Advent Wreath Brings Christmas Herbs To Local Church
The choir led a Sunday procession marking Advent as Lil Symonds and Joyce Riddick craft a herbal wreath using rosemary lavender rue thyme mint sage and other local greens. Debbie Erb contributed herbs while Smilax vines adorn the wreath and guide lighting through Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lil Symonds
Joyce Riddick
Flower Guild
Bruton
Williamsburg
Aiken
Mary
Herod
Europe
Debbie Erb
Lil
Joyce
Messiah
Parking romance brushes past law with kind deputy
Letters to Dear Abby reveal couples who rekindle romance in cars discuss encounters with sympathetic officers and the temptations of public spaces. Respondents share humor and advice, praising discretion and suggesting safer, private alternatives for couples seeking spark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
California
Tas
Mattoon
Ill
Sunnyvale
Walse
Aft
ST. Louis
Nostalgia blooms with raised African violets in New Market
A historical feature ties holiday memories to African violets, tracing their European intro in 1892 and postwar hybridization. Ruth Rumsey of The African Violet Society of America notes their easy care, vast variety, and enduring appeal from teens to seniors. Practical tips cover watering, lighting, fertilizing, temperature, pot rotation, and potting mixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market
Ruth Rumsey
African Violet Society of ‘America Inc
Beaumont
Texas
Europe
Den
Hanover
Germany
Hermann Wendland
East Africa
Tanzania
Rumsey
Garden club hears on southern pine beetle at November meeting
Wildwood Garden Club met at Gwen Mettlen’s home with Libby O rear as co host. Walt Thompson from the US Forestry Service at the Savannah River Site spoke on the southern pine beetle, its spread through the south, drought stressed pines and possible remedies. He described attacked trees and pest identification. Arbor Day plan set to plant a tree at a Habitat for Humanity house. Members asked for dolls for the Doll House Christmas event and will host at the Doll House Dec 14 and 15. Next meeting Dec 12 at Cold Creek Nurseries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood Garden Club
Gwen Mettlen
Libby O'Rear
Shirley O'Neill
Walt Thompson
US Forestry Service
Savannah River
South
Eleanor Studley
Habitat For Humanity
Irene Moni
Wildwood
Hopelands
Eileen Ridge
Jean Norton
Cold Creek Nurseries
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Advent
Smilax
Bob McCartney
Southern Living Magazine
UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Georgia
Susan Elder
Sargening
Lucky
Olympia
Wash
Dear Abby
Advive Columnist
Inna Ana
Hwy
Poinsettas
Garden Club
Swanbin
Aiken County, South Carolina
Memory Lane
Aiken County
Lam
Illam
Sra
Hone
P.O
South Carolina
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