Wisteria Blooms Define Aiken Gardens and Faulkner Echoes
Susan Elder recalls Wisteria sinensis and native Wisteria frutescens Amethyst Falls in Aiken, noting the plant's invasive charm and seasonal bloom contrasts with Faulkner's verbose Southern mythmaking. The piece reflects on gardens, surprises, and local scent of wisteria mingling with cigar smoke on a summer twilight.
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Wisteria
William Faulkner
Faulkner
Caspar Wistar
University of Pennsylvania
Aiken
Phillip
Susan Elder
Aiken Gardens
Wish Upon A Car Benefit Car Show at Aiken Mall
Fourth annual car show on Saturday April 25 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Aiken Mall. Registration is 20 dollars day of event and 15 dollars in advance with proceeds to the Make A Wish Foundation. For details call 648 9804.
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Aiken Mall
Langley Pond
Michael Frank
Trash and Treasure Sale at South Aiken High School
South Aiken High School hosts a Trash and Treasure sale in the SAHS cafeteria on Saturday April 25 from 7 a.m. to noon. Proceeds fund campus revitalization projects including landscape and beautification efforts. Call 641 2600 for more information.
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South Aiken High School
SAHS
Red Cross Offers Water Safety Instructor Class
The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross offers a water safety instructor course from April 26 to 30. Participants must swim basic strokes correctly to qualify. the 25 to 30 hour class leads to swim instructor certification. Call 641-4152 for details.
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Aiken County
The
American Red Cross
Aiken Garden Show Returns to Banksia Home Grounds
The Aiken Garden Show will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 8 and 9 at Banksia in Aiken with Jenks Farmer as keynote. Local garden clubs, tours of historic homes, Hitchcock Woods walks, crafts, and lunch accompany demonstrations by Camellia Hydrangea Rose Orchid and Ikebana groups. Proceeds benefit the Aiken Land Conservancy and the Aiken Garden Club Council.
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Banksia
Aiken County
Aiken
Jenks Farmer
Hitchcock Woods
Carolina Bay
Aikengardenshow
Bellsouth
Aiken Land Conservancy
Aiken Garden Club Council
LushLife Crinum Nursery
Moore Farms
Lake City
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Hull Storey Retail Group
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Banco
Richards Furriers
Aiton, Seat Carolina
Aiken Fairgrounds Hwy
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Aiken, SC
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Loco
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Aiken Garden
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