What are America's best towns and cities doing to be special? This is the 2014 annual update to America in Bloom's popular Best Ideas book which offers more than 2000 best practices for towns to improve quality of life. This annual update includes the best ideas and judges' mentions from the 33 participants of the 2014 America in Bloom national awards program.

What are America's best towns and cities doing to be special? This is the 2015 annual update to America in Bloom's popular Best Ideas book which offers more than 2000 best practices for towns to improve quality of life. This annual update includes the best ideas and judges' mentions from the 41 participants in the 2015 America in Bloom national awards program.