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Yo Ho Ho and ... an Easter Egg?

Pirates of the Caribbean have nothing on Ploughshares Nursery today. It seems a piratical Easter Bunny has scattered eggs somewhere on the three-acre grounds, and kids are invited to hunt for the treasure.

Posted by Dixie Jordan (Editor), April 8, 2012 at 05:15 am

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Kids can hunt for pirate treasure today while their parents hunt for the perfect plants to freshen up spring gardens.

, 2701 Main St., is offering a "Pirate Treasure Easter Egg Hunt" throughout the day on sunday, April 8.

"A pirate Easter Bunny has left his egg treasure all over our nursery!" according to Ploughshares' Facebook page. "Bring the kids over this Sunday and find the eggs or walk the plank!"

Ploughshares specializes in California native, drought tolerant and edible plants. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

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