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Thanks Petitti's

The space occupied by the new Petittis was a former movie theatre and was vacant for more than ONE THOUSAND YEARS. I'm not exaggerating.

As a professional landscape architect personally responsible for protecting the world from stupid land development projects (as opposed to smart land development projects,) I encourage everyone in Mentor to say a loud and sincere "thank you" to the Petitti's.

Who are the Petittis, you ask?

The Petittis are the people who have rebuilt and opened a fantabulous new retail garden center at the south end of Plaza Boulevard, near Route 84. The space occupied by the new Petittis was a former movie theatre and was vacant for more than ONE THOUSAND YEARS.

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That's right – it was vacant for more than ONE THOUAND YEARS. And I'm not exaggerating.

I've been in the new Petittis a number of times since they opened. I bought my wife a fantasmigorical orchid with twenty blooms on it (and this time I'm really not exaggerating) for her birthday. She loves orchids. We have ONE THOUSAND orchids in our living room. We have so many orchids in our living room, it has its own climate zone.

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On my second visit, I bought heavy bags of stuff to broadcast on our vegetable garden and garden implements and work gloves for my wife. That's a considerate husband, willing to buy new work gloves for his wife. I always fill the gas tank and start our push mower for her too, so she can mow the lawn, after she's finished her chores digging in the garden.

With Mother's Day almost here, I encourage all husbands and kids to get down to Petitti's and buy work gloves and other practical gear for mom.  Mom'll thank you for it when she's outside doing her yard work.

But don't forget to get her something personal too, like bags for the vacuum cleaner.

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