Home and Garden, and Real Estate- January 10, 2021

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Furniture suppliers, home stores face delays and back-orders due to COVID-19 pandemic ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Logos tell company’s past, present, F6 IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Bonsai need pruning above and below ground, F4

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Furnishing your home during a pandemic Goods coming from China that used to arrive in three to four weeks now take three months, said Per Hong, a senior partner specializing in global supply chains at Kearney, a global management consultancy. Once they do arrive, they often face more delays at warehouses or getting onto trucks for delivery.

Furnishing a home is now trickier because of back-orders and low supplies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (METRO CREATIVE ARTS)

It can be done, but patience is required

By Ronda Kaysen

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Shopping for a dishwasher isn’t what it used to be.

Who knew that trying to find such a banal appliance would remind you of what it felt like to find toilet paper in April?

Or dry yeast in April.

Or a bicycle in May. You might be left wondering: When did dishwashers become the next hot item?

take her order. Home Depot was back-ordered until November. She had no luck at Lowe’s or Best Buy, either.

“Even the white ones were out of stock,” she said. In August, she found one at a local New Jersey chain that could ship in October. But the machine arrived damaged and had to be sent back. By then, that November Home Depot option didn’t look so bad, so she ordered one and actually got it at the end of the month.

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That’s what Sonya Racine began to think after she started shopping for one in early August. She had just bought a 2,000-square-foot

house in LaSalle, Illinois, and the dishwasher in the small, 1920s kitchen was broken. So she decided to buy an 18-inch Bosch in stainless steel — a seemingly reasonable purchase. The narrow model “is pretty common,” said Racine, 54, a retired flight attendant. “A lot of my friends have them in Chicago.”

But when she went to a local appliance store, she was told they had none, and they had no idea when they would get any. They wouldn’t even

wait — she could live without a dishwasher for a few months — but the scale of the delays and lack of inventory concerned her. “My mom grew up in Germany during World War II and some days her whole meal would be a potato. In perspective, I have everything I need,” she said. “But this is a worrisome sign.”

Dishwashers are just the start. Homeowners are having difficulty finding sofas, chairs, refrigerators, wood, insulation and furnaces to heat their homes. Interior designers say they’ve faced shortages of everything from wallpaper to the samples of materials they show clients.

Pamela Eberhard, an interior designer in Beacon, New

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York, described “delays like I’ve never seen,” including a $1,300 gray tufted sofa from Urban Outfitters that was back-ordered until November 2021.

“It’s impossible to get anything,” said Eberhard, who owns North Nine Designs.

“I can’t get a sofa, can’t get dining room chairs, can’t get dining room tables. Everything is out of stock, everything is backed up.”

The pandemic has upended the global supply chain, with problems plaguing it at nearly every turn and affecting the availability of a spectrum of goods from laptops to beer and Clorox wipes.

Back in March, many companies, worried that customers wouldn’t be shopping, halted orders and set off a ripple effect. Factories shut down or slowed production.

Materials, like fillings and fabrics for sofas, dried up, which made it a lot harder to make a sofa.

Goods coming from China that used to arrive in three to four weeks now take three months, said Per Hong, a senior partner specializing in global supply chains at Kearney, a global manage-

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“It’s going to be months still, if not years, before we get to a level of normalcy in the way that we can satisfy these needs.”

PER HONG, SENIOR PARTNER SPECIALIZING IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AT KEARNEY

ment consultancy. Once they do arrive, they often face more delays at warehouses or getting onto trucks for delivery.

Consumer behavior has also been wildly unpredictable during months of quarantine, with homebound Americans making unexpected runs on items like heating lamps, desks and blowup pools. Basic materials like aluminum are in short supply as people buy more canned soda and beer to drink at home rather than ordering from fountains at bars and restaurants.

“We’re seeing the fallout of this pandemic that is impacting every single level of that supply chain end to end,” Hong said. “And we’re seeing it all start to come together at once.”

Another piece of the puzzle: It turns out that homebound Americans like to sink their money into their homes. Home-furnishing stores, including big ones like Pottery Barn, West Elm and Wayfair, saw online sales surge by 66% year over year through November, ac-

cording to 1010data, which analyzes consumer habits.

But it’s hard to decorate if you can’t actually get the stuff you ordered. Facebook groups, including one for fans of Pottery Barn, Serena and Lily, and Ballard Design, commiserate about monthslong waits for accent chairs and drapery, hemming over whether it’s better to hold out for the item or cancel the order.

The delays can seem random and arbitrary — some items are readily available, some spontaneously arrive weeks ahead of schedule, and others see their delivery dates delayed indefinitely. It can all feel like a spin of the roulette wheel.

Sarah and Adam Nichols are still waiting on a sofa and love seat they ordered in September to furnish their new home, a five-bedroom Victorian near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The most recent estimated arrival: sometime in January. Sarah Nichols, 33, who works for an office supply company, puts the odds of that happening at 60%.

“The lady that helped us that day in the store and took our order was pretty much like, ‘I know this is pretty much going to stink, you want your furniture now and this is all I can offer,’” Nichols said.

Until the furniture arrives, the couple are sitting on a rocking chair and a couple of folding chairs in the living room. Even secondhand items have been hard to come by, like chairs for their dining room table. “I could probably get them used; that’s OK because I do crafts and could fix them up,” she said. “But every time something would come up, they’d be gone within the hour.”

She finally found a set of chairs at a local Habitat for Humanity ReStore and snatched them up. “You almost had to impulse buy,” she said.

These delays could be with us for a while. The pandemic is worsening, even as vaccines trickle out. And global trade is a complicated beast, plagued by breakdowns without quick fixes.

“It’s going to be months still,

if not years, before we get to a level of normalcy in the way that we can satisfy these needs,” Hong said.

For General Judd, an interior designer and principal at Me and General Design in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn, the changes have reset expectations, sending him back to the drawing board to redesign spaces and explain to clients that a material that used to take six weeks to arrive could now take six months, or longer.

“We’ve learned to pivot,” he said.

But he has come to see the problem as an extension of his experiences at the grocery store, where he’s no longer surprised when paper towels are out of stock. “Before, we were all moving so fast all the time and everything was readily available and you get used to that,” Judd said. “And now that we’ve had this wrench thrown in, we should use this time to look back and say, ‘Hey, you know, it’s going to get here when it gets here.’”

Until then, we’ll just have to wait.

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

Bonsai need pruning above and below ground soil makes sure no air spaces are left which would dry out the roots.

