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June 05, 2005
"Inn" and around the village square in full bloom
Flowers have a tendency to make everything more appealing, regardless if the environment is bland or already brimming with beauty.
That is why Spinnenweber Builders, Inc., have been perennial in their efforts to plant annual flowers around the Best Western Mariemont Inn, The Strand and neighboring properties for 30 years.
“When we bought the Inn in 1962 there wasn’t any ‘green’ around the building,” SBI owner Dan Spinnenweber said. “Over the years, we have continually been adding more greenery around the structures.”
General Manager Bonnie Malone said it is the goal of SBI to increase the number of plants every year.
“Since 1992 when the mayor allowed the usage of pots within the village square we have been adding to them,” Malone said.
Thus, every year just prior to Mother’s Day, passers-by will see Mr. Spinnenweber and Malone busy planting with adorning their gardening clothes wielding their gardening tools.
“We call it ‘Our Right of Spring’,” Malone said. “We just want to make Mariemont a more colorful place.”
The plants are not purchased by the village; SBI pays for the flowers and sees it as a means to give back to the community.
Posted by johnston at June 5, 2005 09:18 PM