“Trinity Church Episcopal Garden - Daily Princetonian” plus 4 more |
- Trinity Church Episcopal Garden - Daily Princetonian
- Madison Square Garden - Hartford Courant
- Greenway garden helps feed those in need - Fort Mill Times
- Maryland Home, Garden and Living Show - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
- It's business, events for Wildwood club - Aiken Standard
| Trinity Church Episcopal Garden - Daily Princetonian Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:13 PM PDT I don't know much about religion, and I don't know much about trees. But in the garden of Trinity Church, that doesn't matter. The garden that sweeps across the church entrance is home to a collection of trees, some labeled and some unnamed. Four sturdy maple trees dated to 1940 stand sentinel at the gates, and a white cherry blossom of 1976 sinks its roots off to the side. An eastern hemlock from 1978 towers with more pride, a ring of ivy at its roots, and the 1993 heritage river birch curls and peels the bark of its skin. But my favorites are the unlabeled trees. There's a red-berried, little-leafed one and a tall sort of pine tree, with the branches at the base spread wide enough to step inside and look up to see the tree from inside out. The little pine, squat, could be its brother across the grass, and another is green and weeping but not a willow. Littered leaves somewhere between orange and yellow and red to rich wet dirt, softening the roots. I don't know much about religion, and I don't know much about trees, but I do know enough about benches, and the ones in the garden are near perfect, even on cold and wet and windy days. The benches sit in conversation at the memorial garden, "a place of quiet reflection and joyful remembrance," and the single bench further off keeps company with the statue of a saint - one I don't know much about, except that he's never quite alone. And these benches are near perfect for thinking about tree roots and whether or not these tree roots ever reach out and tickle the families in the soil of the graveyard: the Potter family with siblings May Elizabeth and John Ferdinand; Margery Cuyler and her ambiguous epitaph "Others"; the Conovers, all five in a row except for Sarah, her gravestone flat on the ground and off to the side. I don't know much about the tree roots, but I know enough to know the autumn leaves are blankets. To Get There: From Nassau Hall, walk west, and then turn left on Mercer St. until number 33. (7 minutes) This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Madison Square Garden - Hartford Courant Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:50 PM PDT Recipient E-mail Addresses (up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.From:
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| Greenway garden helps feed those in need - Fort Mill Times Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:31 PM PDT FORT MILL They till the soil, plant the garden and reap the harvest, but the gardeners that tend the Plant a Row garden on the Anne Springs Close Greenway never take home the fruits of their labors. More than 2,000 pounds of fresh produce are produced from the Plant a Row garden annually, all of which is donated to the Fort Mill Nutrition Center. The Fort Mill Nutrition Center, which has been operating for 36 years, delivers meals weekly to homebound, needy residents of Fort Mill. The garden was envisioned by Fort Mill resident Betsy McLean in 2002 after she learned about the Plant a Row program at a state conference for master gardeners. Plant a Row is a nationwide program created in 1995 that encourages people to plant an extra row of crops in their garden and donate the surplus to people in need. Instead of an extra row in her own garden, McLean was offered the use of a parcel of land near the Dairy Barn at the Anne Springs Close Greenway and has been tending the garden for the needy ever since. The York County Master Gardeners help her tend the garden and recently, a group of nutrition students from Winthrop University have volunteered their time as well. "It just gives you a good feeling. I am doing these people some real good by giving them these vegetables," McLean said. "It's healthier to eat fresh vegetables and I thought this would be a good way to give back to the community," Tega Cay resident Rolf Mischker, also a York County Master Gardner, volunteers his time at the garden. Tending the Plant a Row garden in Fort Mill reminds him of his childhood in Germany, when money was so tight that his family grew their own vegetables rather than purchase them at a store. "We had a large garden, an eighth of an acre, growing vegetables for a family of eight and ever since I've been [volunteering] I'm reminded of that all the time. We as kids hated working in it and now it is all coming back, and I wish I had spent more attention to it. My love is vegetable gardening," Mischker said. Recently, Mischker has helped construct raised beds for the garden and a fence around the property to keep out deer and other animals. He and McLean estimate that they spend 5 hours a week volunteering at the garden. Time well spent, Mischker said, when he thinks of how helpful the produce is to people in need. "That's actually what drives me," Mischker said. "One of my dreams is to find a way to work more with communities to create community gardens because I see people going either without food or without the right food, fresh vegetables, and I see so much land, so much talent, so many people that could use the healing effects of a garden by planting, harvesting and eating." McLean emphasizes that Plant A Row isn't something that can only be done in large-scale, like the garden she tends. "It's for any backyard gardener to grow extra and give it to a family," McLean said. "Just grow extra and give it to someone who needs it." This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Maryland Home, Garden and Living Show - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:57 AM PDT
The Maryland Home, Garden & Living Show, the region's largest show of its kind, will showcase the newest items and hottest trends in high-quality home, garden and lifestyle products at the Timonium State Fairgrounds this weekend. Visitors will see the latest home entertainment technology in the life-size "man caves" and meet celebrity antiques appraiser Dr. Lori during free assessments of their heirlooms and yard sale finds. · More than 400 exhibitors with the latest products and services for home and garden For more information, visit www.mdhomeandgarden.com or call (410) 863-1180 For a preview of the "man caves" celebrating Cal Ripken, Edgar Allen Poe and John Waters, see my story in The Sun today. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| It's business, events for Wildwood club - Aiken Standard Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:37 PM PDT She told the women that the Aiken Garden Club Council would like to extend the operation of the Doll House to Saturdays in addition to Sundays. The Doll House would be open from 2 to 5 p.m. on those days. The members voted to not extend the operation of the Doll House. Fowler also informed the Wildwood members that several garden clubs are participating in the Go Gold Program. Garden Makers will plant an island section in front of the County Council Building. The Garden Club of Aiken will plant a bed at the library and the Sunshine Garden Club is applying for a grant for plants for the Cancer Center. All of these clubs will plant and maintain these flower beds. The Wildwood Club chose not to participate in this program. Fowler thanked Brenda Mincey and Irene Monica for weeding the Doll House flower beds the week of June 15 and Irene for weeding the beds on Aug. 10. Aiken Garden Council President Jackie Langner said that if any club was unable to work on its designated week to let Donna Burns know. Patsy Parks brought two unique plants from her garden to share with the members. One plant was a blackberry lily. It lived up to its name by having black berries. The other plant was a toad lily, which had flowers resembling small orchids. Patsy told members that the blackberry lily's seeds were ready to be distributed, but the toad lily's seeds were not ready. As a short-term project, Wildwood will plant two large round planters at the entrance to the Aiken County Historical Museum. The Christmas at Hopelands theme is Santa's Workshop. Betty Coward of Sunshine Garden Club is this year's Council chairperson. Wildwood's co-chairpersons are Patsy Parks and Linda Endler. Wildwood will act as hostesses at the Doll House on Saturday, Dec. 12. The club will be responsible for decorating the china cabinet and the five-drawer chest. After the business meeting, the members were treated to a DVD called "Hidden Beauty - The Wildflowers of Virginia." The DVD shared many picturesque visions of wildflowers such as the violet and the lady slipper. Everyone enjoyed seeing the beauty of wildflowers in their native habitat. Wildwood's next meeting will be Nov. 12 at the Doll House in Hopelands Gardens. Judith Burgess from the Sunshine Garden Club will tell the history of Hopelands Gardens. Patsy Parks and Cloyce Stanley will be the hostesses. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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