The time to prune the top UPPOSE YOU’VE JUST portion of a bonsai plant is now, created a bonsai plant, while it is dormant, and again or you’ve just bought while it is actively growing. one, or been gifted one: Bonsai plants respond to Does the plant need further pruning the same as do fullpruning? Most assuredly, yes! size plants. Pinch the tips of Bonsai need regular pruning shoots where you want to slow both above and below ground growth. Shorten a stem where throughout their life. The you want the remaining portion frequency of pruning depends to branch. Rub off buds or cut on just how fast the particular stems back to their origins kind of tree or bush grows, the where growth is not wanted. size of the pot, and the growing Pinch back expanding new conditions. growth of pines, spruces, and Roots eventually fill the junipers where you want these soil in a small, bonsai pot, so plants to be more bushy. root-pruning is needed to make Because you view bonsai at room for fresh soil. Root-prune such close range, you’ll want to deciduous bonsai in early make all pruning cuts especially spring or late autumn, everclean, more so than on full-size green bonsai in early spring or plants. So, to avoid damaging late summer. The way to root remaining leaves when you prune bonsai is to first lift the shorten expanding growth plant out of its pot, then cut on spruce, for example, reach the root ball back all around within a tuft of foliage with a and underneath with a sharp pair of tweezers to tweak off all knife. After teasing roots on the but a few new leaves. A small, Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Lee Reich’s book, “The Pruning Book.”

Leaf pruning is not for every bonsai. Don’t do it on evergreens or on fruiting bonsai that are bearing fruit. And leaf-pruning is stressful, so avoid this practice on any tree that is weak or sick.

The rigorous root and shoot pruning needed for bonsai is itself weakening, which is a good reason to take extra care in giving bonsai perfect growing conditions in every other respect. This means water and fertilizer, as needed, as well as good light. Most bonsai are dwarfed, cold-hardy trees and, as such, like to be kept as cool as possible this time of year.

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Periodically pruning off leaves is only part of the pruning involved in keeping a bonsai looking like an old tree, in miniature.

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off just after they fully expand. flush of leaves often offers more Timed correctly, such leaf dramatic autumn color than the pruning forces a second flush of first flush would have. leaves which are smaller, and, On some trees, such as maples and elms, you can Because you view bonsai at such close range, you’ll want to make all leaf-prune twice each season, as the first and second flush of pruning cuts especially clean, more so than on full-size plants. So, to leaves fully expand. With trees avoid damaging remaining leaves when you shorten expanding growth such as gingko, beech, and oak, on spruce, for example, reach within a tuft of foliage with a pair of timing is critical to get even a second flush of leaves. If there’s tweezers to tweak off all but a few new leaves. any chance of injuring buds at outside of the ball outwards, pointed pruning shears (Fiskar hence, better proportioned to the bases of the leaf stalks, just put the plant back in the pot and makes a handy one for cutting the size of the plant. You can get cut off most of each leaf with pack new soil among the roots. flowers) works well on stems. two seasons of development in a scissors. The stalk will come Using a stick — a chopstick is Some bonsai benefit from one season with this trick. As off, perhaps needing some help appropriate — to pack down the having all their leaves pruned an added benefit, that second from you, as new leaves appear.

Any gardening questions? Email them to me at garden@leereich. com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column.

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Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques and Collecting

Logos tell company’s past, present

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Don and Dave Runyan | Project of the Week

Sturdy cradle project an early-American classic

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The project is built from just 14 pieces, and all of the curved cuts (including the optional designs on the hood apron and footboard) are traced from full-size patterns. Construction is simple — trace the pieces onto wood, cut everything out, sand and assemble using glue and dowels. Once the cradle is put together, apply finish of choice, add the pad and rock-a-bye baby.

The completed cradle measures 33 inches long by 27 inches wide by 27 inches tall.

Construction is The Heritage Cradle plan, No. 666, is $9.95 and includes simple – trace the detailed step-by-step instrucpieces onto wood, tions with photos, full-size traceable patterns, a shopping cut everything out, list and cutting schedule and sand and assemble a toll-free help line. Please using glue and include $3.95 for postage and handling and allow about two dowels. weeks for delivery.

It’s also simple and inexTo order by mail, clip this pensive to build. As pictured, article and send it with a the cradle is made from pine check or money order to lumber (other species will U-Bild Features, c/o The also work) plus dowels, glue Republican, 741B Olive Ave., and finish. There’s room for a Vista CA 92083. To order by 13- by 28-inch bassinet pad in- credit card, call 1-800-828side, or a simple mattress can 2453. Visit U-Bild on the web be made for a more custom fit. at u-bild.com.

MALL, LIGHT AND sturdy, this do-it-yourself cradle project is an early-American classic.

Featuring rounded edges and corners, handholds that make it easy to move around and a hood to keep drafts and glare out, the cradle rocks freely with the touch of a toe, but the recurved rockers make it almost impossible to tip. It’s easy to see why the design has been popular since the 18th century.

OMPANY LOGOS are a quick message to customers that identify a product on a store shelf or in an ad on TV explaining quality or improvements. Very few have been changed but many have been updated for a more modern look.

The clothing, hairdos and changes in the style of the letters have made the Morton’s Salt girl or the Quaker Oats man look like contemporary customers, not an old-fashioned product. The logo showing the Morton’s girl holding an umbrella has been used since 1914 with at least seven changes, so that by her 100th birthday, she had a knee-length yellow dress and short hair instead of braids.

Look carefully at old advertising collectibles and examine the changes to help determine age.

Recently a Sherwin-Williams cabinet used to store paintbrushes was sold at a Conestoga auction for $425.

The salamander logo, first used in the 1870s, was carved on the door, dating the cabinet as an antique. The famous world globe covered with dripping paint logo replaced the amphibian in 1905. It was used until 1974, dropped, then brought back in 1984. It is now sharing space with the company name in fancy letters. Online ads and new ways of selling have led to many vintage logos being updated or removed. Fakes often are made with the new logo, so collectors should check to see when the design was changed.

CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

This wooden cabinet with decorations and the name Sherwin-Williams is easy to date. A salamander is carved on the door suggesting a date before 1905 when the logo was changed.

Staffordshire, England. The pottery was in business from 1925 to the mid-1970s. Your large bowl may have been made to hold fresh whole fruit. Brentleigh Ware in not well known, and a large bowl might sell for $20 to $40.

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Silver bowl, flared shape, rolled rim, cylindrical foot, figural bird sits on rim, bird with mother-of-pearl inlaid trim, marked Mexico, 2 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, $55.

Advertising, trade sign, Antiques, wood, painted, white ground, red letters with pointed detail, two-sided, 6 x 24 inches, $120.

Cane, wood, walking stick, L-shaped handle, carved hound’s head grip, c.1890, 33 inches, $260.

Jewelry, earrings, oval rutilated quartz drop, sterling silver stem and stud, Georg Jensen, 2 3/8 inches, $300.

