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Inside the Holiday Transformation of the Marders Garden Shop

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Laura Carlisle hands out cookies and cider to guests including Allegra Maloney during the opening day of Marders Nursery Christmas Open House last year.  MICHAEL HELLER

Laura Carlisle hands out cookies and cider to guests including Allegra Maloney during the opening day of Marders Nursery Christmas Open House last year. MICHAEL HELLER

Laura Carlisle hands out cookies and cider to guests during the opening day of Marders Nursery Christmas Open House last year.  MICHAEL HELLER

Laura Carlisle hands out cookies and cider to guests during the opening day of Marders Nursery Christmas Open House last year. MICHAEL HELLER

The Genesis Gospel Choir performed for a crowd of festive holiday shoppers inside the store barn during Marders 42nd Annual Open House last year.  MICHAEL HELLER

The Genesis Gospel Choir performed for a crowd of festive holiday shoppers inside the store barn during Marders 42nd Annual Open House last year. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021.  MICHAEL HELLER

The 2021 Christmas display at Marders Nursery, photographed on November 30th, 2021. MICHAEL HELLER

authorCailin Riley on Nov 17, 2022
Many gift shops and local businesses transform during the holiday season, but for the past 20 years, the Marders Garden Shop has been one of the standouts. For Kathleen Marder... more

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