Flowers in dredge buckets, hanging flower baskets along Front Street and brand-new sitting benches are all part of the new local nonprofit “Nome in Bloom’s” mission. Angela Hansen, the president of Nome in Bloom, describes it as an effort to revitalize and enhance Nome. She was impressed by how well maintained and beautiful the buildings and yards were, even at similar latitudes to Nome. Their first project last summer as a group, was planting flowers in the dredge buckets at the Alaska Commercial Company Store and at Old St. Joe’s. Thompson said the plants in the dredge buckets are hardy plants that will do well in Nome’s northern climate.