their strategies for deterring herbivores.

Most Overachieving Plant was awarded to the Johnson family for growing such a large plant!

Most Cleome Blooms goes to the Campbell household. This is a new category—The Beautification Committee gave out Cleome plants at the plant swap in May and has now awarded the submission with the most flowers.