Dear Customers, As the second truly bad month of winter comes to an end, we find ourselves uncharacteristically optimistic! The daylight hours are obviously more plentiful at the end of February than they were at its beginning. A couple of days of unseasonably warm weather has long dormant flower bulbs poking their tentative heads up…

Dear Customers, As we near the 2/3’rds milestone of Winter, the landscape becomes even bleaker.  And I’m not just speaking of the gray skies and dirty snow, but the entertainment landscape as well.   This time of year, I find myself reduced to thumbing through the stack of seed and seedling catalogs that daily end up…

Dear Customers, Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!!!  February 14th is a day when men all over the world suddenly realize they’ve forgotten something important and scramble madly spending enough money to sufficiently illustrate their love.  Do Not Despair!  We’ll have bouquets of roses and assorted flowers that should get you off the hook for another year.…

Dear Customers, In August of 1966 I started the 7th grade at Smethport Area Jr. Sr. High School.  Being the lowest of the low, seventh graders kept to themselves and tried to remain invisible.  Especially when it was time for lunch.  As the bell rang, there was a literal stampede to get near the front…