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Gardening is a Hazardous Sport
Pruning roses? Thorns can all out lacerate. Bugs? Encountering a ground-nest of bees while digging a new garden, can be a bummer buzz. Sunburn? That garden project took MUCH longer than it was supposed to. You might imagine gardening and plant maintenance is a walk in the park but there are things to watch out [...]
Shaking up Blogger Bloom Day
No flowers were injured in the process of making these strange photos. Shake things up!
Lancaster Garden Tour Saturday
Tomorrow is the big day! Here is a little more about the tour. We are having a raffle during the tour as well! We have great prizes. Sign up for the raffle at 1030 Bluestone Drive.
Almost Here; Lancaster Garden Tour!
Hanselman Landscape at 390 South Erisman Road is opening up their Specialty Nursery for all garden tour attendees. Many unique and specimen quality plants are available – things you won’t find anywhere else. After you stroll through the nursery paths and spot all the heart-stopping Japanese Maples (among other great must-haves!), be sure to cool [...]
Lancaster Garden Tour Day Three
Check out these great gardens that will be part of the Lancaster Garden Tour!
Lancaster Garden Tour Day Two
Today, we visit three more stunning Lancaster gardens. We’ll share three more days of gardens this week in preparation for the tour May 22nd and May 23rd.
Lancaster Garden Tour Preview
Lancaster’s Secret gardens aren’t so secret anymore! Lancaster has great gardens and you can check them out. Each day this week we’ll profile several gardens and you can see them in person at the Lancaster Garden Tour this weekend.
Meet my REAL Garden
There is nothing more beautiful than growing food for your family. I plan to grow the beans up the corn stalks adding a morning glory here and there. I know my immediate neighbors will continue to love my “mini-farm” but my hope is that other neighbors will see how pretty vegetable gardens can be.
Birthdays, Nurturing and Personal Stuff
by Laura Mathews · July 11, 2010
Soul gardening? Does that count as gardening? Laura shares her reasons for laying low while celebrating a milestone in her son’s life. Laura needs a little root nurturing.