Furniture, cupboard, stepback, butternut, grain painted trim, two sections, two glazed doors over two drawers over two doors, Pennsylvania, 84 x 47 inches, $445.

Cut glass nappy, trellis pattern, scalloped and notched edge, Egginton, c.1890, 6 inches, $575.

Toy, vehicle, Martian Flying Saucer, Red Man In Space, bubble top, rotating space man inside, tin lithograph, friction, marked TN Japan, 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, $740.

Barbie doll I received as a child is worth anything today. Her blond wig has lost a bit of hair at the crown.

There is some kind of stain on her arm and on one leg and some damage to her hands. I gave her pierced ears. It’s hard to read the marks on her behind but it dolls with side-glancing eyes looks like “Midi 1952 Barbie 1958 by Mattel Inc.” are rare and sell for the highest prices. Your doll with some You are misreading the damage, hair loss and added mark. The first Barbie dolls “pierced ears” is in altered were made in 1959. You have condition so is worth less than My grandfather gave $50, even though she is a first Midge, a doll Mattel introduced as Barbie’s best friend me a bowl he found at a edition. A mint Midge might rummage sale many years in 1963. The first Midge dolls sell for $100 or more. were marked “Midge T.M. ago. It’s marked “BrentleTIP: If you keep wicker furigh Ware Made in England” (c)1962 Barbie (c)1958 by niture inside, be sure to have on the bottom. It’s 11 1/2 a humidifier or lots of plants Mattel, Inc.” The word “Patented” was added in 1964. inches long by 5 3/4 inches nearby. The wicker will crack Midge has the same body type if too dry. wide and 4 3/4 inches high. as Barbie and can wear the Can you tell me how old it same clothes. Several versions is?

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Chad D. Blackak and Sandra C. Blackak to Anthony J. Vosburgh and Allison Faith Vosburgh, 76 Monroe St., $283,000.

Donald W. Blakesley, Thomas M. Blakesley, Colleen A. Marcus, Mary Ellen Blakesley and Katherine G. Blakesley to Michael Marcus and Eric LaChapelle, 24 Vassar Road, $120,000.

Ilir Selimi and Saranda Selimi to John P. Warren and Stephanie A. Warren, 127 Suffield St., $288,000.

Jennifer L. Gable to Tina Eggleston, 82 Florida Drive, $258,000.

Thomas J. Howard IV, and Tricia L. O’Grady-Howard to Thomas J. Howard IV, Thomas J. Howard V, and Kaeli E. Howard, 121 Reed St., $100.

Vinvin Limited Partnership to Springfield Street Group LLC, 1194 Springfield St., $330,000.

AMHERST Sujata V. Rege Konowitz, personal representative, and Lalita Vishram Rege, estate, to Nathaniel F. Kane, trustee, and Margaret-Anne Kane Testamentary Trust, 26 Greenleaves Drive, $252,000.

Devin R. Tomlinson, Tyler J. Tomlinson and Ramona A. Tomlinson to Tanglewood Growth LLC, 3 Emerson Court, $285,000.

Cynthia A. Frado and James W. Walker to Olufolajimi Oke and Tolulope A. Oke, 31 Morgan Circle, $425,000.

Agnes C. Ting, trustee, and Ting Family Nominee Trust to Fearing Sunset LLC, 164 Sunset Ave., $485,000.

Shlomo Barnoon to Fearing Sunset LLC, 174 Sunset Ave., $589,000.

Jones Properties LP, and Gwendolyn Jones Boisseau, general partner, to Cyrus J. O’Brien and Emma Nolan-Thomas, 20 Glendale Road, $335,000.

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ASHFIELD Nancy Bourque and Raymond Louis to Amy Klippenstein and Paul M. Lacinski, 174 John Ford Road, $365,000.

BELCHERTOWN Gregory Burgess to Ralph Rogers, 29 Sherwood Drive, $301,000.

Susan Lynn Surner to Kelly D. Silva, 681 Gulf Road, $408,000.

Rama Development LLC, to David Lund and Sonia Lund, 12 Depot St., $308,000.

Michael L. McCusker, Upper Street, $1,500.

Richard A. Boisjolie and Bernadette Boisjolie to Frank N. LaFlamme and Suzanne M. LaFlamme, 53 Cyran St., $177,334.

Andrea R. Whitney, estate, and Donald M. Klime, representative, to Mark K. Leahy and Teresa A. Leahy, Round Hill Road, $20,000.

Luke Smith to Arlene Nichols and Michael P. Nichols, 530 Bald Mountain Road, $334,900.

Margaret P. Haigis to Amy R. Gruszkowski and Walter J. Gruszkowski, 284 Purple Meadow Road, $250,000.

BLANDFORD Becky Lynn Peckham and Becky Lynn Acord to Patrick R. Farrell and Katherine A. Farrell, 50 Woronoco Road, $325,000.

CHESTERFIELD Holly Chamberlin to Michael N. Burgess and Cassandra A. Burgess, 228 Ireland St., $430,000.

Albert A. Leduc to Nikita Salagornik, Joy Street, $65,000.

Alycar Investments LLC, to Carmen Rivera and Devin Marin, Chapin Street, $218,000.

BRIMFIELD Christian Debaise to Michelle R. Kneeland, Dunhamtown Brimfield Road, $91,500.

James Robert Johnson, representative, James R. Johnson, representative, and Linda Gale Johnson, estate, to Guan Sen Liang, 139 East Hill Road, $315,000.

BUCKLAND Colin E. Scott to Polly Anderson and

Kelly M. McGowan, Kelly M. Hefling and Thomas M. McGowan Jr., to Sandra Sousa, 2 Laurence Lane, $154,300.

Jonathan N. Ginzberg and Lisa A. Harvey to Pippi Kessler and Julia Jules Skloot, 11 Swift River Road, $488,000.

Claude J. Pouliot, Claire S. Pouliot and Claire S. Labonte to Sheryl M. Cruz, 111 Grattan St., $277,000.

Dennis B. Francis, representative, Jeffrey A. Francis, representative, and Dennis K. Francis, estate, to Erika Brown and Jawad Brown, 53 Parenteau Court, $349,000.

Ronald H. Nowak and Karen A. Nowak to Keith R. Bilton and Aleceia B. Lecours, 26 Meadowbrook Road, $235,000.

DEERFIELD Deanne B. Loonin Living Trust, Deanne B. Loonin, trustee and in-

Keith M. Bull and Julie A. Bull to Eric Dominique Properties LLC, to Rose Z. Dastous and Crystal L. Dastous, 37 M. Calero, 564-566 Springfield St., Gore Road, $250,000. $310,000.

Stephen Poteat, Opalgeanne Poteat and Opal G. Poteat to Mark K. Campbell and Caron M. Lenard, Huntington Road, $100,000.

