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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

MARCH 9, 2018

OU T & AB T U F O AR O END S L A C T EV E N

A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

Marci Huston’s bar is in full bloom

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Jeannette Close Editor

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Tia Sundberg Contributing Writers

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Routine Obstetrics & Prenatal Care Gynecology Well Woman Exams Contraception & Family Planning Menopause Issues HPV Vaccines Breast Exams and much more!

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Sit a spell Pull up a chair and the Garden Shoppe n’ Bar

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here’s a sense of calm that washes over you while visiting Marci Huston’s Garden Shoppe n’ Bar. Maybe it’s the wicker rocking-chairs that rest on the front porch. Or the eye-popping arrangements of flowers and succulents as you walk throughout the house.

Or maybe it’s even the yard out back—clad with tables, chairs and a fenced off area where Huston hosts many of her plant classes.

Though Huston had hoped to find a more enclosed property—one that would house more of her plants—she’s become smitten with the 150-year-old house.

“I’m kind of in love with it,” she says.

What initially started as a plant boutique where Huston could run classes for kids and adults, and have a place to host “Plant Nights” (all of which Huston still does), the shop has evolved into something unexpected.

And with its attributes still growing—a garden shop, a nursery, and a bar—The Garden Shoppe n’ Bar isn’t your usual flower shop.

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CUSTOM CARE In addition to regular hours, Garden Shoppe n’ Bar

holds private events for groups as well as planting parties.

Originally from Los Angeles, Huston has always had a green thumb.

After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business from California Polytechnic State University SLO, and then her MBA from Santa Clara University, Huston worked as a plant broker for a company in El Centro, California.

Eventually, that company sold their business to Sunseeds in Hollister, which is what led Huston to move to Hollister in 1987.

And now, she says, “I wouldn’t live anywhere else.”

Huston raised her three children, Jamie, Nick, and Mitch in Hollister, and all have helped her in business ventures.

Mitch, who manages the bar at the shop, says her children wouldn’t have it any other way.

“We’re willing to help,” he says.

“She’s worked hard, and I think she deserves this. And because she likes to work, and with the amount of

work that she’s done in raising us, I think it’s fair that we repay her.”

They began by helping when Huston opened The GardenMart nursery in 2010, once a friend suggested to her she open one with the closing of Target’s garden section.

“The GardenMart was supposed to be this little seasonal thing, and it just never shut down,” Huston says. “It’s only been getting bigger. We grew everything on Spring Grove Road, and we tried to have a sales yard on San Benito Street, and then we moved it all back.”

The GardenMart is still an active nursery on 410 Spring Grove Road.

But so is The Garden Shoppe n’ Bar. “What’s unique about this shop versus any other kind of garden store is the fact that we are on the nursery,” Huston says. “The whole place is planted with probably at minimum 300 plants. And all our plants are acclimated to Hollister, which means if you plant a ➝ 15

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SALINAS

IRISH DANCE Join the Spirit of Salinas Irish Dancers in their St. Patrick’s Celebration Irish Dance Explosion. Enjoy a special guest appearance by the International Irish Class & Wee Feet Irish Class. This free event also features live singing by Four on the Floor. Enjoy the show Sunday, March 11, 2-4pm at Salinas Police Activities League, 100 Howard St. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ycsf9zhk.

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BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Enjoy old timey bluegrass tunes at the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival. Blue Summit with AJ Lee, Jeff Baldwin with Harmony Grits and The Honeysuckle Possums will headline this festival of more than ten bluegrass and old timey acts. Guests will also enjoy camping, food vendors and self contained RV spaces. The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 at San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Highway 25. For tickets and more information, visit brookdalebluegrass.com.

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CRAB FEED Enjoy an all out gala affair at Crēdo’s Crab Feed Cabaret. Tour Crēdo’s new studio at 1 Polk St, San Juan Bautista and pick up a “swag bag” of goodies, drink tickets and party favors. Continue the evening at Timeless Treasures by feasting on an all-you-can-eat crab dinner and enjoying a cabaret featuring local talent, a silent auction and more. Be a part of something grand Saturday, March 10, 6-10pm at Timeless Treasures, 507 Third St. For tickets and information, visit tinyurl.com/y9eorxjq.

