Zaretsky and Associates, Inc.
Bruce Zaretsky, Principal
1965 Watson-Hulburt Road
Macedon, New York 14502
Phone: 585.377.8330
Fax: 585.377.3548
sharon@zaretskyassociates.com
www.zaretskyassociates.com
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Profile
Zaretsky and Associates, Inc. is a landscape design-installation-consulting firm, located in Rochester, New York. With a focus on residential and health care design and installation, we have garnered national recognition (and awards) for our creativity, construction abilities and integrity. Company owners Sharon Coates and Bruce Zaretsky form the design and consultation team, and have a combined 45 years experience in the landscape design-build industry. In addition, Bruce was a charter member of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Certificate program in Health Care Garden Design in 2003 and writes extensively for such publications as WaterShapes, The Journal of Light Construction, American Nurseryman, and others.
Zaretsky and Associates, Inc. are dedicated to improving lives through creative and inspiring gardens and landscapes. We do this by creating gardens that are interactive, sensory, stimulating, calming, and memory-enhancing. Gardens heal the body and soul. We engage the visitor and inspire them to interact with the space, not just pass through it. Zaretsky and Associates offers design of residential, public and health-care gardens, labyrinth design, consultation, project management and installation nationally.
Projects
Rochester General Hospital Woodward Healing Garden
Rochester, NY
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Entry gardens and an outdoor waiting area for relatives and friends of patients. Installation of the waiting area (a stone fence in the shape of a Nautilus) and management of the rest of the site work and installation.
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
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Healing Garden in a central courtyard of the hospital.
Cherry Ridge Assisted Living Center
Webster, NY
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Design and installation of Alzheimer’s garden for senior living facility.
Kirkhaven Nursing Home
Rochester, NY
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Design and installation of a garden for an assisted living center, including a curved pergola, waterfall wall, entertainment space. Had to meet Preservation District parameters.
Sharon’s Sensory Garden
Mendon Ponds Park, Mendon, NY
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Design and installation of a sensory garden with 175’ of raised gardens, waterfalls, and an herb garden. 75 varieties of fragrant plants; Braille plant identification plates; fully wheelchair and sight-impaired accessible.
Shepherd’s Home
Penfield, NY
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Design and installation of healing gardens for a hospice.
Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester, NY
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Design and installation of Dancing Wings Butterfly Conservatory.
Crestwood Children’s Center
Scottsville, NY
Pro-bono design and installation of a garden for mentally impaired children and their parents.
Daystar Treatment Center
Pittsford, NY
Pro-bono design for a daycare center for children with severe physical handicaps.
Equicenter
Mendon, NY
On-going landscape consultation for therapeutic equine center.
Fairport Baptist Home
Fairport, NY
Water garden installation for an assisted living center.
Maplewood Nursing Home
Webster, NY
Water garden, woodland trail and planting installation for an assisted living center.
Private Residence Alzheimer’s garden
Gates, NY
Design of an Alzheimer’s garden for a private residence.