Yesterday marked the official start of spring. Now is the perfect time to try out a new recipe for warm weather days. Below is a quick and delicious recipe for a California Sandwich (courtesy of ezrapoundcake.com). Try this one out as a sandwich or wrap.
Our new catalog has dropped and you can check it out online today! The Spring Gifts 2012 catalog features some great new items for kids, family, and the home. Below we featured some of our favorites but you can check out all the great items HERE
Here at Lakeside we are celebrating Spring even though we are in the cold dreary month of February. These adorable items for your garden have lifted our spirits and hopefully will do the same for you. The Set of Two Stone Garden Frogs are only $6.95. What looks like moss-covered and black river rocks of various sizes are put together to create these whimsical frogs. A great addition to your garden! Bring back memories of childhood fun with these Kids With Solar Fireflies for only $10.95. The firefly lights up using the power of the sun collected by a solar panel on the statue. Visit all our Spring items in our new Spring book. Let’s hope the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow!
sparklin’ drops of spring, photo by Steve took it
Article by Cathy Bauer, Contact Center Manager
The weather down by the Lakeside is changing quickly. Trees and flowers are blossoming and it is very clear that Spring is here, and Summer is in the not too distant future. This time of year is always exciting. Each day shows us new changes. These changes are not just apparent in the weather or our gardens, but also in our lives. It seems to me, as soon as the weather starts to improve that we also prepare for change. Warm weather and daffodils, for me, also means a lot of family events. Graduation invitations seem to start coming in as soon as the Spring showers start. Graduation events seem to lead directly into Father’s Day and then we go right to Summer picnics.
These are annual events we all either look forward to or dread. Luckily I have found a few items that help me prpare for graduation and Summer get togethers that will help simplify my shopping. If you are like me with graduation celebrations, and family parties on your brain, why not try our Graduation Photo Album or Tassel Frame for only $4.95 or get ready for Father’s Day and Summer Picnics try our great BBQ Entertaining Necessities.
Hopefully you find the Lakeside Collection has the right gift idea or tool to help make your shopping simpler for these fun family events.
Photo by rAmmoRRison
Very shortly we will see the crocus, daffodil, and soon after tulips springing up from the dormant ground. Spring is around the corner. This will be the time to get back into the swing of things by working off those few extra pounds that seem to come from the winter months. It is time to rake up the dead leaves and trim the dead growths around bushes and perennials. What else can we do for beautiful flowers this spring, well I am not sure so I decided to consult our expert employee here at Lakeside, Elaine, for her top 3 tips for flowers. She received these tips from her trustly source, Jerry Baker, America’s Master Gardener.
Tip #1: Don’t plant your bulbs without babying them! Dust them with medicated baby powder before planting, and the varmints will stay away. This one simple step could save their lives.
Tip #2: The best time to plant roses is very early in the spring. Dormant roses will produce a large crop of flowers the first season if they are carefully planted. Mound earth all over them until growth starts.
Tip #3: Deer, chipmunks, mice and moles all hate daffodils, which are slightly toxic and unpalatable to them. So to protect your tulips, hyacinths, and other delectable delights, interplant daffodil bulbs in and among them.
Thanks Elaine for the tips, anyone have any other helpful tips?
