POLITICIANS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES SLINGING MUD
04-30-2008
BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM MEMBERS INVITE GUESTS TO GET DIRTY...WITH CREATIVE GARDENING PACKAGES, OF COURSE!
Austin, TX (4/29/08) - There's plenty of mudslinging going on along the campaign trail, but it's not limited to political opponents. BedandBreakfast.com member innkeepers throughout the country are inviting guests to "get dirty" in their gardens as they learn to plant and design award-winning gardens. For a complete list of Gardening Getaways, visit www.BedandBreakfast.com, the largest online B&B directory and reservation network worldwide, then look for the Getaways for Gardeners icon in the lower left corner. Here's just a sample of some of the great green garden getaways, listed alphabetically by state. All rates are quoted per couple, including a full and hearty breakfast for two daily; taxes are additional.
Victorian Charm B&B, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada: Take a guided tour of this inn's lovely garden, then choose a native plant to take home, along with instruction on planting, pruning and routine plant care. This package, offered April through October, includes two nights lodging, daily breakfasts featuring a choice of six hot entrees, and your plant starting at $325.
House on Cherry Street, Jacksonville, FL: Spend the weekend with an expert gardener innkeeper. Instruction in vermiculture, composting, making herbal tea, and French intensive gardening in raised beds is offered free when you stay two nights; just bring your gardening gloves. Rates are $105-115 nightly.
Island Goode's, Hilo, HI: Stay two nights through July, and the innkeeper will offer a personalized tour of the eight-acre sugar cane fields along with a demonstration on harvesting and processing sugar cane juice. Additionally, $25 will be deducted from a two-night stay to purchase tickets to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens, just two miles from the B&B. Rates are $180-215 nightly.
Annabelle B&B, Sandwich, MA: Book any suite for a three-night stay from May 15 - October 15, and receive a two-hour consultation from horticulturist/innkeeper Paula Murphy plus two complimentary tickets to Heritage Gardens & Museums in Sandwich. Topics range from proper planting and pruning techniques to design ideas; tour this B&B's gardens with more than 300 species of plants. Rates are $155-205 nightly.
Yates House, Rocheport, MO: Come June 6-8, 2008 for a weekend of planting and partying. The weekend starts with a private tour of Vintage Hill Nursery and Farm, featuring over 1,700 varieties of annuals, perennials, hardy roses, and a fantastic selection of pottery. With the guidance of owner Jeff Oberhaus, purchase plants for your container garden. Then return to the inn for a luncheon and demonstration on using herbs in recipes. Enjoy quaint Rocheport in the afternoon, and then return to the inn for a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception with other attendees and the innkeepers. Jeff Oberhaus will join the group to discuss the art of container gardening and assist attendees in creating their own container garden masterpieces. This package costs $100 when added to the cost of a two-night stay. Rates range from $149-269 nightly.
Cranmore Mountain Lodge, North Conway, NH: The 2008 Fryeburg Home, Garden and Flower show is located just fifteen minutes from the inn. Browse the "Garden Marketplaces", offering everything for your garden and landscaping needs from seedlings to patio dining tables. This package is offered May 16-18, and includes two nights at a discounted rates starting at $124 per night for standard rooms plus two complimentary tickets to the show. Children under 10 stay free with a parent, and children under six can attend the show without a ticket.
Main Street Manor, Flemington, NJ: If you're looking for inspiration for your garden, start in the parlor where guests find volumes of garden design books. Next, visit Doris Duke's renowned estate, Duke Farms, where eleven themed gardens are housed in an elegant turn of the century glass conservatory. The Garden Inspiration Package includes two nights accommodations plus two tickets to Duke Farms from $240-505, depending on room choice and dates.
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