SOUTHBURY — The Southbury Garden Club recently announced the winners of its 2013 Landscaping and Beautification Awards to local businesses and corporations.
The winners have designed and maintained gardens and landscaping which improve the overall beauty of Southbury and enhance the shopping experience in the town’s commercial areas.
Club president Faith Moss and civic committee co-chair Kathy Lerner presented this year’s Plazas and Corporate Offices category certificate to the Southbury Plaza.
Mary Ann Gatto of Gatto Development Company accepted the award. She and her husband, Rudy, manage the plaza and maintain beautiful garden areas even in this summer’s extreme weather conditions.
Mrs. Gatto praised the hard work of Maintenance Supervisor Dezelal Tela and his dedicated landscape crew for the beautiful landscaping throughout the plaza.
In the Continuing Excellence category, Lake Wine and Spirits on Main Street South was recognized again for its beautiful plantings and landscaping.
Proprietor Jeff Raether takes great pride in his rose trees, hanging baskets, fountain and ever-expanding plantings. Mr. Raether spends at least six hours a week maintaining the garden himself.
The Independent Business certificate was given to Subway at 14 Oak Tree Rd., operated by Michael Candido.
Subway customers are greeted by lush planters and well manicured gardens.
Employee Amber Murray from Oxford accepted the award. The employees lovingly tend the planter throughout the growing season.
The Southbury Garden Club presents these awards annually to encourage local businesses to beautify their locations with quality plantings and landscaping. The overall aim is to make Southbury a more attractive place to live, work and shop.
The Southbury Garden Club meets at the Southbury Public Library on the first Friday of the month from March through December. The club sponsors speakers, design workshops and field trips to destinations of special interest to gardeners.
Members participate in many local civic activities, including a major project at the Ballantine Pool House which included donating a large stone walkway, planting and designing two environmentally friendly gardens, two wood and wrought iron benches and two large planters; planting a vegetable garden at the community garden and donating the harvest weekly to the Southbury Food Bank; making garden therapy baskets for Safe Haven residents; providing holiday decorations for Southbury public buildings and maintenance of public gardens at several town parks..
Prospective members are welcome.
Further membership information is available from Eleanor Cea at 203-262-4166 or at southburygardenclub.org.
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