Onbei a farm -And o bazar Joyce B Why, hello there. And welcome! We’re so pleased you’ve come to visit Ye Olde Farmstead Water Gardens. Sit down and relax a few moments, while we share some brief background on this attrac tion. Then we’ll take the walking tour. You did bring your boots, didn’t you? History of the gardens goes back hundreds of years, though our knowledge of that period is understandably sketchy. At one time, we believe, they were part of Introducing The New White 6105. Change Direction In Any Gear On The Roll. When your work has you coming and going, the synchronized reverser transmission lets you change direction in any gear, any speed, on the roll. 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Though no Indian artifacts have ever been unearthed here (only old bottles dug from the flower beds), it’s possible that American natives and pioneers alike probably passed through the vicinity. Per haps they even paused to drink from the spring which bubbles up on the boundary our present Gardens. Thanks to a current climatologi cal gliche, the dependable spring, which has never failed through Ono, PA 717-865-4915 STANLEYS FARM SERVICE RD 1 - Off Rte. 125 Kllngerstown, PA 717-648-2088 • Strong AGCO warranty, 100% parts and labor for 2 years/2000 hours with no deductibles (see your dealer for details). If you’re looking for state-of-the-art, ask your White dealer about the new 6105 And ask him about flexible AGCO financing plans Jk uam 1 AGCO| Box 368 Columbiana, OH 44408 216-427-2147 STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE Cochranvllle, PA 215-593-2407 repeated droughts, has been joined by numerous smaller groundwater outlets in the surrounding half acre or so. This creation of Mother Nature you’re now entering is Ye Old Farmstead Water Gardens, not open for visitors since the post- Hurricane-Agnes-era, June, 1972. In other years, the Gardens has been devoted to lawn, floral and vegetable culture. To your right is the Pussywil low Shady Niche, with daffodils, tulips and lily-of-the-vally follow ing the pussywillow into bloom. Large, old plantings of hosta fill the cool, damp bed through the summer months. Yes, the water standing there is nature’s answer to a landscaping feature we tried adding many years ago- a small watrerlily pool, which leaked after just a few seasons. You’re now standing in the midst of the Birdfeeding Center, which recently underwent season al renovation. Several large, wind broken limbs of maple and corks crew willow, moved here for songbird feeding cover through the winter, have since been recycled to the firewood stack. Cleanup of this area will be completed as soon as the waters reside enough to retrieve the remaining cut lumbs and .brush without donning hipboots. Beyond the Norway Spruce and to your left is the Forsythia Bor der, a thick planting of shrubs to hold and beautify the steep bank from the road fo the former back lawn. A new addition to this shrubby bank are the small springs which ooze up at the forsythias’ feet, enabling the many small birds which take refuge here to drink right at their doorstep.; This addition of springs added the new Gardens feature which spreads before you, into the peren nial border and beyond. We call it the Squishy Swamp, a favorite attraction to little kids because of the waters which squirt up with every step. Squishy Swamp is avoided by the dog, who hates to get his feet wet unless he’s slopping through a stream on a hot summer day. This S NUU-rr DOES A BODY GOOD. 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Crowning jewels of Ye Oldc Farmstead Water Gardens are the twin brooks babbling on either side of the vegetable garden. Sour ce of the flows are a conservation terrace in the hill fields, drained underground to empty through a grass waterway beyond the yard, and springs which opened above the garden patch. Plan your visit soon. If the weather holds, we may convert to Ye Olde Farmstead Rice Paddy. • 30.2 cc; 10.1 lbs without cutting head and deflector • Flow-through primer • Large easy-access air (liter • Built-in hanger/stand • Adjustable loop handle • Two-year warranty • 297 cubic inches, 10 4lb powerhead • Excellent power to weight ratio • Quckslop™ Inertia Chain Brake • Pro-style ran sprocket • Specially Impreg nated cylinder for long life and high power Ronks A & B SALES & SERVICE 370 Newport Road 2 Miles South of Rt. 23 Along 772 Thru Monterey Shlppensbura LEINBACH FARM EQUIP. 1120 Ritnerllwy. 717-532-5511 Tamaaua CHARLES S. SNYDER, INC. 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