George Frederick Kane Estate and Margaret-Anne Kane Testamentary Trust, Nathaniel F. Kane, trustee and personal representative, to Mark Sullivan and Mary Jane Sullivan, 404 Long Plain Road, $325,000.

Richard B. Elmer, Robin M. Clark, EAST LONGMEADOW Ross A. Elmer and Renee A. Coppolo to Renee Coppolo, 41 Dayton St., Industrial Drive Associates LLC, to $100.

Roots East Longmeadow LLC, 126 Roman Radionov, Roman V. RaIndustrial Drive, $3,000,000. dionov, Vicktoriya Radionova and Edward J. Linehan Jr., and Erin K. Victoria Radionov to Ruth SepulveLinehan to Alice K. Linehan, Edward da, 13 Baptist Ave., $223,000.

J. Linehan Jr., and Erin K. Linehan, Yoel E. Cuevas to Adriyan L. Pagan 42 Pease Road, $100. and Margie A. Quinones-Ortiz, 1198 Jason Michael Noga McDonald and Montgomery St., $280,000.

Melissa Ann Burns to Jeremy Anekstein and Diane Anekstein, 68 North Circle Drive, $365,000.

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Oliver V. Brassard and Sandra L. Brassard to Cig4 LLC, 14 Abbey St., $165,000.

CHESTER

Robert C. Pelis and Judith Ann Pelis to Elizabeth K. Pelis, 100-102 Meadow St., $100.

Colleen Osten to Annette B. Geldzahler, 11 Vista Terrace, $589,900.

Pipefitters Union Local 104, Michael D. Langone, trustee, and Michael Langone, trustee, to Krex Transport Inc., 168 Chicopee St., $400,000.

Colin E. Scott to Jenna L. Smith and Joshua D. Smith, Old Upper St., $3,500.

William Jaffee and Taylor Fey to Sebastian Merrill and Dane Slutzky, 15 Hickory Lane, $487,000.

Valerie J. Vignaux, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of Mavis C. Campbell to Munju Marcia Song and Hasung Song, 5 Emerson Court, $235,000.

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Deeds CONTINUED FROM PAGE F7 William David Ferrero and Vanessa Marie Ferrero to Ngoc T Vo, 27 Lombard Ave., $235,000.

EASTHAMPTON

Trust, Jeanne E. Minetti, trustee, 104 Deerfield St., Unit 104, Green River Commons Condominium.

Marietta Shattelroe and Deidre Hall to Margaret A. Kelly, Arbor Way Unit, 12D, $76,500.

Emily R. Breines to Lisa A. McKeag and Nicholas A. Perry, 108-110 Franklin St., $230,000.

Nicholas O. Rodriguez and Carolina Pineda-Perez to Adam C. Gutierrez and Rocio Gutierrez, 74 Rugby St., $267,000.

Danika M. Dorsey, Dawn O. Dorsey and Joshua T. Dorsey to Christine Karen Hale, 11-15 High St., $750,000.

Adam J. Dupere and Teresa E. Dupere to Tolley M. Jones, 41 South St., $180,000.

Mark E. Czuj to Olga Andrey Falceanu and Yuriy Ivan Falceanu, 430 Colrain Road, $380,000.

Victoria M. Schofield, Victoria M. George and Alfred D. George to Ardeshir Pezeshk, 55 Mt. Tom Ave., and 55 Mount Tom Ave., $336,250.

Debra A. Boyd, John Boyd, Jeffrey Pl Dobias, Kathleen T. Dobias, Robert J. Dobias, Sharon L. Dobias, Linda M. Midland, James Vaillancourt and Lauri E. Vaillancourt to Dorsey M. Dobias and Molly A. Dobias, 330 Green River Road, $300,000.

John P. Desrosiers, trustee, Carol A. Desrosiers, trustee, and John P. Desrosiers & Carol A. Desrosiers Revocable Trust to Timothy Mahoney and Mahoney, 41 Peloquin Drive, $256,000.

D & H Property Management Inc., to Robert C. Parker, 22 Pleasant St., $196,300.

Scott M. Tundermann and KT G. Tundermann to Marquis Nunley, 145 Pleasant St., and Pleasant Green West, $337,000.

GILL Beth Stadnicki Verhyan, Jonathan Stadnicki Veryhyan, Beth Stadnicki Verhyen and Jonathan Stadnicki Verhyen to Tracy E. Dowd, 253 Main Road, $258,000.

GRANBY Khaled A. Instrum and Jessica D. Zepke to Khaled A. Instrum, 130 West St., $100.

Mary Lou Griffin to Nancy Ann Engelbrecht, Susan Mary Lucchesi and Harold Patrick Griffin, 3 Wood Ave., $100.

Thomas Herbert, Samantha J. Hawley and Samantha Hawley to Robert S. Seibert and Laurie Carmody, Batchelor Street, $10,000.

GRANVILLE John T. Audet and Tracy A. Audet to Austin Audet, Hartland Hollow Road, $100.

GREENFIELD Charles L. Kelton and Judith A. Kelton to Katrina L. Morin, 103 James St., Unit 3B, 103 James St. Condominium, $140,000.

Newton Irrevocable Trust and Cynthia A. Newson, trustee, to Daryl T. Bliss, 73 Lincoln St., $165,000.

Daniel E. Kingsley and Katherine A. Kingsley to Benjamin Goody and Megan Millard, 250 Plain Road, $325,000.

Sandra J. Staub to Jeanne E. Minetti

Barbara E. Deguise to Ramona Tomlinson, 14 Myers Farm Road, Unit 14, Myers Farm Condominium, $228,550

Pierre A. Lucas, Pamela J. Lucas, Elizabeth Lucas, Katherine Lucas, Nicole Paolucci, Nicole Lucas and Eric Lucas to Frank L. Vaissiere and Sabrina C. Vaissiere, 2 Loomis Ave., $283,000.

Richard M. Shattuck Jr., Jason Todd Shattuck, Carrie Ann Shattuck and Carrie Rooney to Robert L. Elliott, 12 Coronet Road, $274,900.

Sarah M. Center-Gray to Brandice Rafus-Brenning and Eboni Rafus-Brenning, 61 Fairfield Ave., $378,000.

LEVERETT

Betty J. Veres Thurston Estate, Vera Urgina to Ivan Urgin and Tatiana Urgin, 50 East Cleveland St., Kristina E. Habersaat, personal representative, to Lauren K. Han$235,000. nigan and Timothy P. Hannigan, 96 Montague Road, $325,000.

HADLEY

Jean Ann Vickowski, Donald A. Vickowski and Jean Ann Vickowski, attorney-in-fact, to Kathleen M. Iles, 4 Frost Lane, $368,000.

