Look Who I Meet At The Bowling Alley
Have you ever been somewhere where someone comes to you to say hello? You look at them and know you know them, but it takes a moment. That happened to me last week at the Mt. Airy Bowling Lanes!…
Have you ever been somewhere where someone comes to you to say hello? You look at them and know you know them, but it takes a moment. That happened to me last week at the Mt. Airy Bowling Lanes!…
Crafting grave blankets for loved ones – a cherished family tradition.
Stephanie shares about what one plant can mean
Last week was all about a new camp called CAMP OMA as Stephanie’s granddaughter Zoe decided to call her time with her.
My Poor African Violets I have been watching all my African Violets slowly die over the last few weeks. I have had a pit in my stomach, hoping they would pull out of it. But then, last week, I just…
Went to a garden party to celebrate Sonja Behnke Festerling’s life.
Stephanie found photos of one of the many trees that were donated to Longwood Gardens
As with other industries, there are many resources we consult to keep up with things that affect our businesses. There are a number of physical and digital trade magazines for Independent Garden Centers with interesting articles aimed toward professional audiences.…
One of the best things we can do is sign up at our local independent garden centers for their newsletters and social media accounts. This way, you will be like me, one of the first to know when something special…
Sonja Behnke And Wildflowers Here is the thing, my mother, Sonja Behnke Festerling, loved wildflowers. Mom could make a handful of wildflowers turn into a beautiful bouquet. So even now, as I am planning her Celebration of Life BIG BASH…
I got the news late Sunday morning, the 12th of February, that Bill (Billy) Watts had passed away that morning. What a shock. I kept thinking, how could this be? I was sure that Bill would finally be there the…
Stephanie learned about another old German tradition when she found a photo of her Great Grandfather Wilhelm Behnke in Germany