Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

The ladies in the building wrote a lovely thank you note to Bill O'Connor the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

The ladies in the building wrote a lovely thank you note to Bill O’Connor the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

The ladies in the building wrote a lovely thank you note to Bill O'Connor the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

The ladies in the building wrote a lovely thank you note to Bill O’Connor the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. Here he stands with Father Hank Tuell in front of St. Johns Episcopal Church which runs the senior living apartments. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

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Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. Here he stands with Father Hank Tuell in front of St. Johns Episcopal Church which runs the senior living apartments. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O'Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

Canterbury House garden

Bill O’Connor is the resident gardener at the Canterbury House in Rosebank. He and his wife Terry have lived here since they were flooded out in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. (Advance/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)

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