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Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
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New owner for Lancaster’s Conestoga House
Lancaster’s historic Conestoga House and nearly eight acres of gardens, topiaries, hanging baskets, and tropical pots are set to reopen this spring under new ownership.
The one-time Colonial tavern at 1608 Marietta Ave. sold at auction last year to the Lancaster-based Ecklin Development Group, which specializes in redeveloping historic downtowns.
Ecklin bought the property for a reported $755,000 from the James Hale Steinman Conestoga House Foundation and plans to keep it open to public touring as well as private events.
Many people are irresistibly drawn to green spaces. Whether itâs âforest bathingâ in wooded areas, marveling at manicured gardens, or crawling along home flower beds weeding and dead-heading, there are countless botanical wonders to behold. But all too often there is a sinister threat to these bucolic scenes: non-native invasive species.
According to LandScope America, over 285 invasive plant species are impacting Pennsylvania, threatening natural habitats and potentially causing harm to wildlife, economies and human health. Invasive plants reproduce rapidly, outcompete native species for resources, and have few if any natural controls to keep their populations down.
Often, these plants are less nutritious (or noxious) for animals, altering the food web and starving out the locals. Perhaps most vexing is that people continue to aid and abet these alien species by choosing plants based on their aesthetic appeal and growth habit regardless of where they came from.