girl scouts of the colonial coast
Ava Gonzalez has
earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor and achievement a girl can
earn in Girl Scouting. Ava is a senior at Granby High School.
For her project
“Gardening for History,” Ava chose to create an outdoor garden exhibit for the
Hunter House Victorian Museum, a Norfolk home turned museum built in 1894.
Ava’s garden brings life to the museum which also features Victorian
furnishings and decorative arts belonging to the Hunter family.
Adding to the theme
of the home, Ava decided to include herbs and vegetables that would have been
planted in a garden during the 19th century. She also created signs
and cold frames which work to protect the plants during adverse weather
conditions.
“Gardening for
History” is a free, educational exhibit that introduces green spaces to an area
that lacked them beforehand.
“It was my goal to
improve upon free educational space outdoors so that families had a quiet space
in nature to learn and enjoy in,” Ava said. “By choosing a location open to
many pedestrians, I hope the exhibit will foster a love of history, gardening
and make a peaceful space accessible to everyone.”
Ava learned several
things while working on her Gold Award project, including how to work with a
diverse group of people.
Her project will be
sustained by the museum with the help of supplemental materials Ava provided
before she completed the garden.
Ava will present
her garden to the public during an unveiling of her project on April 28 from
2-3 p.m. at Hunter House Victorian Museum.
Check out her Gold Award video here.
