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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2001
Page
12
Samantha Perry, Lifestyles editor of the Daily Telegraph, writes about a garden project that exposes her home improvement weaknesses. A 30-foot retaining wall, hard soil, and a rock seam turn digger’s toil into a comic struggle. Her husband teaches tool use and shoe choices, ending with better technique and aching satisfaction.
Ada resident Audrey Mayberry has spent more than a decade cleaning up roadside litter in Mercer County. A former chair of McERP, she keeps a trash bag in her car and stops to pick up scattered debris along highways, tracing her fight to a mid 1980s AP report about open dumps on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers and a West Virginia cleanup push.
Audrey Mayberry and Freda Shumate, later joined by Carolyn Hoover, sparked Litter Control of Mercer County after daily walks uncovered roadside trash. Their grassroots effort grew into McERP’s litter control and recycling division, earning state recognition under Gov. Underwood. The group marks its 10th anniversary with a noon celebration at the Mercer County Landfill, Green Valley.
Historic knot gardens feature rectangular beds divided into interwoven or separate shapes. Draw designs on paper, scale to garden, and plan lines for compact evergreen plants. Use sand, gravel, or woodchips between lines. choose herbs and textured materials for year round effect.
Protective gear like sunscreen and sunglasses have evolved into fashion statements. Experts say daily sun protection is essential, not just on beaches, with brands promoting UV protection and cosmetics lines adding environmental and pollution defense.
The guide explains that outdoor and beach protection differ and daily protection can be enough for ordinary use. It recommends UVA coverage, notes SPF targets UVB rays, and suggests ingredients like Parsol 1789 titanium dioxide and zinc. It mentions SkinCeuticals Daily Sun Defense with SunCaps and octyl methoxycinnamate for UVA reach.
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