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LOCAL BEER MARCH 9, 2018

Explore beers from local breweries at Local Beer Thursday. The beer program at Vertigo Coffee Roasters is strictly “Locals Only,” and on Thursdays from 2pm to close draft beer is just $5 each. Enjoy beers featured from breweries in San Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties. Discover a new local favorite, Thursday, March 15 2-6pm at Vertigo Coffee Roasters, 81 Fourth St. For more information, visit vertigocoffee.com.

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HOME & GARDEN

Wonderful waste

Composting arrangements There are many different ways to compost. You can dump everything in a pile. You can create a composting ring with chicken wire or hardware cloth. You can also build composting boxes, create a keyhole garden that features a composting tube in its center, or you can invest in a composting barrel that is easy to spin. All of these methods work. You can also compost simply by burying a single day's worth of kitchen scraps somewhere in the backyard. The bottom line is this: composting can take up as much or as little space as you want. The important thing is to start composting!

Composting takes time

SPOILED SOIL Many hobby gardeners put off composting, thinking that it will smell bad or

attract pest, but by following a few simple rules any gardener can be a success.

Making space for composting in the garden

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By KATE RUSSELL

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he science behind composting is solid. Yard and kitchen waste are made of plants. In nature, plants decompose and return their nutrients to the soil.

Other plants feed on those nutrients, growing stronger and healthier. As a bonus, adding compost to planting areas makes plants healthier, and healthy plants need less chemical interventions. Composting also reduces erosion, helps balance soil pH, feeds earthworms and other beneficial soil microorganisms, and it improves soil structure. This is especially helpful in counteracting our areas heavy clay soil.

Composting basics Many hobby gardeners put off composting, thinking that it will smell bad or attract pests. Others try once,

without learning the basics, and end up with a smelly, rotten mess, vowing never to try again. Please try again. The basic rules of composting are simple: 1. Chop plant materials into pieces that are no more than 1½” long.

2. Avoid adding manure, grease, ashes, or soil to the compost pile.

3. Mix equal volumes of nitrogen-rich “green” material and “brown” carbon-rich material.

4. Keep compost as moist as a wrung out sponge.

5. Turn the pile every few days to incorporate more oxygen.

A healthy compost pile should smell earthy, not rotten. A rancid compost pile usually indicates a lack of oxygen and/or too much moisture. At the other end of the spectrum, insufficient water will halt the decomposition process altogether.

Composting does not happen overnight. Whether you use a barrel, an elaborate wooden box, or a simple pile on the ground, microorganisms and natural processes will cause the middle of the pile to heat up. Ideally, temperatures will remain between 120° to 150°F - you can use an oven thermometer to check. Too much heat may kill the microorganisms that break plant material down into usable compost. Each time you turn the compost pile, you add oxygen for those microorganisms.

When rainy weather arrives, you may want to cover your compost pile with a tarp. The decomposition process will slow, over the winter, put your spring seedlings will get a nutrient boost from your aged compost, for free!

Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county. Learn more about garden pests at the South County Teaching and Demo Garden, at St. Louise Hospital, 9400 No Name Uno, in Gilroy. Classes are regularly offered to the public. Learn more at mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu. For more information, visit mgsantaclara. ucanr.edu or call 408.282.3105 between 9:30am-12:30pm Monday through Friday.

SPOKING MY MIND

John Underwood

RAMPING UP The cycling season is getting into gear, from El Granada to Amgen—it’s that time of year.

Spring fling swing Cycle Guy rides into the next season

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fall’s Coyote Creek Cycling Classic had to be postponed, due to poor air quality issues stemming from the North Bay wildfires. The Boy Scouts had planned to reschedule the CCCC sometime this spring, but recently informed this writer that they now plan to just wait for the usual slot in October.

Fear not, because (as previously mentioned), your spring cycling schedule will be swamped! And to finish on an even cooler note, were you aware that the California Bicycle Coalition is “...pursuing a bicycle-oriented special interest

license plate program for motor vehicles in California”? Stay tuned!

