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Medina’s Community Design Committee hosts garden tour

The Medina Community Design Committee hosted its first annual Garden Tour June 29.

The event, originally coordinated by the YWCA, was adopted by the CDC to show off historic and beautiful treasures in the City of Medina.

Jenni Kurilko, chairperson of the event, said the goal is to raise money to help preserve the architectural structures of Medina and help homeowners restoring homes to keep a cohesive look. This was her chance to remind Medina residents and all who appreciate beauty there are historic neighborhoods off public square.

She and her husband bought a home in the South Court Historic Neighborhood three years ago. Their home is about to celebrate its 150th birthday and they redesigned and added to the gardens.

“I’ve always liked old homes,” she said, “This house is so sturdy. Things aren’t made the way they used to be. I love the look of it. I love the history of it.”

Her home was the second stop on the garden tour. Her garden is actually a certified wildlife habitat providing food, shelter, water and a place for animals to raise their young. Her water garden attracts frogs, toads, dragonflies, herons and other wildlife. She also has Koi in one of her ponds.

When asked why she decided to participate in the event she said, “People are proud of their gardens and beautiful yards. We’re featuring some really interesting ones. It’s a nice, family day.”

The Casey family has featured its Spring Grove home gardens on several tours. The backyard was a grassy volleyball court for their nine children before it was transformed by Harold and Rosemary.

The garden features not only plants and flowers, but also a hand-built gazebo, various statuaries, waterfalls and birdhouses. Rosemary Casey said she and her husband spent 20 years working in their gardens and this will probably be the last year they participate in a tour.

Five homes participated in the tour along with the Friends of Spring Grove Cemetery and the sponsor of the event, A.I. Root. Paul Becks, secretary for the Community Design Committee, said the tour gives people a chance to see special places in their community they wouldn’t ordinarily explore.

“All the homes have something special to offer, but in most cases it’s not something you can see from the street,” said Becks. “People put a lot of time and effort in their gardens and no one gets to see them. We’re trying to pull back the curtain a bit to show the public the beauty these homes have to offer.”

“People are happy,” said Nancy Mattey, a trustee for the CDC. “People like to garden. It’s an uplifting event to do.”

See more Medina news at cleveland.com/medina.

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