Rochester Garden Club announces winner of 2025 Beautification Award

Yearly the Rochester Backyard Membership identifies the location and gardens which are most glorious within the Rochester area and donates the annual award worth. This yr the winner is the attractive gardens on the OPC Social and Exercise Heart (OPC).

Eleven years in the past a properly -known gardener and newspaper columnist moved to the neighborhood of Rochester. She wished to tackle a backyard venture to maintain her busy with retirement and a good friend confirmed her the OPC gardens. Nancy Szerlag knew a chance when she noticed it. The gardens have been uncared for, however she threw her power and expertise on it and now there are a number of gardens that provide peace, magnificence and a various variety of colourful crops.

When Nancy began this venture, she labored alone, however in the middle of time she discovered many volunteers to document the backyard duties. OPC volunteers got here with all of the totally different expertise, many Grasp gardens themselves, and Nancy might train everybody who wished to study. They proudly name themselves ‘The Late Bloomers Gardening Group’. With extra palms and powerful backs, the group was in a position to broaden the location with a butterfly backyard and rock backyard. It’s actually value stopping and admire such a gorgeous public house. Due to everybody for serving to Rochester to make such a gorgeous place to reside.

OPC gives a variety of private enrichment, health, aquatic and social actions for residents of Rochester Space, age 50+. For extra info, go to Rochestergardenclub.org.

– submitted by Jenny van Denen, president of Rochester Backyard Membership