Category Archives: Juniper Village at Lebanon

Juniper Village at Lebanon resident Peggy Griffe was born in Nassau, the Bahamas, and she moved to Schaefferstown in 1956, after marrying her husband Gene, who was in the US Air Force. During our recent manicure session, Peggy told us an interesting story. She was once a manicurist for the stars! She worked at The […]

Everyone wanted to help plant flowers on the first nice day that made this possible, and even those who couldn’t get outside were able to make a big contribution.  Here are Community House residents Jackie and Joanne helping to re-pot some plants with the help of our Business Office Manager Shannon Roof, who covered the […]

Here you will see our three enthusiastic gardeners (Tanya Flemming, Connections Director;  Shannon Roof, Business Office Manager, and Shannon’s mother, Linda Hartman, who also works at Juniper Village at Lebanon in the Wellness Department) starting out with a blank canvas of grass and mulch in the Community House Courtyard.  We hope to be able to […]

While everyone else was gardening, Steve, a member of our Environmental Services Team, took advantage of the quiet time and shampooed the carpets in Community House.  We appreciate all of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to keep our buildings clean, sanitized, and looking sharp!

There’s nothing quite like getting your hands in the dirt and smelling that unique earthy aroma of freshly turned soil!  Resident Ruth Hartman was thrilled to be able to help dig the holes in our raised bed using a long-handled trowel.  She didn’t even mind finding numerous earthworms, which is a sign of good soil!  […]

The best way to tackle an enormous job is to break it down into smaller parts.  Here is resident Barbara Walters, who became our watering specialist for the day of planting.  She was tireless in trekking water from the hose to the remote locations in the courtyard that needed water for the newly planted flowers.  […]

One day, resident Palma Lenza mentioned to a co-worker that she would love to have just one flower and a tomato plant planted right outside of her window near her bird feeder.  The next day, this co-worker simply mentioned this to Steve Heller, the Director of Environmental Services, and by noon that same day, Palma […]

When Tanya Flemming, Connections Director at Juniper Village at Lebanon, gets an idea, there is no stopping her. She recently had visions of flowers blooming in both of our courtyards and our many flower beds surrounding our buildings. Here she is with over 20 flats of annual flowers, plus several pots of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers […]

Rock painting can be very cathartic, especially during these stressful times.  It is a very individualized project, and what started out as an activity called “Cat Rocks” quickly became everything but cat rocks.  Well, one gentleman actually did paint a cat on his rock, but everyone else opted for butterflies, hearts or words.  Brenda really […]

If you were around in the 60’s, you are probably humming that famous Mamas and the Papas’ song with the similar sounding name by now.  “Bah da bah da da da. Monday, Monday, so good to me. Monday mornin; it ws all I hoped it would be.” We ramped up the Snack Cart, and from […]