The Easiest Way to Take Care of a Garden
(This is a little deviation from my normal subject matter, but in the interest of growing your own local food I wanted to take a moment to rave about someone who has helped us immensely in our gardens over the last 3 years.)
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You're tired of spending money on produce you know you could grow yourself and you've even got the space to do it. So what's stopping you? "I don't WANNA' weed on a beautiful sunny day when I'd rather be doing something else!"
The solution: Fran Stanhope, Master Gardener.
Call now - operators standing by!
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I love the idea of gardening, but many of the seedlings I buy gasp their last parched breath on the porch, still in their tiny little birthplaces, without ever getting planted. The vegetable garden itself, if anything ends up being planted there, becomes a crazy hodge-podge of weeds and "Audrey"-esque zucchini and tomato plants, wasting so much produce on the ground. As much as I love to see plants grow, after a full day of work at my "real job" I just can't hack coming home to work some more.
For me, one of my favorite things to see when I park the car in my driveway is a freshly weeded and deadheaded garden. Then I can walk around in it and revel in its beauty, without all the work. Besides not having to do all the work, the other great thing about having a gardener is that it doesn't have to cost a lot of money. Just a few hours of Fran's time here and there is all it takes for us to notice a huge difference in our yard, and in our backs, and in our leisure time. If you want her to do all the maintenance, she can do that. If you want her to weed the yard while you get the starring role in the vegetable garden, she can do that too. Whether you're looking for a long term committment, or someone to pot a bunch of annuals, she is meticulous at everything she does and just wants her clients to be happy.
If would like to know more, visit her site at www.myspace.com/fransgardenservice.
<Beginning of commercial>
You're tired of spending money on produce you know you could grow yourself and you've even got the space to do it. So what's stopping you? "I don't WANNA' weed on a beautiful sunny day when I'd rather be doing something else!"
The solution: Fran Stanhope, Master Gardener.
Call now - operators standing by!
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I love the idea of gardening, but many of the seedlings I buy gasp their last parched breath on the porch, still in their tiny little birthplaces, without ever getting planted. The vegetable garden itself, if anything ends up being planted there, becomes a crazy hodge-podge of weeds and "Audrey"-esque zucchini and tomato plants, wasting so much produce on the ground. As much as I love to see plants grow, after a full day of work at my "real job" I just can't hack coming home to work some more.
For me, one of my favorite things to see when I park the car in my driveway is a freshly weeded and deadheaded garden. Then I can walk around in it and revel in its beauty, without all the work. Besides not having to do all the work, the other great thing about having a gardener is that it doesn't have to cost a lot of money. Just a few hours of Fran's time here and there is all it takes for us to notice a huge difference in our yard, and in our backs, and in our leisure time. If you want her to do all the maintenance, she can do that. If you want her to weed the yard while you get the starring role in the vegetable garden, she can do that too. Whether you're looking for a long term committment, or someone to pot a bunch of annuals, she is meticulous at everything she does and just wants her clients to be happy.
If would like to know more, visit her site at www.myspace.com/fransgardenservice.
Paul Gagne
Tasting in Tongues Maine
www.tastingintonguesmaine.com
paul@tastingintonguesmaine.com
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