{"id":4862,"date":"2015-03-26T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T17:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2023-02-21T18:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T23:06:41","slug":"dig-into-spring-with-elfster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/26\/dig-into-spring-with-elfster\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Into Spring with Elfster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Gardening-Gift-Guide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 19px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Gardening Gift Guide\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Gardening-Gift-Guide_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Gardening Gift Guide\" width=\"164\" height=\"244\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; British Poet Alfred Austin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Gardening-Gift-Guide2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 20px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Gardening Gift Guide2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Gardening-Gift-Guide2_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Gardening Gift Guide2\" width=\"244\" height=\"244\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spring has sprung, so it\u2019s time to get outside and get your garden growing. Need a little inspiration? Shop Elfster to create your own backyard garden oasis. 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