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A few Spring Phone Pics

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:51:47 -0400

I just uploaded some pics from my phone and thought I'd post and comment on this drizzly May morning.

This was taken at an Ohio wholesale nursery in March. Brent and I were there for a plant auction.

A group of Red Twig Dogwoods being bid on.

Container stock

"Water feature thing" nearing completion. It wasn't till it reached this stage, I realized my Frank Lloyd Wright influences were showing.

Still needs more thoroseal...and all kinds of other gunk to get it water tight. This was my first attempt at laying any kind of block and mortar, so some of the joints were pretty sloppy.

I put a piece of pvc through a half block, filled with mortar for a nice artesian well effect. Took these this morning with dull cloudy light -- lookin a little fuzzy but you get the idea...

Water Hyacinth. These and a couple water lilies will fill the lower basin with flowers later.

All this stuff will be blooming in a couple weeks.

We've sold a lot of baskets! Still lots of clean healthy hanging baskets in our hoop house, plus yesterday I started another 30 flower pouch bags and more annual baskets for summer. (just need to sweep up now!)

Perennials are just starting to pop.

Inside, some clay bird baths, expressions in stone, statuary etc.

Still developing some houseplant inventory.

The desk view from where I sit right now. Nice view of the western sky that's better than local radar.

Severe Storm Last Night

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:09:31 -0400

I found myself driving across town during the storm last night. On the radio over the sound of lightning strikes nearly every second a funnel cloud sighting was announced nearby. Gusts of leaf and twig filled wind blasted my truck from side to side as the sound of hail hitting the bed topper made me feel like it was being hit by machine gun fire. In other words... it was kinda fun! :)

On the down side there is some cleanup and repair to do now at the garden center. Billboards and a sign blew over at the front of the property. Even some sweet corn planted by a fence was blown over.

At nearby Lehman High School a football team took shelter in a buildings shower area where the roof vents blew off and 3/4 inch hail was falling through.

I hate these billboards anyway, wish they had all blown over! But I guess they will just go back up again...

See more images of the damage here.

Buy It For Half Coupons at WHIO

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:22:36 -0400

A new discount promotion is launching this week via WHIO TV's "Buy it for Half" program. Available to purchase at 10:00 am on 07/23/09. A $50 dollar certificate can be purchased for $25.00. See WHIO.com for details.

Snow Removal

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:43:45 -0500

A quick video clip of some recent snow plowing.

New Garden Center Still Taking Shape

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:55:43 -0400

I haven't much time for picture taking, but here are a few more images.

Music

Sun, 04 May 2008 21:22:13 -0400

I put an essential element in place today at the new place, music. Amazing what a difference it makes to hear our special mix of tunes again! If you care to take a listen it is

Images of the Garden Center Move

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:25:51 -0400

Okay, I snapped a few pictures yesterday and today of the demolition and
construction as we ready our new location.

Moving down the road

Thu, 01 May 2008 23:18:16 -0400

If you've been by our old location during the past couple weeks, no, a bomb didn't go off, and we are all ok! :)

We have been busy tearing up the old place and setting up a new garden center; all during a great stretch of weather that has permitted our landscape crews to keep very busy!

Screams in the Garden

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:58:57 -0400

We are getting great reviews from visitors to our Haunted Garden. It's odd how hearing screams echoing from every part of the garden center makes me smile.

Scariness on the way.

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:43:04 -0400

Maybe you've noticed some strange changes the past week at the garden center. We are preparing for Something special beginning September 28th. Friday and Saturday nights plus Halloween the garden center will be transformed into a Haunted Garden .

Shelby County Art in The Garden 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:08:51 -0400

The Shelby County Art in the Garden tour was this past Sunday June 24th. Take a peek at some of the sites in our garden gallery here

Winter Seeding in Spring?

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:31:34 -0400

Shelby county Ohio has seen another one of those early spring warm ups. Not only are the forsythia blooming, but ornamental pears, cherries, and some of the early crabapples.

Alas Wednesday night it will drop to freezing temperatures. We will have 4 or 5 nights in a row with bitter cold. This will burn a lot of the tender foliage on plants like lilacs and it will shorten the blooms on weeping cherries.

Do you Collect Seeds?

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:32:52 -0400

Seed collecting has enabled varieties of plants to passed down from generation to generation. Heirloom tomato seeds are shared amongst families and friends. Favorite fragrant flowers are traded and shared.

EMERALD ASH BORER

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:57:44 -0400

An update on the Emerald Ash Borer situation. The affected area now is in excess of 40,000 square miles with around 20 million ash trees killed by EAB. Emerald Ash Borer has already been detected in a quarter of Ohio's counties. The Ohio Department of Agriculture has designated 10,000 ash detection trees. It is likely as ODA continues removal and peeling of these ash detection trees additional EABs will be found.

Quarantine boundaries will change with these new borer finds. You may want to familiarize yourself with regulations and community impact.

Nation’s largest Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall is coming to Sidney.

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:34:20 -0400

Honor our nation’s veterans by visiting this traveling memorial Oct. 19-22 at Custenborder Field - Sidney, Ohio.

Mission: “The Traveling Wall Foundation is organized to honor US military veterans, past and present; to further the appreciation and understanding of those who have served our country and their experiences through educational outreach activities.”