Robert C. Pelis and Judith A. Pelis to Elizabeth K. Pelis, 54 Chmura Road and Mountain Road, $100.

HOLLAND Roy D. Walker and Kimberly P. Walker to William E. Robertson and Cari Kay Robertson, 61 Mashapaug Road, $655,000.

Steven G. Rainville to Roberta Bennett, 143 East Brimfield Road, $215,000.

HOLYOKE Amy E. Drohan and William T. Drohan Jr., to Carlos M. Mogelinski, 42 Granville St., $219,500.

U S A Housing & Urban Development to Alycar Investments LLC, 60-62 Gates St., $129,362.

George Arthur and Olawunmi I. Ola to Dorota M. Garncarz, 14 Scott Hollow Drive, $305,000.

James J. Szalkucki to Dafonte Maple Street LLC, Maple Street, $60,000.

Kathryn F. Hamel to Nikita L. Perez, 100 Brookline Ave., $196,000.

Kelly L. Hart and Wendy B. Keller to Deborah L. Phoenix, 717 Northampton St., Unit 12, $395,000.

KeyBank to Sofia Carrascal, 32 Saint Kolbe Drive, Apt B, $75,600.

Marie A. Leblanc, representative, and Ann M. Leblanc, estate, to Robert D. Leblanc, 87 Ridgewood Ave., $190,000.

Joseph S. R. Volpe to Carolyn F. Jordan and Don F. Jordan Jr., Long Plain Road, $38,000.

Susan M. Cinner to Mat T. Baskin and Mark M. Yachnin, 116 Old Mountain Road, $459,900.

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Suzanne M. Cote to Robert J. Ziemba Jr., 12 Andrew St., $174,500.

MONROE Craig E. Aparo and Valerie A. Aparo to Olney-Jones Family Trust, Richard L. Olney Jones, trustee, and Trevor L. Olney-Jones, trustee, 83 North Road, $460,000.

MONSON Daniel Baillargeon and Megan A. Baillargeon to Zi Ming Zhao, 25 Thayer Road, $450,000.

Janet P. Foy to Lauren Sidur, 18 Palmer Road, Unit 15, $184,000.

Joanna G. Serreiro to Christine Shuron and Brian Shuron, 12 Cote Road, $317,500.

John M. Carney and Lynn A. Carney to Veronicas Lakehouse LLC, 43 Paradise Lake Road, $434,500.

Layne D. Wandelear, administrator, Leslie F. Wandelear, estate, Paige Shaw and Robin Lee Altbergs to Debra S. Cleveland, trustee, Catherine K. Anderson, trustee, and Skeean Family Revocable Trust, trustee of, Fenton Road, $15,000.

Mary Ann Sturm and Mary Ann Majewski to Tee Jay Nine LLC, 214 Wilbraham Road, $130,000.

MONTAGUE

John D. Nichols Jr., and Nancy McKenna Nichols to Rahit Taneja and Deeksha Munjal, 77 East Greenwich Road, $675,000.

Raymond K. Gerrish Estate, Robyn G. Lamoureaux, personal representative, to Seth Hopkins and Stephanie Hopkins, 12 Grand Ave., $235,000.

Marcia E. Manzi and Marcia E. Gula to Jeffrey M. Leonard, 1705 Longmeadow St., $190,000.

Nicole Linscott to Christopher A. Glabach, 1 Randall Wood Drive, $277,000.

Margaret G. Hoban, Bruce A. Hoban and Margaret G. Huber to Nikolas C. Sierra, 136 Lincoln Road, $255,000.

Barbara A. Mullins Trust, Brian Mullins, trustee, to Gina M. Carlisle and Adam T. Davies, 92 High St., $188,000.

Peter V. Iellamo to Paul Iellamo and Karen Iellamo, 253 Burbank Road, $334,000.

Margaret E. Geraghty Trust, Maureen Wilhite, trustee, to Brandon S. Cloutier and Nicole L. Cloutier, 66 Montague St., $205,900.

Rockwell Theodore Rookey, Ronald John Rookey, Rodney Adrian Rookey and Evangeline Rookey Christian to Crista L. Rookey, 33 Elm Ave., $103,250.

LUDLOW Augusto G Crespo, John Crespo, Antonio Crespo and Maria Lamas to Liliana Azevedo, 16 Pine St., $220,000.

Bryan Mahoney to Kim Ann Wills and John C. Wills, 24 John St., $236,000.

Claudio Cardaropoli and Linda M. Cardaropoli to Johnathan F. Bachta and Ariana P. Becker, 88 Motyka St., $229,000.

Joshua S. Leone to Steffany Lucas, 37 White St., $245,000.

Sheryl Sadler-Twyon to Emily Deutchman, 19 Union St., $265,000.

Lillian Bertha Fiske Estate, “aka” Lillian B. Fiske Estate, Gregory E. Fiske, personal representative, to Anne Marie Kittredge, 30 School St., $262,000.

Greenfield Pilgrim 4 LLC, to 200 Avenue A. LLC, 200 Avenue A., $550,000.

NEW SALEM Franklin J. Froton Jr., to Samantha Grant, 14 Eagleville Lane, $348,000.

Donna M. Eaton and Lawrence P. Eaton to Eric R. Whitman and Megan L. Whitman, 196 Cooleyville Road, $360,900.

NORTHAMPTON Joseph D. Ashton to Amanda B. Ashton, 12 Drewsen Drive, $190,000.

Amy Jo Sullivan to John Vanasse and Jenny Vanasse, 297 Bridge Road, $300,000.

Scott A. King, personal representative, Shelley Steuer, personal representative, Barbara B. King, estate, Scott A. King, trustee, Shelley Steuer, trustee, and Barbara B. King Revocable Trust to Isaac C. Fleisher and Naomi R. Fleisher, Blackberry Lane, $1,000.

Stephen B. Hathaway to Stephen B. Hathaway and Sana Gardescu, 32 Northern Ave., $100.

Henry L. Kabat and Robert L. Kabat to Guy F. McCracken, Janelle L. McCracken and Patrick McCracken, 884 Ryan Road, $259,900.

NORTHFIELD Edward R. Johnson and William R. May to Jason Bassett and Shannon Bassett, 31 Strowbridge Road, $193,000.

Kathleen J. Augustine and Rober L. Augustine to Margaret M. Twist, 667 Old Wendell Road, $40,000.

Mary L. Leyden, “aka” Mary V. Leyden, and Peter M. Leyden to Kenneth N. Rogers, “aka” Kenneth Nicholas Rogers, 148 Main St., $175,000.

