The Beautification Committee sponsors programs and activities that call attention to the importance of beauty throughout our city and help residents, businesses, and governmental agencies in the community work together to help keep our city beautiful.

Studies have shown that well landscaped and beautiful sites are less littered than barren or unkempt sites.

The Committee works on three primary projects that accomplish this purpose, and distributes a number of educational materials to support these activities.

• The Yards Are Really Distinctive Showplaces (YARDS) Program, a "beautiful yards" contest that rewards people who put forth the extra effort to make their residences places of beauty.
• The Keep Hampton Green Program, that calls attention to the importance of trees as elements of beauty and environmental health in our city and funds tree planting through private donations.
• The School Beautification Program, that encourages schools to involve children in improving their landscapes, and helps students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the educational components of the school landscape
• Community Beautification and Improvement Projects, such as the Great American Neighborhood Cleanup beautification projects and others.

To apply for currently available grants, click here.

To suggest potential beautification projects on public land, click here.