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Gambrills Flower Farm
May 10th, 2010 Categories: Businesses
It’s just five miles to Gambrills Flower Farm from Crofton, Maryland – an 8–minute drive to the prettiest flowers you can buy in this area. That’s 2 miles closer than the popular garden center in Davidsonville, and the prices are much friendlier to your pocketbook.
To be honest, I’ve been driving past Gambrills Flower Farm for years and never gave it a second look until I saw their flowers close-up at the Crofton Village Garden Club Fashion Show & Tea last week. It’s my new “favorite place” now, however, and my patio has never looked prettier than it does after filling my Jeep Grand Cherokee three times with hanging baskets, annuals and flowering shrubs.
Gambrills Flower Farm is a locally owned family business which operated for about 8 years as a wholesaler, i.e., growing flowers for other retailers. In 2000, they opened their own retail operation at 800 Annapolis Road (Rt. 175) – west of Rt. 3 less than a mile and about 5 miles east of Fort George G. Meade.
As I understand it, Mom does the planting, Dad’s in charge of the greenhouse operations, and their children operate the retail business.
Visit the Gambrills Flower Farm website for more information – or better yet, go visit them this week. You, your family and guests will enjoy their flowers in your yard or on your patio all year long!
P.S. Thinking of selling your home? $100 of flowers will make a world of difference in your curb appeal. Remember, you don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression on prospective home buyers.
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FocusOnCrofton.com is your one-stop source for information about Crofton, Maryland, and the surrounding area. It’s my way of keeping current residents informed about their community and real estate matters while also attracting relocating home buyers to the Crofton area (including Bowie, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Fort Meade, Gambrills, Millersville and Odenton). Please feel free to contact me any time for more information about these communities.
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Crofton Salon Hosts Cut-A-Thon for Community Center
May 5th, 2010 Categories: Businesses, Organizations
Mark your calendar now for Sunday, June 6. That’s when The Hair Experience will host a “cut-a-thon” at 2411 Crofton Lane (#18 Chelsea House) to benefit the Crofton Regional Community Center (CRCC).
The salon will offer cuts and blow-dries from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with half of the proceeds going to CRCC. Walk-ins are welcomed, but a call to 410–721–1313 for an appointment could save you time. If you do have to wait, you’ll enjoy the snacks and drinks which will be available.
“I believe it’s important to give back to the community that’s been so good to me,” said Sherene Collins, owner and hair stylist. “I fully support the building of the Crofton Regional Community Center,” she said, urging others in the greater Crofton community to “support a great cause…”
The CRCC is in its infancy, with many volunteers and businesses involved in early planning of the facility, the fundraising, and the programming. For more information, visit www.croftonregionalcommunitycenter.net.
Thank you, Donna Doyle, for providing this information to Focus On Crofton.
If your community organization or business would like to share information with the community, please use the contact tab at the top of this page.
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FocusOnCrofton.com is your one-stop source for information about Crofton, Maryland, and the surrounding area. It’s my way of keeping current residents informed about their community and real estate matters while also attracting relocating home buyers to the Crofton area (including Bowie, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Fort Meade, Gambrills, Millersville and Odenton). Please feel free to contact me any time for more information about these communities.
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Many Options for Working Out in Crofton
February 26th, 2010 Categories: Businesses
I finally did it. I joined a gym. (Long overdue, I know.)
Signing up for a membership at Gold’s Gym in Crofton was Step #1 for me. That was about 10 days ago. I even went so far as to call about scheduling my orientation with a trainer, but they didn’t have anyone available when it was convenient for me. (Does it sound like I’m making excuses?) Okay, I admit it… I could probably figure out a treadmill on my own and start doing some cardiio now, even before that orientation.
There’s no shortage of places for Crofton area residents to work out nearby. Besides Gold’s Gym, there’s Lifetime Fitness in Gambrills, SportFit in Bowie, and a number of other facilities.
If I had small children, I’d probably choose SportFit because they offer day camp for school age children whenever there’s a school holiday… that would be a tie-breaker for me. But I don’t have small children at home any more and I chose Gold’s Gym because it’s the closest and least expensive (thus eliminating two excuses for not joining).
There’s an ideal walking/jogging route of about 3 1/2 miles around Crofton Parkway for those who prefer a less structured workout. And you’ll find a paved par course at Crofton Park, off Route 424 (Davidsonville Road), west of Crofton Junior High.