ORANGE Patricia Mendiola to AGT Homes LLC, Summit Street, $8,000.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, attorney, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, attorney, and Wells Fargo Bank NA, trustee, by attorney, to Speedwagon Investors LLC, 28 Wheeler Ave., $65,625.

Eric R. Whitman and Megan Whitman to Caitlyn Elizabeth Squires-LaCoste, 20 Memorial Drive, $201,900.

PALMER Anthony S. Coviello to Justin M. Belliveau, 1091 Overlook Drive, $239,000.

RUSSELL Ruth M. Smith to Nicholas R. Damours and Rose-Marie A. Damours, 123 Highland Ave., $229,000.

Trevor D. Andrews, Trevor D. Dorgan-Andews, Karley A. Andrews and Karley A. Lemire to Ryan Patrick Talbot and Melinda Beth Talbot, 1166 Huntington Road, $220,000.

William J. Bazyk to William F. Barry Jr., and Timothy A. Barry, 1104 Huntington Road, $55,000.

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Longterm US mortgage rates sink to 2.65%

By Kathy Orton

Washington Post

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate, the most popular loan product, sank to its lowest level on record this week, marking the 17th historic low it has hit in less than a year. But rates may have hit bottom, as many experts predict them to rise in the coming year.

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 2.65% with an average 0.7 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1% of the loan amount and are in addition to the interest rate.) It was 2.67% a week ago and 3.64% a year ago.

The 30-year fixed rate has never been this low since Freddie Mac began tracking mortgage rates in 1971. It surpassed the previous low of 2.66% set last month. Since the start of 2020, the 30-year rate has fallen more than a percentage point, going from 3.72% to 2.65% this week.

Freddie Mac, the federally chartered mortgage investor, aggregates rates from around 80 lenders across the country to come up with weekly national average mortgage rates.

It uses rates for high-quality borrowers with strong credit scores and large down payments. These rates are not available to every borrower.

Because the survey is based on home purchase mortgages, rates for refinances may be different. This is especially true since the price adjustment for refinance transactions went into effect earlier this month. The adjustment is 0.5% of the loan amount (e.g., it is $1,500 on a $300,000 loan) and applies to all Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinances.

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SHELBURNE Larry T. Downing and Lisa Downing to Benjamin Abraham Marder and Ursa R. Marder, 20 Main St., $334,000.

John L. Presutti to Lisa A. Fusco and Kevin A. Lennon, Little Mohawk Road, $22,500.

SOUTH HADLEY Mountain Brook LLC, to J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc., 40 Lyon Green, $120,000.

Manuel Reyes to Angel Perez and Mariangelis Guzman, 149 Old Lyman Road, $265,000.

Jeffrey A. Donais and Margaret E. Donais to Kristie Michelle Hammer and Hannah Wareham, 56 Ridge Road, $240,000.

HOME & GARDEN Katherine Overton, 117 Winton St., $225,000.

Bretta Construction LLC, to Yoel Cuevas, 45 Delaware Ave., $369,900.

Brian M. Hourlhan to Godofredo Brito, 23-25 Noel St., $165,000.

Carlos A. Otero to Alan Comberbatch and Carol Comberbatch, 47 Tyler St., $5,000.

Charlie Brice to Evans Kumordzie, 167-169 Pendleton Ave., $310,000.

Cig2 LLC, to Paige Belcastro, 50 Sunridge Drive, $200,000.

David Vedovelli to Evelyn N. Pena and Jose A. Pena, 1145 Boston Road, $185,000.

Fosy Claude and Flore Claude to Chantel Wynn, 63-65 Melville St., $180,000.

Gloria A. Ray to Andrea M. Boresen and Rita Begley, 175 Nassau Drive, $167,000.

Grahams Construction Inc., to Roody Joseph and Michelle Paul, 11 Elaine Circle $379,900.

Sergey Savonin to Natalya Kravchenko, 19-21 Ludlow Road, $390,000.

Javier Morell and Javier Gomez to Denali Properties LLC, 1061 Carew St., $125,000.

Robert A. Bainbridge to Katherine G. Lauffer, 87 Charon Terrace, $245,000.

JJJ17 LLC, receiver, Springfield City Code Enforcement Housing, Guardian Trust Enterprises LLC, and Guardian Trust Enterprise LLC, to Wanda C. Diaz, 135 Santa Barbara St., $184,500.

Tshering Sheikh, personal representative, Mohammed A. Sheikh, estate, and Mohammad A. Sheikh, estate, to Hamira LLC, 460 Amherst Road, $160,000.

SOUTHAMPTON Jeffrey W. Glaze and Linda E. Bennett to Holly T. Gaboriault and Paul J. Gaboriault, 306 College Highway, $462,500.

SOUTHWICK Hamelin Framing Inc., to Kristin Ann Jachym, Sawgrass Lane, $489,900.

Ruby Realty LLC, to Luke Paull, 56 Sunnyside Road, $260,000.

Stephen S. Werman to Jason Sirois, 45 Birchwood Road, $266,000.

Tina Eggleston to Doreen Mary Dargon, 198 Hillside Road, $395,000.

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Kevin G. Silva and Maria M. Silva to Debra Watson, 17 Dartmouth St., $222,000.

Lorie Ellen Witherell and Lorie E. Lepage to Herminia Quiles, 18 Strong St., $180,000.

Luz Acevedo to Juan G. Perez, 11 Cheyenne Road, $240,000.

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Barron IV, and Shakia Francesca Johnson, 57 Brianna Lane, $335,000.

Thomas M. Korzec and Pamela F. Korzec to Benjamin Earl Uprichard, Benjamin E. Uprichard, Donna Marie Uprichard and Donna M. Uprichard, 90 Gillette Ave., $157,000.

Timothy F. Flavin to Eric Griffith, 632-634 Armory St., $230,000.

Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, and Master Asset Backed Securities and Trust 2003-OPT1, trustee of, to Nescac LLC, 854 Alden St, $85,627.

William D. Shaw, estate, and Michael J. Shaw, representative, to Wahid Uddin and Irfan Ud Din, 1542-1548 Carew St., $259,900.

William J. Fabbri, Michael D. Fabbri and Thomas S. Fabbri to Zulma I. Fermaintt, 167 Mildred Ave., $193,000.

WARE Aaron Reifowitz and Debra Leblanc, power-of-attorney, to Jennifer Lynn Barnes, 29 Walnut St., $202,600.

Christopher G. Mehne, executor, Donna M. Sinkoski, executor, Donna A. Sinkoski, executor, and John S. Quink, estate, to Christopher G. Mahne, trustee, Donna M. Sinkoski, trustee, and John S. Quink Family Trust, Elsewhere and Greenwich Road, $100.

Christopher G. Mehne, trustee, Donna M. Sinkoski, trustee, and John S. Quink Family Trust to Mark J. Sinkoski and Donna A. Sinkoski, Greenwich Road, $100.

