Cottage gardens bloom without a cottage or castle in England
Becky Geeting builds a cottage garden in sandy, hot climes mixing herbs, perennials, and annuals. She avoids insecticides, welcomes wildlife with a pond and fence, and selects plants like Mahonia, abelia, daylilies, mock orange, and disease resistant roses. The result is a relaxed, colorful space that suits her home and climate.
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Mark Geeting
Becky
Grisham
Aiken
Vita Sackville-West
Sir Harold Nicolson
Sissinghurst
Kent
England
Old House Journal
Charleston
Duchesse de Brabant
Mme Joseph Schwartz
B. R. Cant
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Miniature fair arrives early in Winston-Salem museum
In High Point, the Winston-Salem Miniaturists present two exhibits at the Angela Peterson Doll and Miniature Museum through November 7. A Classic A Fair centers on an 18-inch carousel by Ann Rhodes and Emily Phelps, lit and playing music, after 14 months of work. Our Town blends old and new with toy shops, a post office, and a one-room schoolhouse.
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High Point
Triad
Winston-Salem
Nox. 7
Our Town
Greensboro
Susan Myers
Myers
Center Square
PortaJohn
Derith Witkeye
Old Salem
Olina
Bob Timberlake
Bette Ball
Angela Peterson
N.C
Surviving memory loss holds for Alzheimer's couple
In Colorado Springs, Paul Pardun 77 and wife Norma 74 navigate an eight year battle with Alzheimer's. The couple, living at home with care from Norma, face daily needs and moments of recognition, while Norma remains pragmatic, loving, and committed to keeping contact through talk and touch as caregiver duties intensify.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Paul Pardon
Norma
Paul Pardun
Norma Pardon
Paul
Wnierstand
Tod
Bob
Maine
Res
Rusty
Macy
Georgia tobacco auctions open with low prices
Moultrie, Georgia marked the start of se-cured tobacco auctions with prices near 1.50 per pound, well below last year’s 1.70 average. Pidcock Tobacco Warehouses owner Ramsey Pidcock praised crop quality despite weak bids from four buyers for 150000 pounds. Oak of five Georgia Florida belt sales opened in Moultrie Vidalia Nashville Alma and Madison Florida with farmers like Calvin McCracken keeping some leaf unsold.
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Moultrie
Georgia
Ramsey Pidcock
Pidcock
Tobacco Company
Pitlock
Florida
Georgia-Florida
7-Eleven to Expand Product Lines With Fresh Food and Books
Dallas based 7 Eleven plans to broaden offerings beyond cigarettes and snacks to include fresh food from fruit to sushi pantyhose books and videos. CEO Jim Keyes says the shift aims to make stores serve as full meals not just snacks. An in store ordering machine V com will let customers buy books and videos and have them delivered to a chosen store.
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Dallas
Big Gulp
Jim Keyes
Andrew Ebersole
KDP Investment Advisors
Montpelier
7-Eleven
V.com
University of 7 Eleven
David Fraley
A 7 Eleven
Carrollton
Texas
Tecome
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Sarah Williams
Ginger Mickey
Little Washington
Gail Hennis
University of North
Knight Ridder
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Carolina Fresh Farms Centipede
Bermuda
Zoosia
Brera
Eee
Two Notch Rd
Cokumo
Summerville
S.C. Neeses
Spartan
Teh
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