Garden of Five Senses LbNA #20336
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Add Location| Owner: | Pink Panther  |
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| Plant date: | Jun 20, 2004 |
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| City: | Lancaster |
| County: | Lancaster |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | 2Plus2Crew |
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| Last found: | Jun 17, 2007 |
| Status: | FFFFFFaaaFaFaa |
| Last edited: | Jun 20, 2004 |
***Reported missing. Will check out and replace asap***
Location: Lancaster County Central Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Planted By: Thumbs Up
Date Planted: June 20, 2004
Terrain: wheelchair accessible, winding and sloping pavement.
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy (No previous knowledge of plants and plant names is required. Plaques in the garden will contain the answer to the clues.)
Last Reported Found: 11-18-04 (Send a report)
Directions: The Garden of Five Senses is located on Rockford Road in Lancaster County Central Park. From King Street in the center of the city of Lancaster, go south on Duke Street. Turn right on Chesapeake Street and then left into the park at the main entrance. At the first Y bear left. This is Rockford Rd. Go about 100 yards and park in the parking lot in front of the big sign for the Garden of Five Senses. Near the wooden stairs on the left end of the parking lot you will see an asphalt ramp. Begin the hike by proceeding up the ramp.
Clues:
As you solve the clues, go down to the bottom of the page and put the indicated letter on the blank with the corresponding clue number.
Following the asphalt path, go past the tree whose flower has four petals.
At the Y choose the road to the right.
Note the tree that is directly across from the fountain. These trees with fan-shaped leaves line the streets in the center of Lancaster City. Write the last letter of the name of this tree on blank #11.
Read the sign that explains why cats are not interested in sweets. Which of the 5 senses is addressed by this sign? Put the first letter of that sense on blank #6.
You would think that SAGE comes from the Latin word for wise, but if you read the sign, you'll learn it comes from this word that begins with an H. Write the 4th letter of this word on blank #9.
Next you'll see an herb that grows 6 feet in 33 years and then stops growing. Write the first letter of that herb on blank #1.
A few steps away you will see a plant that attracts goldfinches in the winter and bees in the summer. What is the shape of the leaves? Write the 4th letter of the shape of the leaves on blank #5.
Not far away you will see an herb that can be used as a treatment for headaches? Write the first letter of that herb on blank #3.
This herb was used to revive someone who had fainted. Write the 5th letter of this plant on blank #12.
Locate the sign that describes how and why the garden was created. Write the date it was completed here:_____________________. You will need to reference this later.
When you see the brass plaque thanking the Lion's Club, choose the path to the right.
Locate the Eastern Hemlock. This is the State Tree of Pennsylvania. What chemical in the bark made this tree profitable for loggers? Write the first letter on blank#10.
Retrace your steps and this time keep the Lion's Club plaque on your left.
Find the Eastern White Pine. Feel the bark and sniff the fragrant needles. How many needles are in each bundle? Write the last letter of that number on blank #4.
On your right you will notice an outcropping of rock. Due to erosion and "weathering" this rock becomes more and more exposed each year. What kind of rock is it? Write the seventh letter of the name of the rock on blank #2.
Lift the lids of the wrought iron containers and smell the fragrant plants inside each one. Find the one that people used to make into tea, but recently has been identified by the FDA as a carcinogen (!). Write the sixth letter of this plant on blank #7.
Locate a sign that matches the name in the puzzle below. Fill in blank #8 with the missing letter.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
This famous Lancastrian invented the paddle boat and eventually the steamboat.
Sit in the center of the bench across from this sign and look down on the Conestoga River. In 1972 Hurricane Agnes swept through the area. The accompanying rains raised the level of the Conestoga River and flooded much of the park. Had you been standing at this point in 1972, you would have been up to your knees in water! This is approximately where the river crested.
Turn to your right and walk along the path until you see something man-made and fashioned of wood on your left. Descend this structure. Refer to the date the garden was created and subtract 10 from the day (not month or year). We will call this new number "X". Take X paces (count each foot fall) to the right. Under a small flat rock, under a large rock ledge, you will find the letterbox.
Please be discreet and wait until others walking through the garden are not near you, or watching you, before you sign-in and stamp in the logbook. Thanks!
