Garden Club's Progress on the Four Corners.
Phase 2 of the Four Corners garden project on Cleaver Blvd. was completed this past weekend. A very enthusiastic crew of nine Rockhillians volunteered their time to plant 16 Yews, 12 Prairie Dropseed, and 4 small beds of Missouri Native flowers each with Yarrow, Columbine and Purple Coneflower. Each garden has its own watering system to be maintained by the individual owners of the Corners. Many thanks to volunteers Jen Elder, Sue Carlson, Nancy Abraham, Jim Sager, Tom Winter, Ellis Thigpen, Dan Abraham, Laurel Hughes and Karen Moninger for their hard work and good spirits. We are grateful for the Rockhill Garden Club for their support and guidance. Phase 3 will be planting daffodil and tulip in mid to late October. Please contact Karen Moninger if you would like to volunteer a few hours to help plant bulbs!
Most of all, thank you to the homeowners and residents-Harris, Frazier, Dodderidge, Cass and Adams for this enduring contribution to the beautification of our neighborhood
Results of the RHA Gardens & Architecture Tour 2025
May 17, 2025 dawned as the day of our long planned Gardens and Architecture Tour of
Rockhill. The tour was planned by the Rockhill Garden Club to help our neighborhood celebrate
50 years as the first nationally designated historic neighborhood in Kansas City. The weather on
May 17 could not have been more perfect.
The tour featured over 30 homes and 8 different garden, and included vendor booths,
musicians, a food truck, and Betty Ray ice cream (they sold out). We sold almost 600 tickets,
with many more tickets given to volunteers and sponsors. We know this as we purchased
700 tour booklets, and more had to be purchased by a volunteer, who wanted to ensure
that each home in Rockhill received a booklet.
We could not have been more pleased with how neighbors stepped up to make their property
show at its best. Throughout the spring there were an unusually large number of homes painted
and tradesmen of all sorts on the streets. A visitor to the neighborhood on the evening of May
16 commented that she heard lawn mowers throughout the neighborhood as everyone prepared
to make sure even the grass looked its best. Our neighborhood never looked so beautiful!
We want to thank the neighbors who volunteered to welcome guests and to help us in our
gardens. A special thanks to Karen Moninger, who secured a large group of Master Gardeners
as volunteers.
Volunteers at our welcome booths reported glowing comments from guests, many of whom
returned to the welcome booths after the tour with high praise. One person was quoted as
saying she goes to many garden tours, but ours was the BEST she’d ever attended. Gardeners
commented on how visitors were friendly, grateful and respectful of their property. There were a
couple of outliers, such as the ladies who insisted on posing for photos in rather interesting
positions by the Sessions’ pool. More than a few guests made themselves very much at home
as though imagining a life of leisure in our gardens.
A frequent question from visitors was, “Are you doing this again next year?” The answer to that
question is.no; however, in 5 years, maybe?
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