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Bedner "Buds"
A yearly club membership fee of $ 29.99 includes: a 10% discount on every purchase, every
time the "Bud" checks out at our store and Bedner "Buds"-ONLY specials. To get the discount,
just show the membership card when checking out at the store. Membership for 2008 is good for our entire season--from
April 24 - October 31. Sign up in the store.
Yearly Themes:
2008 "Rooting
for the Earth"
2007 "Color Your World"
2006 "Backyard Bliss"
About the 2008 Theme, "Rooting for the Earth":
We use two definitions of "root" in this theme. The first being the verb that means "to furnish with
or enable to develop roots." When we plant flowers and trees, we care for them so that they grow roots, or "the
underground part of a seed plant body that functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage." At
the farm, we root plants in the greenhouses all winter long to prepare for spring. You, as gardeners, root flowers
and trees for exercise, relaxation, and beautification. We are all rooting plants for the Earth. As we learn about
and begin to apply sustainable methods of maintaining plant health, we are practicing the increasingly important way of living
known as "earth-friendly."
We also use the meaning of "root" as the verb "to noisily applaud
or encourage a contestant or team." We are "Rooting for the Earth" by planting flowers, vegetables, and
trees, and showing that we care about our environment. While those living in this mindset have often been referred
to as "treehuggers", we now can see that environmental issues are on most people's minds. To learn more
about earth-friendly gardening practices, visit the following websites.
Plant Native
National Wildlife Federation
Rich Soil
I Can Garden
Organic Gardening
Gardens Ablaze - Companion Planting
Recycle Works - Composting
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