It won’t be long before barrels blooming with plants and flowers will be on display for residents and visitors to enjoy in downtown Rochelle and at businesses all around town.
Downtown Rochelle Association leaders, sponsors and volunteers are coordinating the Blooming Blossom project for the second straight year and are turning it into a contest as interest grows in the community.
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ROCHELLE — It won’t be long before barrels blooming with plants and flowers will be on display for residents and visitors to enjoy in downtown Rochelle and at businesses all around town.
Downtown Rochelle Association leaders, sponsors and volunteers are coordinating the Blooming Blossom project for the second straight year and are turning it into a contest as interest grows in the community.
“We have 19 whiskey barrels in the downtown area right now, but we are expecting to add at least another 12 barrels and hopefully many more if we can get sponsors to tend to them,” said DRA chairperson Naomi Baldwin. “It is a lot of work and time to maintain them all, so we are turning the project into a fun contest with businesses throughout town participating.”
The curb appeal project began as a discussion at a DRA meeting in late 2016, and with the help of Rochelle Area Chamber of Commerce director Peggy Friday and many volunteers, it took off last summer.
Lee Prunty and Tim Bruns secured and brought home a large number of barrels from the Goose Island Brewery, several were plants provided by Heather Rowland of Ball Seeds and planting help was given Leslie and Reed Schwenger of the Rochelle Garden Club.