Save the Dates • 3/10–El Granada 200k–santacruzrandonneurs.org • 4/14–Tierra Bella–Gilroy–tierrabella.org • 4/19-22–Sea Otter Classic– Monterey–seaotterclassic.com • 4/22–Primavera Century–Fremont–ffbc.org • 4/28–Mike's Bikes Cat's Hill Classic–Los Gatos–catshill.org • 5/12–I Care Classic–Morgan Hill–icareclassic.org

• 5/13-19–Amgen Tour of California–amgentourofcalifornia. com • 5/20–Strawberry Fields Forever–Aptos–strawberryfields. org • 5/25-28–Great Western Bike Rally–Paso Robles–greatwesternbicyclerally.com Curt “Cycle Guy” Hentschke has pedaled over 58,000 miles of South Valley and San Benito County trails. Send your cycle celebrations heycycleguy@gmail.com. Check for last minute changes before attending.

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pring is springing, the birds are singing, and bicycle bells are ringing! A Cycle Guy poem, just for you! Check out Save the Dates, for this is the time of year when the cycling season busts wide open!

Did you hear? Stage 4 of this year’s Amgen Tour of California will be a time trial that starts and finishes in our very own Morgan Hill! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 16th, because you might just need to call in sick that day! Details in the months ahead.

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UKULELE GREAT

MARCH 9, 2018

Join renowned ukulele master and teacher Hiram Ka’ailau Bell in San Juan Bautista at a concert fundraiser benefiting San Juan Bautista’s Rozas House Org., Inc. Bell performs a wide range of music including Hawaiian, blues, classic rock, jazz and classical. Ukulele students and players of all levels can also learn from one of the greats at a one hour clinic prior to the concert at 5:30pm. Experience this first for San Juan Bautista Saturday, March 10, 7-9pm at Native Daughters of the Golden West Adobe, 203 Fourth St, San Juan Bautista. For tickets and more information, visit rozashouse.org.

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HOLLISTER DINNER THEATER Bring friends and loved ones along to experience Inspire Performing Arts Academy’s production of the Murder Mystery, Murder at Rundown Abbey. Enjoy

a wonderful dinner and then watch as the teen players put on a show that will leave guests guessing who the murderer is until the very end.

Enjoy this murder mystery dinner, Friday-Saturday, March 9-10, 6-9pm or Sunday, March 11, 1-4pm

at Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St. For tickets and more information, visit tinyurl.com/y6wr7bhj.

SCOUT BENEFIT Enjoy an incredible evening at the first annual “A Night Under the Stars” event, the primary fundraiser benefiting local Scouts in the San Benito area. Guests will enjoy dinner, drinks and live music while viewing amazing items available to the highest bidder at both the live and silent auctions. All proceeds from the event will make it possible for every local Scout to attend Emerald Bay Scout Camp at Catalina Island this summer. Enjoy a night under the stars Saturday, March 17, 5:30-11pm at Villa & Sons Builder Services, 961 Foothill Road.

For tickets and more information, visit tinyurl.com/ydbboanr.

PHOTO CHALLENGE Enjoy Hollister Hills SVRA’s variety of trail systems while participating in a photo challenge adventure. The HHSVRA photo challenge self-guided and focuses on categories including motorcycle/ATV, 4X4, mountain biking/hiking and equestrian riding.

Be creative while taking pictures and enjoying the outdoors. The first 100 participants to complete the challenge will receive a prize. Participate in the photo challenge through June 30 at Hollister Hills SVRA, 7800 Cienega Road. For challenge rules and information, visit tinyurl.com/ ydftyg94.

SYMPHONY CONCERT

BIKE TOUR

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passports at Gilroy Welcome Center, 8155-6 Arroyo Circle, Building A, Gilroy or online at springpassport. eventbrite.com. For individual winery hours, days of operation and a list of partnering restaurants, visit santaclarawines.com.

