Roll call to Spring
Stopping to smell the flowers By Arlene Marturano marturano@yahoo.com
      Just as teachers call roll in their classes, gardeners call roll among their garden plants and visitors. Especially in late winter and early spring when dormancy breaks across the Midlands, gardeners have daily data to note and record.
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S.C. Species Targeted in Project Budburst
      American linden, Basswood, Tilia americana; Beaked hazelnut, Corylus cornuta; Black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia; Boxelder, Acer negundo; California poppy,
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Garden of the week
Armando and Jeanie Ferrer
Courtesy of Lexington County Master Gardeners'Tour
      West Columbia Photos courtesy of Diane Waddill Armando and Jeanie Ferrer of West Columbia have this week's featured garden. Jeanie is a Lexington County Master Gardener who has created an eclectic garden including a shaded woodland front garden, a new kitchen garden, and a mixed area of perennia...
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Columbia Green Festival
Contributed by Columbia Green
      Columbia Green continues its May tradition of showcasing private residential gardens in the Greater Columbia area. Twelve gardens in the Forest Acres neighborhood will be featured Thursday, May 15 and Saturday, May 17 with tours running from 9:30 am until 3:30 pm. Refreshments will be served each ...
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Garden club to meet; Green thumbs invited
Contributed by the Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia
      The Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia will meet March 24 at the Garden Council Building, 1605 Park Circle, Maxcy Gregg Park. The Board will meet at 9 am. Refreshments prepared by Mimosa Garden Club will be served at 9:30, and the program will begin at 10 am.
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