October 6, 2006 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

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The joy of autumn

By Arlene Marturano
Sedum autumn joy adds a succession of colors to the fall garden wardrobe. Star-shaped blossoms of pink become a cherry-rose before turning russet and copper. In winter dark mahogany umbrella--shaped seed heads glisten in the frost. More...

Old Rose Exhibit October 12

The Palmetto Garden Club of S.C. is sponsoring the 56th Old Rose Exhibit Thursday, October 12 at the Ellison Building at the State Fairgrounds. Roses must have been introduced prior to 1950 or be of an undeterminded introduction date. More...

Show us your garden!

Send a picture of your garden to The Columbia Star, More...

Scotland comes to S.C.

Contributed by Robert Burns Society of the Midlands

Don't miss this one ! Sunday night, October 15, Scotland's traditional musical group, the Tannahill Weavers, will perform at Delaneys Music Pub in Columbia on their US tour 2006 . More...

Name these flowers

Readers of The Columbia Star sent these pictures in to see if anyone can name them. If you know what one or both are, cut out the picture, write the name and your name on a sheet of paper, and send the answer to Flower, P.O. Box 5955, Columbia, S.C. More...

The Original Mystery Plant

Dr. John Nelson

It reminds me of something from a monster movie: a cross between a potato and a scratchy, wiggly sea creature. But of course, it's part of a plant...and it could be in your backyard! More...

Photo

Duncan McCrae, an owner of Yesterdays, puts a new coat of paint on the outside of his restaurant while a person walking by stops to give advice. More...


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