![]() Walczak will refurbish the area around the flagpole in the Veterans Field. Walczak will choose a charity or non-profit to help with a landscaping project this year and Prospect Lawn Cemetery is this year’s beneficiary. "That’s why we say this is the place where second chances grow," Walczak said. "So when I trying to figure out a name for here, 'why don’t you call it Sunshine’s something or another,' " Walczak recalled.Ī touching gesture, and proof that you never know just how your life flourish. Out east, the family owns a couple business with the name ‘Sunshine’s’ in it. "I moved to Syracuse after I sold my business because I found my birth mother," she said. A family she never met until eight years ago. The name has nothing to do with the star that keeps these flowers growing. Her first job was actually here at the age of 15. "Restoration specialist, that’s what he is," Walczak said. Volunteering, his wife helps weed, plant and whatever else needs to be done to help Walczak’s dream blossom. "I’m holding the chair down in the shade," Thiry said. She simply wanted to change that, and help those who are trying to put to use their green thumb on a budget.Īlthough she’s running the show, it is all under the watchful eye of Don Thiry. Were your local hardscaping and patio experts, and we cant wait to outfit your outdoor space. "It just goes into their dump trailers to the dump," Walczak said. Plus, an inside look at where all our old stuff goes. "If something doesn’t look right, just come back in a few weeks, or next season, and it will look beautiful."Īs a former landscaper, Walczak has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to how much sprucing up your yard can be. Left at the 'Drop Zone' to get cleaned up, or in some cases, nursed back to life. "Anything they want to donate, it gets dropped off, here," Walczak pointed. From flowers to pavers, pots and even chairs. It’s in the form of discount yard supplies. "It’s been a lot of work, but I have had a lot of help," Walczak said. She sold it and, fast forward nearly a decade, Sunshine’s Yard Supply started growing. That two-decade long run was Walczak’s landscaping business. ![]() This is all of my passions rolled into one." "I ran a business for 20 years and killed myself doing it, and killed my body doing it. "I’m here to have fun more than anything," she said. The half dozen raised gardens for seniors are just the start. "I would like to have more community involvement here, quite honestly," Walczak smiled. A 'Drop Off Zone' is where you can leave any unwanted landscaping supplies, plants, even outdoor furniture.It's located at Rogers Road and Abel Street in Hamburg.Sunshine's Yard Supply is the region's only garden thrift shop.
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