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Take a journey down the backroads of LaGrange County and you’ll encounter a place filled with tranquil towns, genuine friendliness, home-baked slices of pie and crisp autumn air. We invite you to slow...
View ArticleShipshe’s Pajama Sale is the New “Black Friday”
def: “Black Friday:” 5 am After-Thanksgiving Day sale where reasonable human beings turn downright barbaric by wrestling, kicking, and cursing in order to be the first ones in a store to grab that...
View ArticleThis Month’s Featured Business
Forget Macy’s or Marshall Field’s: We’ve Got Yoder’s! First there was the general store, then the department store. In Shipshewana, shoppers get a bit of both worlds at Yoder Department Store. Yoder’s...
View ArticleThree More Reasons to Come to the Blue Gate
The Blue Gate Theater holds concerts year-round. You’ll never see a bad concert here. They’re all family friendly. And they’re very, very good. September is a special month, however, because...
View ArticleKnowledge to Grow – Harvesting Holiday Greens
KNOWLEDGE TO GROW Harvesting Holiday Greens By Karen Weiland, Master Gardener I like to add to the festive mood of the holidays by using some of my landscape greens to decorate the outdoors. Wreaths,...
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New Lawn Grass Choices by Karen Weiland, Purdue Master Gardener An attractive, well-kept lawn can be an important aspect of a homes’ landscape. It adds value to a homes’ appearance, aids in soil...
View ArticleKnowledge To Grow
Using Native Plants in the Garden and Landscape by Karen Weiland, Purdue Master Gardener Plants that have lived naturally in our area for hundreds of years are adapted to our climate and landscape....
View ArticleNew Year’s Goals Not Resolutions
Happy New Year to all of our Shipshewana friends! The holidays zip by every year, and every year after the dust settles and the green and red is put away, we are left with the same question. Now what?...
View ArticleWhen Bulk Is A Good Thing
by Rene Hostetler I know that many of you are trying desperately to achieve your annual New Year’s resolution of loosing a few pounds so you may not appreciate the pun I used in the title. When could...
View ArticleContainer Plant Combinations
by Karen Weiland, Master Gardener Whether you are using perennials or annuals, choosing from all the different varieties can be a bit overwhelming. I like to choose plant combinations in three’s....
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