Great Garden Awards were just awarded! Volunteer Gardeners plant our Project Bloom seedlings in gardens around Islip. This year, we honored six Project Bloom garden groups with Great Garden Award signs and plants. You can click on their names to see each garden! The groups which were recognized at the last Keep Islip Clean meeting were:
- Eagle Scout Jacob Clock for his plantings at the American Legion Hall in Islip.
- Doris Davidson and volunteers of the Northeast Neighborhood Committee for the community garden at Fulton Street and Commercial Boulevard in Brentwood.
- Sue Pellegrino and Neil Finnin of North Great River Civic Association for two locations in Central Islip; a large traffic island on Windsor Place, and a separate winning location near Maple Place and Sportsmen Street.
- Nancy Angermaier for The Common Ground at Rotary Park in Sayville
- Justina Rote of Edith L. Slocum Elementary School for two garden courtyards and accopanying educational program.