Today's Features

On Monday, the President and First Lady will send out the Secret Service to round up children in Virginia and Maryland, give them a colored basket and a free pass to wallow in the grass on the South Lawn of America’s back yard for the 133rd annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
Given the political correctness of the times, I’m kinda surprised they haven’t changed the name to the “Spring Spheres Rotation.”

Not everyone who enjoys gardening gets a flower named after them, but it’s happened to Betsy Steele
Bob Roycroft, a Georgetown day lily (hemerocallis) hybridizer, has  introduced “Betsy’s Delight” to honor of Steele, president of the Garden Club of South Carolina (GCSC).
The parent plant of “Betsy’s Delight” is “Lady of Class,” which fits Steele’s gracious, thoughtful and encouraging demeanor. The flower certainly caught on and is currently sold out.

The Loving Group was awarded the Grand Specialty Art Award for their landscape design showcase at the Southern Spring Home and Garden Show held March 2-6 at the Park Expo and Conference Center in Charlotte.
The award is presented to the showcase garden that implements the most outstanding art and graphic element.
Twenty-six landscape designers participated in the design competition, entitled “A Novel Idea.” Participants were instructed to interpret a novel via landscape design.  

You know, I gotta hand it to my neighbors who participate in our local crime watch programs.
They don’t expect medals or fame. They enjoy the self-satisfaction of looking out for their neighbors and reducing crime.
There was a time I was a dedicated crime watcher, or a least, tried to be.
World War II had been going on almost a year. All of us were tryin’ to do our part, which meant rationing was an everyday thing.