A view from the porch
Stopping to smell the flowers
By Arlene Marturano marturanoa@yahoo.com
      Isabelle Graham has enjoyed gardening throughout her life. When she moved to Columbia from Sumter six years ago to be closer to family, she left a home with a traditional southern garden of camellias, azaleas, and hydrangeas on Swan Lake Drive near beautiful Swan Lake Iris Gardens. By relocating to a cottage in Shandon, she etched a whole new garden plan.
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Rhythm and Blooms returns Pamela, some
Contributed by Riverbanks Botanical Garden
      Every Thursday evening in May, pack up your lawn chairs and head over to Riverbanks Botanical Garden for Rhythm and Blooms, an after- hours kind of filler social event. From 6 to 9 pm garden- goers can enjoy live music under the Rose Garden Pavilion, and browse displays from local artists throughout the garden.
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