Christopher M. Rasys, Katherine R. Dunbar and Katherine R. Rasys to Jacob J. Perron and Emily N. Perron, 261 Greenwich Road, $250,000.

Maryann B.Hale to Solmaria Pagan, Debbra Forkey to Lauren Noone, 198 trustee, and Teal Realty Trust, trustee Osborne Road, $175,000. of, 9 Connecticut Ave., $175,250.

Shirley Mae Ratcliffe and Christine MDDO LLC, to Michael Stewart, 92 Bigda, attorney-in-fact, to Debra Beaumont St., $292,000.

Lamb, 5 Second Ave., $209,900.

Michael J. Taylor and Gregory M. Bradford R. Salzmann to Michelle Taylor to Kathryn Marie Stelzer, Talbot and Jean Talbot, Greenwich Nassau Drive, Unit 246, $123,000.

Road, $50,000.

Moira A. Plummer to Wesley N. Pyles, 59 Ralph St., $100,000.

Coffey Hill Properties LLC, to Ronald E. Ellithorpe, 44 Coffey Hill Road, MPower Capital LLC, to Travis Daley, $30,000. trustee, and 71 Pomona Street Inter- Edwin M. Krol and Evelyn E. Krol to vivos Revocable Trust Agreement, Christopher Robare, 63 South St., trustee of, 71 Pomona St., $235,000. $160,000.

258 Oakland LLC, to Kiran Awan, 258-262 Oakland St., $120,000.

Patrick D. Davis to Equity Trust Co., custodian, and Robert Lareau IRA, 171 Leopold St., $80,000.

Alexis Burgos and Sylvia Rodriguez to Alexis D. Burgos, 82 Lloyd Ave., $215,000.

Robert Everett and Janet R. Everett to Jessica I. Colon, 4 Jerilis Drive, $215,000.

Amat Victoria Curam LLC, to Elijah Naylor, 14-16 Massasoit Place, $440,000.

Stuart B. Sibley and Colleen M. Whitman to Junior Solano, 76-78 Dwight Road, $235,000.

American Lung Association to Gospel Power Church Inc., 393 Maple St., $247,000.

Stuart L. Shapiro and Janiece A. Shapiro to Eric B. Shapiro, 25 Hazen St., $249,000.

Brendon B. Welz and Alesia Welz to

Thomas L. Bretta, representative, and Louis T. Bretta, estate, to James

WARWICK Helen R. W. Hills, “aka� Helen R. Wiprud, to Justine Buckley, Glenn Dickson and Milva McDonald, 737 Wendell Road, $275,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Angel R. Villar and Ruth Villar to Lakshmi Shreenivas Mudumba and Meenakshi Venkat Mudumba, 353 Rogers Ave., $520,000.

Brian Doyle, Meghan Kuether and Kathleen Gustafson to Antonio V. Bastos and Carly F. Pilon, 94 Laurel Road, $280,000.

Brittany Marie Weiss and Brittany Weiss to Amanda Somers, 80 Brush Hill Ave., Unit 35, $99,900.

Catherine A. Sandillo and Robert E. Pagani to Catherine A. Sandillo, trustee, and Robert A. Methe Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, 115 Tatham Hill Road, $240,000.

James P. Vigliano and Linda C. Vigliano to Lauren Boucher and Dayton Ducharme, 83 Harney St., $312,500.

WESTFIELD 110 Lockhouse LLC, to Jayde Dawson Gordon and Victoria A. Stewart, 110 Lockhouse Road, Unit A, $289,900.

Alma R. Glaiel and Alma Rhyne Glaiel to Sean Schnopp and Alyssa Schnopp, 85 Wyben Road, $350,000.

Constance Herman, representative, and Howard R. Thayer, estate, to Austin Herman, 237 Birch Bluffs Drive, $175,000.

G & F Custom Built Homes Inc., to Christopher V. Bovino and Laura M. Bovino, 18 Nicholas Lane, $429,000.

James M. Kotowski and Donna S. Kotowski to Andrew J. Liptak and Stephanie A. Liptak, City View Road, $196,000.

John D. West to Muradbek Usmonov, 11 Kellogg St., $139,000.

JV Realty LLC, to Backlot Industries LLC, 11 Morris St., $100,000.

Lisa A. Patenaude to Adam Lindeland and Ashley Williams, 244 Shaker Road, $350,000.

Mae E. Chillson to Justin Clement and Devyne Clement, 16 Zephyr Drive, $280,000.

Margaret M. Windzio to New England Estates LLC, 2 King Place, $325,000.

Michael J. Snyder and Lora Martone to David Gaw and Lori Gaw, 30 Llewellyn Drive, $190,000.

William C. Weltlich and Darlene A. Ingram to Jason M. N. McDonald and Melissa A. Burns, 66 Flynn Meadow Road, $519,000.

WILBRAHAM 2018MA-01 LLC, to Ingolfur Bergsteinsson, 664 Stony Hill Road, $414,900.

Angela M. Cipriani and Karl L. Winkler to Thomas Dean Jr., 524 Ridge Road, $186,000.

Tracy E. Mutti and Thomas Bednarz to Ruby Realty LLC, 24 Dumaine St., $60,000.

Wilbraham Town to Plaza LLC, 440 Dipping Hole Road, $146,000.

Wilbraham Town to Rhino Realty LLC, 2451 Boston Road, $80,000.

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Pantone’s 2021 colors illuminate Flambe

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By Norman Winter

Tribune News Service

antone, the gurus of all things color, has selected Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow for the 2021 colors of the year.

Some headlines call it “Pandemic Gray” but The Garden Guy loves it and you will see it opens the door to one of the toughest, persevering and award-winning plants of all time, Flambé Yellow chrysocephalum.

Flambé Yellow gives you both pantone colors on one plant. Silver gray leaves and Flambe Yellow strawflower and Supertunia Royal Velvet petustems partnered with yelnia is an incredible partnership of color. (NORMAN WINTER / TNS) low button flowers that are produced non-stop all growing season. It has won 85 awards from Florida, Georgia to Texas, Delaware to Penn State and Cornell. There aren’t too many plants that can match this trophy case.

Known botanically as Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Flambé is from Tasmania and Australia and has the common name strawflower, though it does not resemble the large selections we call Bracteantha.

It was selected as a Mississippi Medallion Award Winner while The Garden Guy was a Horticulture Specialist with Mississippi State University.

You might wonder what’s so special about a plant with a name that is difficult to pronounce. The answer is nonstop blooms on a plant that is drought tolerant, heat tolerant and frost tolerant to around 30 degrees.

