Master Gardeners Revive Swan Park in Baldwin City
Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners partner with Baldwin City Lions Club to transform a small pocket park behind the fountain and Chamber of Commerce building at Eighth and High streets. Led by Jane Akob, the group aims to add an educational angle to the space, expanding beyond a simple garden.
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Sheryl Beier
Lawrence
Jane Akob
Baldwin City
Tom Swan Park
Eighth and High Streets
Lion’s Club
Swan Park
Douglas County Extension
Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce
Garden calendar space grows in Tom Swan Park project
Akob and the Baldwin City Master Gardeners expanded two Lawrence gardens concept to Tom Swan Park creating a Monarch Waystation with Prairie Star and Prairie Bloom recommended plants. new hydrangea shrubs coneflower beebalm milkweed and fennel boost butterfly habitat and plant labels are being added as planting proceeds.
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Lawrence
Fairgrounds Demonstration Gardens
Monarch Waystation No
Akob
Tom Swan Park
Kansas State University
Kansas
Monarch Watch
Baldwin City
Master Gardener Training Opens for Douglas County Volunteers
Douglas County E State Research and Extension invites applications for Master Gardener volunteer training from Aug 20 to Nov 12. Information at douglascountymas.org or 843-7058. visit 2110 Harper St in Lawrence. Garden upgrades include drip irrigation, a patio, rain barrels, and bulbs from Arrowhead Hardware Baldwin. Swan Park dedication noted in 1997.
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Douglas County
Douglascountymastergardeners.org
Harper St
Lawrence
Jennifer Smith
K-State Research and Extension
Douglas-County
Kovel explains misattributed antiques and Petit copies
The piece traces mislabeling of 18th century vases once called Lowestoft, later titled Chinese export porcelain, and reveals they are copies by Jacob Petit. It notes values for Petit copies and advises on authenticity, plus a reader query about Frank Leslie’s Illustr ated Newspaper volumes and their sale prices from $50 to $200.
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Lowestoft
Delft
China
England
West
Jacob Petit
Paris
Petit
Frank Leslie
Illustrated Weekly
United States
Leslie
France
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Jennifer Smith Smithjen
Ksu
Baldwin City Lions Club
Arrowhead Hardware
Baldwin
Tom Swan
Baldwin Lumber Company
Lumberyard Arts Center
Swan
Kovel’'S Antiques
By Terry Kovel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!