When you are done, carefully replace it under the smaller flat rock to obscure it from view.
Before you set out, please read the LBNA waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
Please note that Pink Panther and Black Swan are watching these boxes for Thumbs Up! until returning to US.
Location: Lancaster County Central Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Planted By: Thumbs Up
Date Planted: June 20, 2004
Terrain: wheelchair accessible, winding and sloping pavement.
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy (No previous knowledge of plants and plant names is required. Plaques in the garden will contain the answer to the clues.)
Last Reported Found: 11-18-04 (Send a report)
Directions: The Garden of Five Senses is located on Rockford Road in Lancaster County Central Park. From King Street in the center of the city of Lancaster, go south on Duke Street. Turn right on Chesapeake Street and then left into the park at the main entrance. At the first Y bear left. This is Rockford Rd. Go about 100 yards and park in the parking lot in front of the big sign for the Garden of Five Senses. Near the wooden stairs on the left end of the parking lot you will see an asphalt ramp. Begin the hike by proceeding up the ramp.
Clues:
As you solve the clues, go down to the bottom of the page and put the indicated letter on the blank with the corresponding clue number.
Following the asphalt path, go past the tree whose flower has four petals.
At the Y choose the road to the right.
Note the tree that is directly across from the fountain. These trees with fan-shaped leaves line the streets in the center of Lancaster City. Write the last letter of the name of this tree on blank #11.
Read the sign that explains why cats are not interested in sweets. Which of the 5 senses is addressed by this sign? Put the first letter of that sense on blank #6.
You would think that SAGE comes from the Latin word for wise, but if you read the sign, you'll learn it comes from this word that begins with an H. Write the 4th letter of this word on blank #9.
Next you'll see an herb that grows 6 feet in 33 years and then stops growing. Write the first letter of that herb on blank #1.
A few steps away you will see a plant that attracts goldfinches in the winter and bees in the summer. What is the shape of the leaves? Write the 4th letter of the shape of the leaves on blank #5.
Not far away you will see an herb that can be used as a treatment for headaches? Write the first letter of that herb on blank #3.
This herb was used to revive someone who had fainted. Write the 5th letter of this plant on blank #12.
Locate the sign that describes how and why the garden was created. Write the date it was completed here:_____________________. You will need to reference this later.
When you see the brass plaque thanking the Lion's Club, choose the path to the right.
Locate the Eastern Hemlock. This is the State Tree of Pennsylvania. What chemical in the bark made this tree profitable for loggers? Write the first letter on blank#10.
Retrace your steps and this time keep the Lion's Club plaque on your left.
Find the Eastern White Pine. Feel the bark and sniff the fragrant needles. How many needles are in each bundle? Write the last letter of that number on blank #4.
On your right you will notice an outcropping of rock. Due to erosion and "weathering" this rock becomes more and more exposed each year. What kind of rock is it? Write the seventh letter of the name of the rock on blank #2.
Lift the lids of the wrought iron containers and smell the fragrant plants inside each one. Find the one that people used to make into tea, but recently has been identified by the FDA as a carcinogen (!). Write the sixth letter of this plant on blank #7.
Locate a sign that matches the name in the puzzle below. Fill in blank #8 with the missing letter.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
This famous Lancastrian invented the paddle boat and eventually the steamboat.
Sit in the center of the bench across from this sign and look down on the Conestoga River. In 1972 Hurricane Agnes swept through the area. The accompanying rains raised the level of the Conestoga River and flooded much of the park. Had you been standing at this point in 1972, you would have been up to your knees in water! This is approximately where the river crested.
Turn to your right and walk along the path until you see something man-made and fashioned of wood on your left. Descend this structure. Refer to the date the garden was created and subtract 10 from the day (not month or year). We will call this new number "X". Take X paces (count each foot fall) to the right. Under a small flat rock, under a large rock ledge, you will find the letterbox.
Please be discreet and wait until others walking through the garden are not near you, or watching you, before you sign-in and stamp in the logbook. Thanks!
When you are done, carefully replace it under the smaller flat rock to obscure it from view.
Before you set out, please read the LBNA waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
Please note that Pink Panther and Black Swan are watching these boxes for Thumbs Up! until returning to US.