Cut flowers, potted plants and hanging baskets are all traditional Mother’s Day gifts.
But did you ever think of giving Mom a tomato plant?
A container garden just might be a refreshing and tasty way to think outside the Mother’s Day gift box or pot, as it were.
“A lot of people don’t have space for a garden in the ground, but they still want fresh vegetables,” said Angela Iezzi, a landscape designer at Jason Wilkinson Nursery in Armbrust.
Planting vegetables in small containers is a great way to get that garden-grown taste and quality without a big investment of land and labor. Everything from herbs, peppers, lettuces and other leafy greens to root crops, vining vegetables and tomatoes can be successfully grown that way.
Arts
• Diamond Theatre of Ligonier will conduct auditions for the play, “A Hiro’s Tale,” from 7 to 9 p.m. May 7 and 8 at the theater, 210 W. Main St. Performances will be July 23 to 25. Actors of all ages are needed, no experience necessary. Rehearsals will be Mondays and Wednesdays.
• Greensburg Art Center will feature a juried exhibit with works of various artists and mediums May 15 to June 25 at the Rowe Gallery, 230 Todd School Road. A free opening reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. May 15. Face masks and social distancing required.
Details: 724-837-6791
Class
• Laurelville Christian Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host an outdoor yoga event Sunset Yoga with Find Your Fire Fitness at 7 p.m. May 7 atop Laurelville’s Sunset Hill. Bring a mat. In case of rain, the event will be in the Shenandoah gymnasium. Cost: $15.
Shirley McMarlin | Tribune-Review
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Shoppers at Greensburg Garden Center’s annual May Mart plant sale will find themselves in a new and improved space.
The center’s garden recently was refurbished by Cole Kuczynski of Greensburg as an Eagle Scout project. Kuczynski and his helpers removed old compost and debris, built a wire compost bin, refurbished benches and potting tables, mulched planting beds, and cleaned wheelbarrows and other implements.
He even mowed the grounds, said center co-president Carla Rusnica: “We’re really happy with the way the garden cleaned up.”
Courtesy of Greensburg Garden Center
Greensburg Garden Center’s Tea-in-a-Box will include an antique tea cup.
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Greensburg Garden Center will offer two ways for supporters to enjoy its annual spring tea on March 20.
A “Tea-In” option includes a sit-down meal at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, while a “Tea-Out” option will allow people to pick up a box featuring the same meal to enjoy at home.
“We felt like we could have the (sit-down) event and do it safely, but either way, it’s all going to be super-special,” said center co-president Carla Rusnica.