South Valley Symphony and Maestro Anthony Quartuccio continue the Symphony’s 44th Season by celebrating young musicians at the youth concert, “NextGen 2018.” Navaroli Young Musicians Competition winner, Mai Matsumoto, will guest solo on violin and the Symphony will feature a Brass Choir with members of South Valley Symphony and honor students from local high schools. Experience this stunning program Saturday, March 10, 7pm at Gavilan College Theater, 5055 Santa Teresa, Gilroy. For tickets and information, visit southvalleysymphony.org.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY SPRING PASSPORT Join the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley for an exciting month of wine tasting along the Santa Clara Valley WIne Trail during Spring Passport 2018.

Throughout the month of March meet the talented winemakers and enjoy complimentary wine tasting, other surprises and special perks at the tasting rooms of more than 30 wineries along the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail. Enjoy Spring Passport 2018 through March 31. Purchase

GILROY BACH TO BLUES Enjoy regional talent at Bach to Blues 2018, the annual Gavilan College faculty concert with special guests. This fundraising concert showcases regional talent with performing artists including the winner of the Marian Filice Youth Piano Competition, Gavilan Performance Ensemble and guest artists. All proceeds benefit the

Gavilan College Music Program. Bach to Blues 2018 will be held Saturday, March 17, 7pm at The Gavilan College Theater, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. For more information, visit gavilan.edu/bachtoblues.

SAN JOSE CULINARY KIDS Check out the Kids Food Festival with the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. Have a good time learning about healthy eating with delicious recipes, games and hands-on activities. Enjoy a balanced-plate scavenger hunt, whip up a fruit smoothie on the Blender Bike and nourish lives by preparing food kids for distribution. Have a ➝ 13

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KNITTING AND CROCHET Knitters, crocheters and those that would like to learn to craft with yarn are invited to the Library Auxiliary during its coffee hour for the second Knitting and Crochet Meetup. Notions and yarn will be available to use for those that would like to learn to make a crocheted bunny basket. Project assistance will also be available to attendees that need instruction.

Knitting and Crochet Meetup will be held Saturday, March 10, 10:30am-12:30pm at Carl Martin Luck Memorial Library, 801

Second St. For more information, tinyurl.com/ycqdwlrk.

Explore the Coyote Valley region by bicycle and learn more about the history, wildlife, water and agricultural story of this area. This tour will follow a flat 21-mile loop, travel on the Coyote Creek Trail, make a stop at Spina Farms and more. Bring a bike, helmet, sun protection, water and a bag lunch. Bike Coyote Valley Sunday, March 11, 9am-12:30pm at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 550 Palm Ave, Morgan Hill. For more information and tickets, visit tinyurl.com/y995g3ol.

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DRINK

SIP & SCHOOL Sample wine from more than 30 local makers and enter for your chance to win some local wine.

Taste and learn Hop n Vine South Valley Festival & Market

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raft brews are all the rage, but there’s a long history of growing hops in the Santa Clara Valley. Learn something new about long-established traditions at “Hop ‘N Vine University,” or just come for a taste of the Valley, featuring more than 30 local wineries and breweries, along with light bites from local eateries. You might win some local wine at the Wine Pull in the Friends of the Wineries booth.

Wineries Alara Cellars, Aver Family Vineyards, Creekview Vineyards,

Fortino Winery, Guglielmo Winery, Jason Stephens Winery, La Vie Dansante Wines, Lion Ranch Vineyards & Winery, Medeiros Family Wines, Miramar Vineyards, Naumann Vineyards, Picchetti Winery, Roudon-Smith Winery, Sarah’s Vineyard, Solis Winery, Stefania Wine, Sunlit Oaks Winery, Tank House Winery, TASS Vineyards & Winery

Breweries Campbell Brewing Company, Clandestine Brewing, Golden State Brewery, Hapa’s Brewing Company, Hermitage Brewing Company, New World Ales, Santa

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Clara Valley Brewing, South Bay Brewco, Strike Brewing Company, Umunhum Brewing.

Panel Discussion Rhone Varietals Rule: The signature wines of Santa Clara Valley.

Winemaker John Aver.

Participants will learn why the Rhone varietals thrive in the region.

“Just like in France, where over the centuries, they have figured out which varietals do the best by geography, with the long successful history of growing Rhone varietals in the Santa Clara Valley we have proven that they do well here, too,” says winemaker John Aver.

correspondent Mary Orlin and Kim Engelhardt of Lions Ranch will discuss the history of Rhone varietals in the Santa Clara Valley and why they prosper here.

