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One of The Phantom Gardener's goals is to spread the word about sound environmental practices. Making it happen are, from left, Norbert Lazar, Patty Fitzgerald, Linda Anderson, Julianne Klasen, and Eileen McClatchy. From the People, Places & Plants story from summer, 2005 (see below).


LINKS TO PRESS STORIES
Click below on the headlines of each story to read a PDF file of each news media report about the Phantom Gardener. The files are large, so they take a few moments to load.

The Phantom Gardener offers complete organic gardening; Sale on tap Labor Day weekend, McIntyre, Dan. Hudson River Sampler, August, 2005.

The Phantom Gardener, Taking the natural path, Napolitano, Lisa. People, Places & Plants, Eary summer, 2005.

Phantom of the garden: Crusading nursery owner advocates natural alternatives for gardening products, Carlo, Andrew M. Home Channel News, July 1, 2002, 1997.

Phantoms amid the Pholiage in Rhinebeck, Guinan, Joe. Gazetter Advertiser, May 15, 1997.

Business Spotlight: Phantom Gardener, Gazette Advertiser, May 3, 1989.

Branching Out: Garden Shop grows with organic flow, James, Caitlan. unknown publication, unknown date.



OTHER PHANTOM STORIES
Below are links to stories and web posts about The Phantom Gardener. See what folks say about the Dutchess County garden shop.


From About Town Guide:
Selecting Trees and Shrubs for Our Climate by Neil Soderstrom includes several quotes from Phantom Gardener owner Norbert Lazar.

From iVillage Garden Web:
*"I took my first trip to the Phantom Gardener nursery in Rhinebeck. They are an upscale place. Their indoor stuff looks like a NYC department store. Very classy...The selection is amazing. They have unique plants that I couldn't resist, and ended up spending $50 on a few things like opuntia cactus and a huge blue flowered salvia, among other things I've been lusting for. They have row after row of any perennial you could ask for (not every cultivar, though) and a greenhouse full of unusual annuals."

*"I just went there yesterday and bought a bunch of very quirky stuff I'm all excited about. One thing was a European Mountain Ash I've wanted for years. ... I also got some little St. Johns Wort shrubs with variegated plum foliage, very cute!... They gave me a bunch of "Phantom dollars", redeemable in July."



Store manager Julianna Klasen takes stock of pottery at the Rhineback garden center, which also offers garden statuary and furniture. From the People, Places & Plants article, above.

The Rhinebeck Jewish Center recently held a tree planting ceremony

at The Phantom Gardener to commemorate Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year of Trees.

Click here to read more about the celebration

and view pictures of the event.