You don’t have to stop gardening just because you’re downsizing By Jen Beck
and sustainable for all lifestyles. It seems everywhere you turn, a succulent is hung as ownsizing and décor, planted as a centerpiece, or tucked in the corner of living in a smaller the patio. Succulents are a small way to make a big imspace provides a pact. They come in a variety of colors and sizes and can be great opportunity amplified by a lively pot or wall hanging. Because of their to purge, live among only shape and minimal size, succulents can fit any and all tiny the things most important spaces and pots. The bonus of succulents is the very real to you, and create a simpler appearance of their faux succulent friends. They can be life. However, if you’ve stored and exchanged seasonally for a minimal cost. lived in a larger home with If it’s the fresh veggies or spices you’re missing, visit access to a sizable yard, you your neighborhood may find yourself missing community garden. your area of growth; and These spaces are that’s your old garden. popping up all over Scaling back on space cities and coundoesn’t have to mean givties and are a great ing up your green thumb alternative to tending or fresh veggies, but it a massive garden all does mean finding new and alone. Community creative ways to implement gardens exist for felplants, flowers, and shrublowship, food insecuberies in a limited area. rities, and education. Small spaces are great for Check in to your tall potted snake plants, esneighborhood for an pecially if you love the look opportunity to rent a of greens without the work. small space for your Snake plants are popular own garden. These programs often have a free area where for corporate buildings, neighbors can come and pick their own produce, one tobeginner want-to-be green mato at a time. Community gardens are a great way to find thumbs, and everyone in be- horticulture enthusiasts, companionship, and get your hands tween because it loves your dirty again. attention. They will survive, Whether you’re creating a wreath of colorful succulents even if you get busy. or hunting the best produce in the community garden, Couple that with some spending time with seed, soil, or sun is good for your menvivid perennials and it’s a tal and physical health. great way to brighten up If you find yourself in a position of downsizing, don’t be your tables, corners, and discouraged. Your new oasis of plants and flowers awaits. have color for more than With a little creativity and imagination, your inner gardener one season. Hardy plants will delight in oxygen and beautiful botany. like this are both beautiful (Beck is with Midwest Geriatrics, Inc. of Omaha.)
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Great Sarpy County Quilt Show
he Great Sarpy County Quilt Show runs Saturday, July 10 through Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Sarpy County Museum, 2402 Clay St. in Bellevue. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The quilt show features more than 60 historic and modern quilts either made or donated for display. Visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite quilts and enter a raffle to win a hand-made quilt. For more information, please call 402-292-1880.
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Redeem Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers at summer farm stands Whispering Roots and The Big Garden are offering a series of summer farm stands where consumers can get fresh, local fruits and vegetables using their Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers. Whispering Roots and The Big Garden will match dollar for dollar every dollar spent in Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers, allowing consumers to double their voucher values. For more information, please call 402-444-6513 or go to http://biggarden.org/summer-farm-stands. The farm stands will be held at the following locations on the dates and times listed. July 21 Intercultural Senior Center 5545 Center St. 9 to 10:30 a.m. Charles Drew Health Center 2915 Grant St. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
August 10 Notre Dame Housing 3405 State St. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sarpy County WIC Clinic 701 Olson Dr. Papillion 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
July 23 One World Community Health Center 4930 S. 30th St. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 27 Notre Dame Housing 3405 State St. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. West Omaha WIC Clinic 735 N. 120th St. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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August 11 Charles Drew Health Center 2915 Grant St. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Midtown WIC Clinic 1941 S. 42nd St. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. August 13 One World Community Health Center 4930 S. 30th St. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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