Date: March 10, 2018 2:00 PM-7:00 PM (pouring ends at 6pm) Location: The Fairgrounds Santa Clara County | 344 Tully Rd., San Jose, California Admission: Advance tickets, $55; day of, $65

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Head to the paint party Saturday, March 10, 10am-noon at Mars Hill Coffeehouse, 610 San Benito St, Hollister. For more information and tickets, visit tinyurl.com/ycadj26p.

CRAB CRACK Spend St. Patrick’s Day at an Old Fashioned Crab Crack and Dance. The Hollister Exchange Club presents its Annual Crab Crack and Dinner Dance featuring the music of Isaiah Pickett. Guests will enjoy dinner, live music, a full bar, raffle and silent auction. Please note there is a $15 per bottle corkage fee for wine brought in to the event and wine must be marked at the door. The Crab Crack and Dance will be held Saturday, March 17, 5:30-10pm at The Pavilion at San Benito Fairgrounds, 9000 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos.

For tickets and more information, visit tinyurl.com/y7dj8hk3.

LIBRARY STORYTIME

Children from infants to 8-years-old and their caregivers are invited to Storytime at the Library. Guests will enjoy listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes and doing other fun activities. Storytime at the Library is presented in English at two sessions every Wednesday, 10-11am or 11am-noon, and Bilingual Storytime is presented every Monday, 3-4pm at San Benito Free Library, 470 Fifth St, Hollister. Admission is free. For more information, call 831.636.4107.

deliciously good time Sunday, March 11, noon-4pm at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way. For more information, visit cdm.org.

TOAST & JAM All musicians are welcome to head to Crēdo Studio for Toast & Jam. Attendees will enjoy meeting to eat toast and jam, and then hanging out - to jam.

Crēdo Studio is a Center for the Arts that offers musicians a place to play and has a piano, drum kit and some percussion instruments available for Toast & Jam sessions. Attendees

FAMILY PAINTING Bring the little ones and enjoy a Mommy/ Daddy and Me Paint Party.

Participants and their little ones will be lead in a fun step by step creative painting process and will take home two 11-inch-by-17-inch canvases with an adorable “Dragonfly” themed painting. Food and drinks sold separately and trivia questions

LADIES DAY All the ladies are invited to gather up their friends and head to the Second Annual Ladies Day at The 19th Hole Booze & Food. Guests will enjoy shopping, food and cider tasting.

Across the Prairie, Ace Premium Craft Cider and Simply Southwest Style will all be on hand to provide a little rest and relaxation for guests. Second Annual Ladies Day will be held Sunday, March 18, 11am-5pm at The 19th Hole Booze & Food, 7071 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/y9zcww4c.

ART PREVIEW Join San Benito County Arts Council at its Open Studios Kick Off Party for a sneak peak of artwork from 29 artists on this year’s Open Studios Art Tour.

Guests will have an opportunity to view the artwork, enjoy food and drinks and celebrate this year’s group of talented, dynamic artists. The Preview Exhibition will be on display through April 6th and the Open Studios Art Tour will be held April 14-15. Head to the Open Studios Kick Off Party Friday, March 23, 6-8pm at the Annex, 217 Fifth St, Hollister.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit sanbenitoarts.org.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Registration is open for the Children’s Discovery Museum’s Summer of Service. This awardwinning program connects teens in grades 7-10 with volunteer opportunities with an emphasis on service and responsibility. Teens have the option to select from five focus areas including community outreach, early childhood education, the environment, leadership development and more during six separate one-week sessions.

Teens can sign up for one, two or all six weeks. This program runs from June 25-August 3, MondayFriday from 9am-4pm at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. For more information or to register, visit tinyurl.com/yc69hmxl.

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are also encouraged to bring their own instruments as well. Drop in for some toast and jam Saturday, March 10, 9am-noon at Crēdo Studio, 1 Polk St, San Juan Bautista.

