BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Gardening is tiring work, and a Burlington gardener now has her own bench to rest on.
The Burlington Garden Club surprised one of its original members, Jan DeSarno, with a bench dedicated in her honor Wednesday morning. She helped transform the fields of the Wheeler Homestead — which belonged to her grandfather — into a community garden over the past 24 years. They grow veggies for the South Burlington food shelf.
“Oh my goodness, there are no words. It’s embarrassing, but it makes me very happy to see all these people and my family,” DeSarno said.
DeSarno this year raised almost 1,000 flower and vegetable seedlings for the park.