March 2023 - INDI HOUSE

11 Surprising Places To Get Free Gardening Supplies And Save Money

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Spring is finally on the way. Spring offers warmer weather and more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. It is the perfect time to start working in your garden—or even start your first garden. However, with times as tight as they are, spending money on more gardening supplies is probably the last thing you want to do right now. Fortunately, there are many different places you can find free gardening supplies, allowing you to keep your costs way down when setting up your garden this spring. Read on to discover some surprising places where you can get free gardening supplies.

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1. Local Gardening Groups

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Try searching for local gardening groups—either those that meet in-person or a local Facebook group. You might find that experienced gardeners are interested in helping novice gardeners get started. Similarly, if someone in the group has recently

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East Pearl Street businesses changed with the times

More than a century ago, the east end of Pearl Street had everything we aspire to in a community. A vibrant and diverse part of town, the blocks east of 15th were ‘mixed use’ with residences amidst locally owned business, convenient transit and even shops for recycled materials.

Working families found the necessities for daily life on the east end: dry goods, work clothes, furniture, ice, coal for heating and fuel, mechanical parts, farm supplies, as well as a family grocer, a barbershop, the post office, and public schools.

Boulder Feed Mill, at 2027 Pearl, sold flour, grain, hay and coal. Livery stables for feeding and boarding horses also populated the east Pearl blocks. Stagecoaches made regular trips from one of the liveries to mountain mining towns.

The Denver & Boulder Valley Railroad depot was located on Pearl Street between 22nd and 23rd streets, from the 1870s

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Gallery Furniture, Kroger teaming up to help Mississippi tornado victims; seeking unused supplies

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Aerial view of a destroyed neighborhood in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area March 27, 2023. – Storm-ravaged Mississippi on March 26, 2023, struggled with the aftermath of a huge tornado that tore across the southern

HOUSTON – Gallery Furniture’s Mattress Mack, in partnership with Kroger, is calling on the community to aid those being affected by the recent tornadoes in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

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Starting Monday, March 27, Gallery Furniture and Mack are accepting unused supplies at the Gallery Furniture North Freeway location to help tornado victims in Mississippi.

Gallery Furniture is currently collecting unused supplies and items below:
– Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart gift cards
– Flashlights
– Lanterns
– Tylenol/Ibuprofen
– Hygiene products (bathing wipes, toothbrush/toothpaste, soap, shampoo, sanitary napkins, adult diapers, deodorant)
– Baby items (diapers, formula, baby food, bottles,

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Tractor Supply store coming to Turner

A new Tractor Supply store is planned at 1600 Auburn Road in Turner, once permits are secured with state and local officials. The matter has yet to go before the Planning Board.

The description provided by developer Primax Properties of Charlotte, North Carolina, indicates the store would be 21,930 square feet, with a 19,870 square foot fenced, outdoor display area with a 3,672 square foot garden center, which is slightly bigger than the typical Tractor Supply Store, according to its latest annual report.

An official with Primax Properties said they would like to be open by the end of the year. A public comment period is open during the application process and anyone can request a public hearing in writing. Requests must be made within 20 days after the application has been accepted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Tractor Supply Co. says it is the largest operator

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Guide to Tulsa-area gardening events, floral displays and more to celebrate spring

Correction: A previous version of this story had the incorrect date for the Jenks Herb and Plant Festival. This year’s event is Saturday, April 22.

Despite colder-than-usual weather in northeastern Oklahoma this time of year, small signs of spring, like yellow daffodils and pink Ann magnolia trees, are starting to bloom across Tulsa.

If you want to experience spring in full swing, however, look no further than Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Drive.

Starting now through mid-April, guests at the Garden will be blown away by the massive number of flowers on display for the annual Tulsa Botanic Blooms celebration.

With over 200,000 blooms of several flower species, Tulsa Botanic Garden’s massive display will last for about four to six weeks. To help optimize the display time, horticulturists at the Garden selected a variety of flowers — hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses, dwarf irises and, of course, tulips — that reach

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Monroe County garden center gearing up for planting season

Depending on what you’re looking for, prices could be a couple of bucks more than what you paid last year because of supply issues.

BRODHEADSVILLE, Pa. — Fruit trees and shrubs are scattered across the property at Chestnut Hill Nursery in Chestnuthill Township near Broheadsville, displaying some of the plants you can expect this year.

The garden center along Route 209 is getting ready for what the owners expect to be another busy season.

“We’re really starting to bring all the material in. We’ve already contracted with our growers for the material we think we need for the season, and the trucks are rolling in, basically, every day at this point,””said owner Jim Scocozza.

Scocozza says the garden industry boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, and now with high food prices, he believes more people will be interested in growing some of their own.

“Gardens are going to be really

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6 Dayton-area garden centers to visit this spring

Both locations of Berns Garden Center are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can find more information by visiting https://bernsgardencenter.com/.

2. North Dayton Garden Center

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The 10-acre garden center and nursery located at 1309 Brandt Pike in Dayton offers over a million plants every year and has a large selection of homegrown annuals, vegetables, perennials, shrubs, trees and house plants. The garden center has been family-owned and operated for 60 years, and the center offers several coupons to save you money on plants and gardening supplies on its website.

The North Dayton Garden Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. You can find more information by visiting https://northdaytongarden.com/.

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3. Grandma’s

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Spring has arrived. Here’s when to plant food and flowers in the garden.

Spring is here, which means farm workers at the Haley House Thornton Street Urban Farm and Community Gardens are looking at seeds.

“It is the first day of spring, and we are plotting and planning what we’re going to be growing this season,” said Jay Vilar, program director at the Haley House. “A lot of the work that we’re doing now is about just getting ready for the season. So we’re doing a lot of our seed ordering. We’re doing our starts at the Dudley Greenhouse and we’re starting to get our deliveries of soil and compost ready to go.”

Haley House uses its Roxbury farm to provide both food and education, Vilar said. The nonprofit runs a cafe, soup kitchen and other initiatives that connect food and community. The three-quarter acre farm grows fresh produce and allows students and neighbors to tend to the soil.

“What we’re really waiting

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Retail Sales Slip 0.4% in February After January’s Burst

A shopper carries multiple bags while walking in Las Vegas. (Ty O’Neil/Associated Press)

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NEW YORK — America’s consumers trimmed their spending in February after a buying burst in January, underscoring the volatility of the economic environment.

The government said March 15 that retail sales slipped 0.4% after jumping a revised 3.2% in January, helped by an increase in auto sales. Retail sales were down in November and December, the critical holiday period.

The February retail sales figure was weighed down by a 1.8% drop in auto sales as well as declines at restaurants and stores selling furniture and clothing. Excluding autos, sales slipped 0.1% from January, according to the Commerce Department.

Sales at furniture stores fell 2.5%, while business at restaurants declined 2.2% in February from January. Sales at department stores slid 4%. But shoppers spent more online

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Retail sales dip 0.4% in February after buying burst in Jan.

NEW YORK (AP) — America’s consumers trimmed their spending in February after a buying burst in January, underscoring the volatility of the economic environment.

The government said Wednesday that retail sales slipped 0.4% after jumping a revised 3.2% in January, helped by an increase in auto sales. Retail sales were down in November and December, the critical holiday period.

Sales at furniture stores fell 2.5%, while business at restaurants declined 2.2% in February from January. Sales at department stores slid 4%. But shoppers spent more online and at electronics stores, health and beauty stores and food retailers, according to the report.

Shoppers remain relatively resilient, getting a boost from a strong

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