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MUSICAL ROMP Join South Valley Civic Theater at its production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Based on the 1967 Academy Award winning film, Thoroughly Modern Millie is set in 1922 and takes audiences back to the height of the Jazz Age in New York City as young Millie Dillmount searches for a new life for herself. Enjoy this musical production through Saturday, March 17, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2:30pm at Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, 17090 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. For tickets and more information, visit svct.org.

W.E.R.C. BOWL-A-THON Support Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center at the fifth annual WERC Bowl-a-thon 2018.

This Spring Baby Season fundraiser is open to bowlers of all ages and skill levels, participants don’t have to be great bowlers to win.

Registration is required, teams must be a minimum of two members, prizes awarded for top three fund raisers. Join the FUNdraising bowling fun Sunday, March 18, 12:30-3pm at Morgan Hill Bowl, 650 Tennant Station, Morgan Hill.

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With the $20 ticket, guests will get raffle tickets to place horse bets.

And there will be prizes given for best hat and best outfit.

“I’ve already bought everything for it and it’s like three months from now,” Huston laughs. “This place is going to be continuously having events.”

For instance, the day after her derby party will be the Hollister Downtown Association’s Wine and Beer Stroll. The Garden Shoppe n’ Bar will be hosting Grillin and Chillin Ale House.

“Basically, they will shut down the place for it,” Huston says. “The whole property during that event is over 21 years old, so I’m kind of excited because then people will be able to walk around and look at the shop.”

Chuck Frowein, owner of Grillin and Chillin Alehouse in Hollister, helped Huston make contacts with beer and wine distributors after meeting her at the ale house.

“My wife and her friends have enjoyed being over there in the patio—people really enjoy the relaxed atmosphere,” Frowein says.

“She seems like a good entrepreneur. It’s definitely going to be great for downtown, it’ll be a little Napa. People can hop among the bars and businesses.”

Mike Fisher, who owns Fisher’s Restaurant in Hollister, agrees.

“I’m very excited for this business,” Fisher says. “A unique business like this, particularly in downtown Hollister, is the type that attracts tourism. It gives that much more reason for people to stay downtown and spend money.”

As for Huston, she’s excited to see what’s next for this this quaint house.

“The place has a lot of potential; a lot of possibilities,” she says.

“I couldn’t even predict this—and certainly three months from now, who knows what’s going to be going on here!”

Visit the “Garden Shoppe n’ Bar” at 364 Seventh Street in Hollister. For more information about classes and upcoming events, visit the The GardenShoppe on Facebook or call 831.801.6049.

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plant, they are going to live. So all the containers, everything that’s for sale, are the plants we’ve grown.”

Huston says, for any guests or customers who enjoy the ambience of the grounds at the Garden Shoppe n’ Bar and want to achieve the same look, GardenMart’s landscape concierge service can offer their services to help them landscape their homes using their plants.

And Huston, the daughter of a beer distributor, has a background in the wine and beer business. Her first job, at 14 years old, was driving forklifts, loading beer trucks, and calling customers.

“So I wasn’t afraid at all of getting a beer and wine license,” she says.

Equipped with a handicapped entrance, both the shop and the bar are open seven days a week, from 10am to “when it’s dark.”

“If people are here, then we stay.

I don’t have a closing time, but legally, I have to be shut by 10,” she explains.

The bar serves beer, as well as an array of local and organic wines. Guests can sit in the backyard patio, talk among friends, or even choose a board game from the assortment Huston provides.

Yet due to drinking laws, guests can’t bring their beverages inside the shop.

And to help foster the relaxing ambience and horticultural therapy Huston offers through her classes, she refuses to bring media onto the property.

“I don’t want TVs,” she says.

“This is a place to just come and relax. We want people to come in for the experience.”

At the moment, Huston is offering weekly succulent classes posted on her Facebook site. She also takes reservations for private events or parties, where she charges per person for up to 60 guests.

“We already had a wine tasting event,” she says. “We can do birthday parties for kids; we can pretty much do anything. Catering to anybody’s budget basically.

And because we don’t sell food, we encourage people to bring food in.”

That is, unless, you attend an event hosted by Huston.

One future event Huston is looking forward to is a Kentucky Derby party she’s hosting on May 4.

“I have it set up as an event

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