Suffolk County Legislator Lynne C. Nowick visits Nissequogue River State Park “Healing Garden”

click on photo to enlarge(Smithtown, NY)… Suffolk County Legislator Lynne C. Nowick was invited to see the “Healing Garden” that was created at the Nissequogue River State Park.in Kings Park. The garden, which was a joint effort of the Commack Kings Park Rotary and the Nissequogue River State Park Foundation, was given to the park this summer. The design was donated by Joan McGuillicudy, of The Surrogate Gardner in Northport, and the construction and labor for the project was generously provided by St. James resident Eric Hagenbauch of Finesse Landscape Design. The garden is open to the public and there is a bench located under an old gnarled tree that Mr. Hagenbauch pruned and shaped and calls it “The Tree of Life.”

Legislator Nowick said, “The “Healing Garden” is a beautiful area set in a wonderful serene spot from where you can see the Kings Park Bluff, Short Beach and the Long Island Sound. This is why land preservation is so important. I applaud the efforts of the members of the Nissequogue River State Park Foundation for advocating for the creation and preservation of the park, as well as the Commack Kings Park Rotary for bringing the idea of the “healing garden” to fruition, which benefits local residents and all visitors to the park.”

Pictured at the Healing Garden are from left to right: Pat Biancaniello, past president of the Commack Kings Park Rotary, Suffolk County Legislator Lynne C. Nowick and John McQuaid of the Nissequogue River State Park Foundation.