{"id":49027,"date":"2018-05-17T06:03:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T10:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=49027"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:41:54","slug":"all-the-pretty-flowers-meet-linda-dronseika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/all-the-pretty-flowers-meet-linda-dronseika\/","title":{"rendered":"All the pretty flowers: Meet Linda Dronseika"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Every month, I will be profiling an extraordinary human being who lives in our community. If you know someone who is doing something interesting with their life or has an inspiring story to share, I want to hear about it. Send me an email at <a href=\"mailto:laura.maclean@doppleronline.ca\">laura.maclean@doppleronline.ca<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Linda Dronseika has never laid eyes on a flower she didn\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all beautiful,\u201d she says. \u201cI don\u2019t think I could pick my favourite. I have a Muskoka Sunset Dahlia, I\u2019m not sure where I got it from, but it\u2019s yellow, six-inches across, with a touch of red and orange, and it\u2019s really very pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 75-year-old has a green thumb that is something to rave about. She\u2019s been picking and planting ever since she was a little girl. She used to tape newspapers around her legs and head into her aunt\u2019s raspberry bushes. She would pick to her heart\u2019s content and then sell baskets of freshly-picked berries on the side of a dirt road. She says that\u2019s how it all started.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49011\" style=\"width: 1414px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49011\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49011\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1404\" height=\"934\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda says flowers make everything look better, but then so do beautiful lilac trees like this one.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Linda is a well-known face around town for a few reasons. She was actively involved in the Huntsville Agriculture Society, the Muskoka Parry Sound Master Gardeners and the Huntsville Horticultural Society for many years. The walls in her Huntsville home are adorned with plaques and awards of the special recognition she\u2019s received for going above and beyond to make the town extra beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-49027 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika5.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika5-214x140.gif\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Receiving this prestigious award for her volunteer work in town was a real honour for Linda.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49014'>\n\t\t\t\tReceiving this prestigious award for her volunteer work in town was a real honour for Linda.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika4.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika4-214x140.gif\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Her entries in the fall fair earned her recognition year after year, so much so that she was given the whole plaque.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49013\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49013'>\n\t\t\t\tHer entries in the fall fair earned her recognition year after year, so much so that she was given the whole plaque. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika3.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika3-214x140.gif\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Linda&#039;s husband Stan has created a &#039;wall of fame&#039; for the 75-year-old. She accepted every award with a full heart.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49012\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49012'>\n\t\t\t\tLinda&#8217;s husband Stan has created a &#8216;wall of fame&#8217; for the 75-year-old. She accepted every award with a full heart. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>She took it upon herself to plant the town\u2019s hanging baskets and planters. She used to handpick all the seeds (usually pansies) and fill her basement with the baskets in order to grow during the winter months so everything would be ready for the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time, the town budget for flowers was $2,000,\u201d recalls Linda. Her eyes grow wide. \u201cDeerhurst Resort had a $20,000 budget. That just shows you how big the difference was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But then there was a big drug bust in town. Police discovered a marijuana grow op and all the equipment was seized and placed in a building. No one knew what to do with it. except Linda. She had a brilliant idea about the possibility of using the equipment to enable her more growing power, which would ultimately make the town that much more beautiful.  She pitched it to a town councillor who then asked the mayor. (It was Claude Doughty at the time, and Linda\u2019s husband Stan will forever be grateful for Doughty supporting Linda\u2019s request).<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The town\u2019s parks and recreation committee had also got a new building at McCulley-Robertson Sports Complex and a small area was designated to Linda. It was a win-win. Once Linda received the equipment and workspace, she was able to make over 80 baskets for the town.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you love gardening, it\u2019s not a huge undertaking. It\u2019s part of, \u2018Hey, I can do this.\u2019 It\u2019s something I enjoy\u2026 it makes things look better. Somebody walking by will notice a beautiful hanging basket. We\u2019d start at one end of Main Street and everybody got involved. It was likely done in three days. A lot of hands make light work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Something Linda always looked forward to every single year was the Huntsville Fall Fair. That meant getting the chance to show off her green thumb. She didn\u2019t just put in one entry in either. Linda went full throttle. She would place anywhere between 20 and 30 entries in the fair and never once walked away without a first place win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would enter what I grew from my gardens. I won first place for my flower arranging one year. That was nice. I still have a shopping bag full of my ribbons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the recognition Linda received only fueled her desire to want to continue to contribute. And she never shied away from offering advice. To anyone. Whether it was a passerby seeking tips while she was planting around town or someone attending the master gardeners\u2019 annual plant sale, Linda was keen to share her knowledge. It wasn\u2019t hard to see that Linda was serious about plants and her passion was evident by how quickly she worked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"modern-quote full\"><p>It\u2019s not work when you love what you do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s only been recently that Linda\u2019s slowly stepped down from her commitment to the various organizations she was once so actively involved in. She no longer holds the responsibility of making sure the town blooms. Her memory is going, she says. It\u2019s a combination of Alzheimer&#8217;s and dementia, just like her mother had. Either way, she finds it exceedingly frustrating that she can\u2019t remember things. She has a remarkable story of a lifetime spent inspired by flowers and plants.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-49027 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika6.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika6-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Every time a leaf falls off one of her African violets, she plants it. As you can see, she has quite a collection. And yes, they are a finicky plant.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-49015\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-49015'>\n\t\t\t\tEvery time a leaf falls off one of her African violets, she plants it. As you can see, she has quite a collection. And yes, they are a finicky plant.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika7.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/linda_dronseika7-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daffodils are a property must-have and add an element of elegance and beauty.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-49016\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-49016'>\n\t\t\t\tDaffodils are a property must-have and add an element of elegance and beauty. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>She likes to keep busy at home. Her entire property is surrounded by dahlias and day lilies, beautiful lilac trees and interesting shrubs, but she\u2019s got a few flats of Impatiens on the way and the marigolds she planted have taken well.<\/p>\n<p>Linda\u2019s not doing a veggie garden this year. She\u2019s trying to ease her workload on the home front but she\u2019s growing a few tomato plants. Last year she put in a cactus garden and the fact that it withstood a harsh Muskoka winter is a sure sign she hasn\u2019t lost her touch. Her green thumb is still there. A deeply rooted gift. It\u2019s the one thing, next to her husband, that brings out the best in her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda Dronseika has never laid eyes on a flower she didn\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all beautiful,\u201d she says. \u201cI don\u2019t think I could pick my favourite. 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