In our Mississippi State University Trials, it bloomed with its small button-like flowers of orange or yellow from May

With its drought-tolerant nature, do pay attention and avoid overwatering.

Make sure it has good drainage, sun and fertile soil, and you will find easy success. If you are plagued with tight, compacted clay, then loosen the soil with 3 to 4 inches of organic matter or plant on raised beds.

Combine the hot-colored yellow Flambé yellow with cool colors like Whirlwind Blue scaevola, and this years new Whirlwind Starlight scaevola which just also happen to be from Australia. The Artist Blue ageratum creates a dazzling complementary partnership with its deep blue violet flowers.

For a taller, blue-flowered companions, combine it with salvias like Rockin Blue Suede Shoes, Rockin Playin the Blues, and the trendy Unplugged So Blue.

Another stunning partnership would be to partner Flambé with Truffula Pink gomphrena, the hottest pollinator plant in the country. It produces iridescent hot pink balls that look like small exploding fireworks. Its toughness and longevity will match perfectly with Flambe Yellow.

With its drought-tolerant nature, do pay attention and avoid overwatering. Make sure it has good drainage, sun and fertile soil, and you will find easy success. If you are plagued with tight, compacted clay, then loosen the soil with 3 to 4-inches of organic matter or plant on raised beds.

Though drought-tolerant and ruggedly persevering, it is a good idea to apply a layer of mulch to conserve moisture and deter weeds. You’ll find maintenance easy because there is no deadheading required. The spent flowers are quickly covered by new right up until hard freezes in growth and more colorful November or December. Gar- blossoms. deners is zones 9 and 10 may Most would have thought find it returns in the spring that when Pantone picked as a perennial with explicit gray and yellow it would have drainage, but the rest of us will been difficult to carry the enjoy it as an annual, and one scheme to the flower border, that is of exceptional value. or mixed containers but the The Flambé chrysocepalum award winning Flambé Yellow strawflower makes it wonderis available in orange and fully easy and beautiful. yellow. The Flambé Yellow has silver-gray leaves while Norman Winter is a horticulthe Flambé Orange has olive-green foliage. The plants turist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers are trailing, reaching about 8 for the South” and “Captivating to 15 inches tall. This trailing habit means they are wonder- Combinations: Color and Style ful in mixed containers. in the Garden.”

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Birds Cats Dogs Exotic Animals Feed Fish Horses Livestock Pet Services Pet Shows Pet Supplies Pets - Lost & Found Pets Wanted

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2 English Bulldog puppies for sale. $5,000/each.

413-433-4819.

AKC German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck & Belgian bloodlines, avail with 1st shots now 2M, 3F, $1500/BO (413) 218-2321 BOXER PUPPIES (5) M/F. Fawn, some w/White markings, kennel club certs, Physical exam & 1st shots, asking $1250.

Will be ready mid Feb. Call or text 413-221-1166.

Taking deposits now CKC REGISTERED BOSTON TERRIERS PUPPIES (2) $2,500 each Call (413)210-6219 GERMAN SHEPHERD Mixed M, 2yrs old all shots free to gd home, serious inquires only 413-262-8061

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10FT ALUM Werner 300lb capacity Step ladder $100 Sunbeam 2burner grill master $75; (413)642-3522

PUBLIC AUCTION THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST at 11:00 A.M.

MORTGAGEES’ REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS TO BE SOLD ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PREMISE

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 2021 9:00 AM - CHICOPEE, MA 105 STEBBINS STREET DEPOSIT $5,000 TERMS OF SALES: DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE ARE TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER(S) AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH SALE BY CERTIFIED OR BANK CHECK. ALL BALANCES DUE ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SALE. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT EACH SALE. CALL OUR AUCTION SCHEDULE LINE AT (617) 964-1282 FOR A LIST OF THE CURRENT DAY’S AUCTIONS AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.commonwealth auction.com FOR CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED SCHEDULING INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHEDULING INFORMATION COMMONWEALTH AUCTION ASSOCIATES, INC. (617) 964-0005 MA LIC 2235

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

• LUDLOW •

6 ROOM / 3 BEDROOM 1 ½ STORY CAPE STYLE HOME “CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SHOPPING, SCHOOLS & PARKS”

125 Simonds Street

LUDLOW, MA

To Be Sold on the Premises

Features: • 1 ½ Story Cape Style Home • ± 1/3 Acre of Land • • Total of (6) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (2 ½) Baths • • ±2,280 S/F of Gross Living Area • Central Air Conditioning • Fireplace • • Covered Front Entry • Porch/Patio • Vinyl Siding • Fenced In-Ground Pool • # Two Car Attached Garage # Terms Of Sale: $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. Deposit to be Increased 10% of the Purchase Price within One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA Five Business Days of the Auction Attorney for Mortgagee 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies.

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Gregory M. Schmidt

Of the Firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION: We are doing our best to ensure our staff and customers are safe as possible, so we may take necessary precautions to maintain health and safety protocols. The COVIDVIRUS still remains a potential risk in any permitted public gathering. All auction sale attendees should remain mindful to observe social distancing and all other CDC and government health cautions. We cannot be responsible for any violations by any persons, or risk of contraction in any event. Please maintain 6’ distance between yourself and others. Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who has, or have traveled outside of the United States in the last month. Masks Required.

Aaron Posnik AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

AARON POSNIK & CO. INC. Indust & Comm. Auctions 31 Capital Dr. W. Spfld.

733-5238 www.posnik.com

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L www.posnik.com • E-Mail:info@posnik.com

A 2 hour on-line Mala Indian Cooking class gift certicate for 1 $39. paid $59 413-885-7272

FRI, JANUARY 15, at 6 PM BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, 50 to 90% off, selling boxes for $2.00. BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED KOREAN WAR VET 413-596-5783

Irish Stamp Album $450.00 OBO. Stamps Wanted Call Ron 413-896-3324 Cash For Stamps

QUEENSIZE Fruitwood Headboard $50; 5ft Heavy duty folding banquet table $25; 413-642-3522

Furniture, Etc.

ANTIQUE BUFFETT 2 drawers, 2 side cabinet doors solid wood $100 L67inx 21.

5W x 41inH (860)990-3131

Lawnmowers & Snowblowers

BLACK & DECKER elec grasshog trimmer/edger $30, Toro Electric blower vac $50; (413)642-3522

Wood Burning Stoves

BRICK LINED WOOD STOVE WITH GLASS DOOR includes all zero clearance pipe, roof brackets, chimney brush w/extensions $1500/firm. (413) 885-4235

GENERAL ESTATE AUCTION Including 200 paintings & prints PREVIEW 8 A.M. - 6 P.M. (MASKS PLEASE) WWW.DOUGLASAUCTIONEERS.COM

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