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Mary Turner, a master gardener and owner of Salt Farm Flowers, recommends using rough-cut hemlock as a cost-effective material that can be sourced from a local mill or lumberyard.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Knowing that Sam is nearby, Rosie tells Grace to hide in a lumberyard.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Firefighters battled a massive five-alarm fire Friday evening that broke out inside a Queens lumberyard, the FDNY said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Today these may not be available to most of us, but can be substituted with bamboo or wood stakes found at garden centers or lumberyards.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Knowing that Sam is nearby, Rosie tells Grace to hide in a lumberyard.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Firefighters battled a massive five-alarm fire Friday evening that broke out inside a Queens lumberyard, the FDNY said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Today these may not be available to most of us, but can be substituted with bamboo or wood stakes found at garden centers or lumberyards.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Lumberyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberyard. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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lumberyard
noun
lum·ber·yard
-ˌyärd 
: a place where lumber is kept for sale
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