Sharon Roszak's projed of passion. By Linda Neff. QMLY PRESS & ARGUS. H :~.
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Sharon Roszak’s projed of passion By Linda Neff QMLY PRESS & ARGUS
: Sharon Roszak has teen more than her share of tragedy in her life. but through Itall gardening has remained a passion ulmost an obsession. This friendly woman with a bubbly person— aiit3~ and charming fimlie continues to plot out new planting areas even though she Often runs out of day before running out of garden chores. : “Evety year I say Im not going to spend more on flowers. And I say, Why do I do this? I love the flow— èrs.’ she said. : Roszak takes great pleasure in sitting down at the end of the cay, and enjoying the beauty and the sweet scents surroundingtier. Her grounds. of which she mows seven acres. consists of a fl~rgeman—made pond, hills and valleys. wil— i~:Jwand birch trees, $‘lldflowers and wildlife. Much of the ~ropertv remains in its natural state with a little help from Roszak ~nd her entourage then needed, Since her husbands death a few years ago, gIl the responsibility of home and yard maintenance has fall en on her shoulders and though Roszaks sons help out with grass cutting and trimming, she sometImes hires people to help her ifi the gar— den
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This garden path entices visitors to stroll among the plantings of hosta, roses, viola and weeping cherry. -
Roszak knows what she wants in her yard and how she wants it to look when done! and though she realizes she cant do it all! she tackles many projects herself, She recently began laying a new sandstone patio around her hot tub area I had three esti mates and they want $12 000 for it she said And I thought no way am I paying $12,000 to lay rock So once the rock was delivered she
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began laying them in place. She is realizing, however that it takes a long time to lay a patio the size of one she Is constructing. It’s this area at the back ofthe house surrounding the hot tub and pool where she has created enticing s~a1kwaysand garden areas using some of her favorite colors plants and rocks Using flowering trees and shrubs as backbones, Roszak underplants with vaiy1n~shapes and colors of hosta viola
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lilies! iris and columbine. Sweetsmelling honeysuckle climbs the bright white fence that surrounds the pool area and trellises are draped with large purpie and red blooms of climbing clematis, The sound of bubbling water entices visitors to stroll along a garden path leading from the driveway Along the way enjoy the beauty of lush green hostas edged in white violas of purple and yellow, the graceful sway of drooping -
branches of a weeping cherry tree and water sparkling in the bird bath. “The weeping cherry blossoms were so beautiful In the spring, she said. It just took your breath away” Rest awhile on a nistic twIg bench casually placed under the shade of a large lilac bush while enjoying the sounds of water spilling over a faux waterfall Into a pond designed by Roszak Continued on
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Sharon Roszak deslqned this water feature for her garden hidden from this ang(e by plantIngs of Iris, poppy, alilum and a deep red Japanese maple tree
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