Leominster woman ready to get digging in sprawling garden
BY DIANE C. BEAUDOIN
      This is the time of year when thoughts begin to turn back outside and gardening - whether it is annuals, perennials, or vegetables and herbs - the time is coming. The 2006 winner of the Leominster Flower and Garden Contest, Lori Palmieri, is also very anxious to get back to nature and tend to he...
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Taking a chance: Experts advise when to start planting
BY CAITLYN KELLEHER
      It's been a slow spring for those with a green thumb and a garden to plant, with colder than average temperatures and then the recent spring Nor'easter. Local landscapers and nursery owners say that the recent weather and the forecasts shouldn't stop those who want to work in their gardens in the ...
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They don't make 'em like they used to...
Which is why preservation carpentry is David Lewis's passion
BY L. L. LEHANS
      A couple of weeks ago, David Lewis was getting ready to drive a truck from Holden to a small town in upstate New York - in a snowstorm - to retrieve nine old church windows that looked like they were ready to fall apart. To a preservation carpenter, this is a dream job.
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