 Spring 2008 Open House
 Our 18th Annual Open House was held on Saturday, April 12th, and nearly 1,500 people passed through the 20-acre Complex. Tri-County BBQ catered the event, the Dave Santana Band provided the all-day jazz, and there was fresh nursery stock and just-arrived perennials for people to shop and purchase. And they did so, in great numbers. Thank you, Mother Nature, for cooperating and giving us a fine day to enjoy it all!
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The place was quiet and serene when I arrived just as the sun was rising, around
6:15am. All hell would soon break loose.
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Even in dawn's first light, the new hardscape additions to the StoneWorks Yard
looked like Works of Art.
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It didn't take long for the crowds to get here, the parking lots to overflow and the
entrance roads be quickly used as parking areas.
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Soon, parking was becoming a real problem. Who knew 1,500 people would
show-up?
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Sister Becky listens as Arthur describes the parking problems on the roads.
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Dad & Jennifer kept the two registers humming at the front checkout counter, and the
already long lines from getting any longer.
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Bob (left) pauses as his customers discuss a pending purchase.
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My marketing guru, Bobbi, kept an eye on everything to make sure it ran smoothly, and had a good
time. Her husband, Mike, signs-up for the JSGC&N Gift Certificate drawing.
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The straw hats were out in force on that 73°F day, so yours truly even pitched-in
to help some customers with advice and their selection.
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The BBQ, side dishes and desserts attracted a lot of hungry people. We always put on a
nice spread for our guests. Tri-County
BBQ is our go-to caterer, for these events.
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The food line stretched out of the Main GH and just got longer and longer.
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Even the many little ones with their parents, had a great time.
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We fed close to 1,500 people that day, and no one went away hungry.
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And the Dave Santana Jazz Band, played on and on and on. Great music, all
day.
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Dad's 85th Birthday was April 14th, two days later, but Becky & I
surprised him with a cake and a song.
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The front steps of John Shelley's Garden Center & Nursery, in mid-Spring. No other
garden center or nursery, anywhere, even comes close to this unique
facility.
[images: Lee M.
Friedman]
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