We have attended this garden tour for many years and I highly recommend it. The gardens will be quite diverse and you will come away with many ideas to incorporate into your garden. Download the tour newsletter that describes each garden or pick one up at one of the supporting nurseries listed on the link provided above. Bring your camera! -Mike

FLAMINGO PARK HISTORIC HOMES'GARDEN TOUR Apr.5 3-7pm Walking tour of 10 gardens in historic WPB neighborhood. Food, wine, entertainment & evening ambiance as the sun sets on West Palm Beach. Trolley service. Tickets avail online www.HistoricHomeTours.com or at check-in:I95 exit & go East on Okeechobee Blvd,South on Parker Ave to Howard Park(1/4mi.on east side)WPB. Tickets $22, in advance $17.Info call:561-802-1797

For sure, you won't need a lawn mower! and, you won't need to tow a car around! Won't have room for your gun collection, or the Mrs. collection of old glassware! No property tax collectors!Your pesky brother in law won't be dropping in on saturday morning, trying to borrow yer tractor, chain saw, lawn mower, Troy-bilt tiller, nothing like that! Just think--a new barber every time you need a hair cut, unless you don't get it cut unless you stop in at the old home town occasionally! You'll be making new friends, and losing other ones! Sometimes good, sometimes bad. I'd often thought i'd like to do that, if i had become a widower in later life, but, the ol' girl is still perkin' right along, so i'm happy to keep living in our home, firmly anchored to the gool old sod, so to say! My advice/ Try it-might like it, might get tired after time passes! Lots to see out there, scenery at your home will be easily changable! No grass to mow, no snow to shovel, no reliable friends (temporary ones, maybe not permanent ones! Have to pay for all services-can't repair the truck or trailer in campground, or wherever you stay! Its a big decision-to pull up stakes and leave! But, our ancestors did it-under far less inviting circumstances, and survived, maybe minus their hair, but they helped build a country! I've towed all over, from Texas to the north-east! Enjoyed it all! Had tents, tent trailers, stand-up trailers, and a motor home! And, all served their purposes. to keep us dry, secure, away from bugs and snakes, and interlopers! Great way to see our great country. Go for it! If i wasn't 82 yoa, i'd travel further than 100 miles one way! Never know when the big one is coming! Costs big bucks to ship a corpse very far, ya know! Have fun: By: Rusty Jones

I used to be a crafts teacher at my local Michael's and that included the kids crafts on Saturdays. I hope they still have an on-line library of their crafts. Do check it out at Michales dot com. Painted terra cotta flower pots were popular. We used the pots also, to make feeders and bird houses and wind chimes. Another fun craft was using aluminum foil pie pans (8 or 9 inch and 4 - 6 inch) to make flower lights for the garden. If you will e-mail me, I will send you instructions and parts list. corar1020@aol.com