Does it count that we have two golf courses in Crofton plus several tennis courts and swimming pools? Really, there are many options for working out here in the greater Crofton area.
I’ve finally run out of excuses for not getting enough exercise, and misery loves company. Will you join me at Golds Gym in Crofton?
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Tomorrow is National Wiggle Your Toes Day
August 5th, 2009 Categories: Businesses
Crofton Maryland celebrates “National Wiggle Your Toes Day” tomorrow.
I’m not kidding. Just check out the list of daily celebrations for August that I published on Monday. Not only that, but August is “Foot Health Month.” What better excuse could a girl possibly find for going shoe-shopping?!?!
In honor of the occasion, I thought it would be a good idea to recommend you visit A HEALTHY STEP shoe store in The Village of Waugh Chapel at 1300 Main Chapel Way in Gambrills – just 5 minutes from Crofton, MD.
I pictured “grandma” shoes or “nun” shoes, for some reason, when a store called “A HEALTHY STEP” opened near retirement condos in the Village at Waugh Chapel. I had absolutely zero desire to visit that store. My mistake! Now I have to laugh at that misconception.
Their shoes may be “fine-quality men’s and women’s American and European comfort footwear,” as their website claims, but they’re really good looking, as well – at least some of them are. These red shoes have become my uniform shoes… I wear them or a matching pair in brown nearly every day, with slacks or summer dresses.
I might never have discovered A HEALTHY STEP had I not walked past the window while killing time before my nail appointment at nearby Robert Andrews Salon a few weeks ago. My plan was to get some exercise by walking to the other end of the shopping center and back, but I spotted so many cute shoes in the window at A HEALTHY STEP – I never finished that walk. Curious about prices, I stepped inside to check them out and left with two pairs of shoes. Since then, I’ve been back to buy more of the same shoes in other colors. They were THAT comfortable!
If you live near Fort Meade, Crofton, Gambrills, or Odenton and haven’t visited A HEALTHY STEP yet, I encourage you to check it out. You’ll find high quality footwear, friendly knowledgeable customer service, custom orthotics, and, oh yes, “cute” and “trendy” shoes for women.
(They do have men’s shoes, too, but I didn’t pay much attention to them. Sorry, guys, you’ll have to visit there and let us know what you think.)
Thank you, David Lewis, for founding A HEALTHY STEP and opening it right here in the Crofton area. I’m sorry it took me so long to step inside and find out that you sell cute and trendy shoes, too – not just practical ones. Maybe I’ll visit again tomorrow for “National Wiggle Your Toes Day.”
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Providing community and real estate information about the Greater Crofton Area is my way of attracting new D.C.-Baltimore area home buyers to our community while also keeping my neighbors informed and earning their real estate business. Please click on Margaret Woda, Crofton REALTOR or call/text me at 301–346–2923 for help with your next home sale or purchase in the Greater Crofton Area.
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Crofton Village Green Alive with the Sound of Music…
July 16th, 2009 Categories: Businesses
We’ve discovered a new neighbor in the community, even though the new Crofton School of Music apparently has not found Focus on Crofton (or surely they would have contacted us weeks ago to help introduce them to the community).
As a musician myself (with a degree in Music Education and Piano), I am very excited to welcome the school’s owners, Crofton residents Keith and Leigh Ann Hinton and Virginia residents Matt and Dallis Byrne.
Their qualifications are impressive, and I can’t imagine anyone living nearby with school age children interested in music who wouldn’t be eager to meet them:
Keith is a senior chief musician and chief of concert productions with the U.S. Navy Band; - Leigh Ann is a Sergeant First Class and soprano soloist with the U.S. Army Concert Band;
- Matt is a Staff Sergeant and trumpeter with the U.S. Army Ceremonial Band; and
- Dallis is the choral director at a private school in Virginia.
There are 32 teachers affiliated with the school, and “quality musicians” defines them all. I’m betting there’s one who is just right for you and your children.
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Providing community and real estate information about the Greater Crofton Area is my way of attracting new D.C.-Baltimore area home buyers to our community while also keeping my neighbors informed and earning their real estate business. Please click on Margaret Woda, Crofton REALTOR or call/text me at 301–346–2923 for help with your next home sale or purchase in the Greater Crofton Area.
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