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Two Green Thumbs Up From The G

| garden, Gardening, Giving
December 4, 2010

“The Giving Gardens is the perfect title for the perfect non-profit: An organization that pays it forward by giving, growing, nurturing and sharing. Through the creativity and energy of Margaux Drake, The Giving Gardens plants seeds of selflessness in others and for others, and reaps a bountiful harvest of love.”–Governor...
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The Gift of Gardening

| Free, Fun, garden, Gardening, Giving
December 2, 2010

The holiday season is upon us, and what do you give that person that has everything? The answer can be as simple as time or help. This fall, a good friend of ours celebrated a milestone birthday. And, this friend has at least two or three of EVERYTHING! Just to...
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Visiting Martha Stewart’s Garden

| Fun, garden, Gardening, Giving, Martha Stewart, Travel
September 15, 2010

Shaun Kass, Martha’s Head Gardener, and I pose in front of Martha’s conservatory. Over a year ago I came up with a unique fundraising idea for my nonprofit, The Giving Gardens, a celebrity plant auction. I asked Martha Stewart if she would donate and she said yes! The auction named,...
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Margarita+The Giving Gardens=Pure Joy

| Free, Fun, garden, Gardening, Giving, Healthy Living
September 14, 2010

Meet Margarita Pichardo. She owns one of the very first Habitat for Humanity homes that The Giving Gardens landscaped. Margarita was given a gift five years ago and just look what she has done with it ( see photos below). Many people ask me why I continue with The Giving...
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Richard Gere & Carey Lowell Plant-it-Forward From Their New Inn, The Bedford Post

| Design, garden, Gardening, Giving, Plant-Based Cuisine, Travel, WholeFood
May 18, 2010

We felt like taking our shoes off at the bottom of the stairs when we (my sister, Janet and I) first arrived at the Bedford Post Inn. The comfortable atmosphere made us feel like we were welcomed guests to a beautiful home and as such you usually take your shoes...
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