THE GOOD FOLKS WHO WORK HEREThirty years is a long time. Without these great people to help us all these years, we wouldn’t behere…or at the very least we’d be way way behind. Here are their lovely pictures along with theirfavorite meal.Nick BakerPam’s chiliPam BakerMom’s pastaSarah BakerPan-seared Hot Pocketswith a SpaghettiO’sreduction glazeSusan BroehlSpaghetti & meatballsCheryl CampbellMexican tacos & jumbomargaritaKaty GamertsfelderEggs, hash browns,bacon & bagelTovah GrossGrandfather’s latkesMark JamesGrandma’s homemadenoodlesPatty LewisVegetable barley soupw/crusty breadSteve LissSteak & mashedpotatoesTom MesserallPot roastDave MorrisTraditionalThanksgiving dinnerJean MorrisonPotato soupTrish PadleyHomegrown tomatosandwich w/Hellman’sCarol BenedictShrimp cooked in OldBay and beerJim RengertRib-eye steak & loadedpotatoesCarolyn SwisherAnything MexicanTina HaegeleBlueberry pancakesNancy BakerPerfect BLT & fresh cornon the cobChris BakerThe Rustic Inn’s giantfried butterfly shrimpThese fine people also help on a part-time basis: Ken Fleming, David Lees, Mike Morrison, JohnSchwartz, and maybe some other folks who haven’t been hired as of this printing.48
COOL PLACES TO VISITCentral Ohio has many great greenhouses and garden centers. It is a close-knit and friendlycommunity and you’d be hard pressed to find nicer people. We don’t have space to list all thegarden centers; you can find them in the phone book. We are listing some of the specialty/hobbygreenhouses and public gardens that are worth visiting if you’re in the area:• Glasshouse Works - Fantastic selection of tropicals, succulents, and hardy plants. Huge displayof books, pottery, statuary and garden art. Impressive web site. Catalog. Church St., P.O.Box 97, Stewart, OH 45778 800-837-2142 www.glasshouseworks.com• Companion Plants - Outstanding herbs and other botanicals. Great displays. Plants and seeds.Catalog. 7247 North Coolville Ridge Rd., Athens, OH 45701 740-592-4643www.companionplants.com• Quailcrest Farms - Large variety of herbs, old roses and perennials. Lots of display gardens.Catalog. 2810 Armstrong Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 330-345-6722 www.quailcrest.com• Wade and Gatton Nursery - THE place for Hostas. Also daylilies, perennials and woodies.Unsurpassed display gardens. Catalog. 1288 Gatton Rocks Rd., Bellville, OH 44813-9106419-883-3191 www.wadeandgattonnurseries.com• Lynd’s Fruit Farm - Quality fruit farm with a great corn maze in the fall.9090 Morse Rd., Pataskala, OH 43062 740-964-4744 www.lyndfruitfarm.com• English Garden Farm - A private garden open to the public. Extraordinary collection of shrubs,trees and perennials. Limited hours. Check the site or call. 6599 Old US 35 East, Jamestown,OH 45335 877-232-2751 www.englishgardenfarm.com• Inniswood Gardens - Beautiful wooded Metro Park with streams, wildflowers, formal beds andherb gardens. 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 614-895-6216www.inniswood.org• Franklin Park Conservatory – Outstanding Victorian glasshouse with beautiful modernupgrades. A showplace. 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43203 800-214-7275www.fpconservatory.org• Dawes Arboretum - A first class arboretum just off I-70. Great Japanese Garden.7770 Jacksontown Rd., Newark, OH 43056 www.dawesarb.org 800.44.DAWES• Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens - Spread out over the Ohio State Campus.Interesting flower trials, perennial beds, labyrinth. http://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/PLANT SOCIETIESFeel the need for the companionship of other plant nerds like yourself? Here are some:• Central Ohio Hosta Society – Mona Darwin mona@columbus.rr.com• Columbus Garden Railway Society - Richard Abler info@cgrs.org 614-885-0351www.thecgrs.org• Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society – Sylvia Mellinger williewagtail10@sbcglobal.netwww.columbusdaylilies.us• Ohio Valley Chapter North American Rock Garden Society - http://ovnargs.org/Chuck Ellsworth, 5728 Running Fox Lane, Mason, OH 45040 pncellsworth@aol.com• Columbus Bonsai Society - Hold monthly meetings at Franklin Park Conservatorywww.columbusbonsai.org• Ohio Prairie Association - www.ohioprairie.org• Central Ohio Daffodil Society - Phyllis Hess 614-882-5720 daffyphyll@hotmail.com• Central Ohio Cactus & Succulent Society - http://columbus-cactus-club.webs.com/index.html• Central Ohio Orchid Society - www.coosinfo.info• Central Ohio Unit of the Herb Society of America - www.herbsociety.org/units/central-ohiounit.html• Ohio Herb Education Center – 110 Mill Street, Gahanna, OH 43230 614-342-4380www.gahanna.gov/departments/parks/herbcenter.aspx• Perennial Plant Association - www.perennialplant.org49
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