Home And Garden
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Master Gardener: Succulent gifts from your garden | Home and Garden
Looking for an affordable gift made with love from your garden? How about a unique gift for the special gardener in your life? Or a gift for the hard-to-buy-for person who already has one of everything, Pay Per Touch? You can easily make a number of gifts using succulent cuttings. Succulents are perfect for gardening “Central Valley Style” because they love the sun and are drought tolerant. Start now, and by gift-giving time, all your creation will need is a bright bow! Some craft ideas are: a living wreath for hanging or for use as a table centerpiece with a candle, a living picture frame for a garden or patio…
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La Crosse County real estate transfers for Sunday, Dec. 12 | Home & Garden
The following are real estate transfers filed in La Crosse County. By law, some transfers are exempt from transfer fees; these properties are listed without prices. CITY OF LA CROSSE Robert and Beverly Towner Trust to Katherine Bolser, 2224 Green Bay St., $230,000. Janice Wiebusch to Janice Wiebusch Revocable Trust, 727 Fourth St. S. June Reinert to Rose Reinert-Allen, 2215 Mississippi St., $180,000. Sarah McKenzie and Nicholas Sammet to Rebecca Olsen, 1407 Jackson St., $170,000. Jacque Bakalars to Kimberly Bakalars, 2856 Losey Blvd. S. and 2321 Diagonal Road. Moriah Cody to Tristum Loomis, 234 Caledonia St., $105,000. Alexandria Divine to Matthew Birnbaum, 3113 29th Court S., $250,000. Nickolas Solum and…
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GARDEN COLUMN: Putting the garden to bed for winter | Home & Garden
The phrase ‘putting the garden to bed for winter’ always struck me as unrealistic as there is always something happening in the garden all year round, particularly in the south. For those of us in Orangeburg County, the soil temperature is perfect for planting spring bulbs as well as hardy flower seeds that need cold temperatures before they germinate next spring. Dormant trees can also be planted as our ground rarely freezes so hard that you cannot dig in it. Primarily though, the main chore is to tidy the garden up which does not mean mowing or trimming everything above the ground. Many annual flowers will set seed around themselves…
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Santa Rosa’s Luther Burbank Home and Gardens welcomes visitors
Step back into a 19th-century Christmas with a visit this weekend to the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens. This historical landmark, where renowned horticulturist Luther Burbank lived and worked, is once again holding its Holiday Open House on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5, with tours of the home decked out for Christmas, special activities for children and unique gifts for holiday shoppers. Botanical illustrator Amber R. Turner will sign copies of her new book, “Eye Spy a Tree: Welcome to the Arboretum,” an introduction to the trees of Burbank’s downtown Santa Rosa property. Visitors can hop on Rosie the Trolley for free round-trip rides to the Handmade Holiday…
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Greenville area real estate happenings for the week of Dec. 10, 2021 | Greenville Real Estate Special Coverage
2021 Legislative Breakfast What: The annual legislative breakfast hosted by the Greenville Chamber, featuring an introduction and overview of the legislative agenda for 2022. Program to feature former Congressmen Bob Inglis of South Carolina and Heath Shuler of North Carolina in a discussion about a business leader’s role in political debate. When: Dec. 10, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Where: The Westin Poinsett, 120 South Main St., Greenville Price: $45 for Chamber investors, $65 general admission More info: greenvillechamber.org My First Home What: Event teaching participants about credit, financial management, down payment assistance, home ownership programs and other areas. Lunch is included. Hosted by TRC Housing and Financial Empowerment and Upstate Circle of…
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Holiday symbols rooted in nature | Home And Garden
In the rush to cross everyone off our holiday gift lists and to select the most suitable decorations to create the perfect ambience within our homes, we may overlook the importance of the plants that make this time of year so cheerful. Let us look at three such winter-themed plants to see how they each contribute to the long-standing custom of using live greenery indoors. Christmas Tree Germany is credited with decorating trees as far back as the 16th century and later, bringing the tradition to Pennsylvania when they immigrated. It wasn’t until the early 20th century, however, that this custom of bringing living trees inside and adorning them with…
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