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Fountain Draws The Eye
A sailfish fountain anchors a small goldfish pond and a patriotic bed of red, white and blue flowers at
the home of Jim and Martha Wilkerson, 13 Bayberry iMne, Sea Trails. Their nicely landscaped home
site won June Yard of the Month honors from Sunset Sand Garden Club. The front bed was a team ef
fort of the two gardeners and features petunias, nandina, candytuft and miniature white gardenias.
The Wilkersons moved here from Charlotte six years ago.
Reader Seeks Guide To Bog Gardening
Dear Plant Doctor: Could you
please direct me to a publication
which could tell me how to grow
carnivorous plants like the pitcher
plant and Venus fly trap? 1 figure on
creating some form of "bog" garden
but don't know where I can find a
layman's publication for propagat
ing these plants.
Also, do you know of any plants
that would attract fireflies? How
about plants that would discourage
mosquitoes? Thank you.
Answer: The Cape Fear region is
unique. Venus fly traps and Pitcher
plants grow abundantly in the mar
shy savannas of the region. The cli
mate and soils in this area are unlik
those anywhere on earth (as any
gardener in the area will testify).
The only publication I can find that
may be of help to you is called Col
lecting, processing and germinating
seeds of wildland plants, by J.A.C.
Young, 1986. Timber Press. I do not
know of any publications that di
rectly deal with plants that would
attract fireflies or discourage mos
quitoes.
On a recent visit to the New Han
over County Arboretum in Wilm
ington, I found an enthusiastic
group of master gardeners building
a bog garden.
I recommend you visit the New
Hanover County Cooperative Ex
tension Arboretum and schedule an
appointment with Ernie Williams,
director of the Arboretum, and the
master gardeners constructing this
bog garden. Call 919-350-0010 for
more information.
Dear Plant Doctor: I am com
pleting my retirement home in Long
Beach, N. C., and while the contrac
tor has done a good job of saving
trees I would like to start "re-vege
tating" the yard this fall with "no
care" shrubs and lawn.
I feel growing a lawn on sand
would be an exercise in futility and
contary to the local conditions. What
can you suggest?
Answer: "No care" landscapes
generally look like the name im
plies. I think what you are asking
for is a "minimum care" landscape.
If you are near the ocean I recom
mend you read an N.C. State Uni
versity publication called Vegetative
Dune Stabilization in North Caro
lina. The grasses recommended in
this publication are generally
bunch-type grasses and are not rou
tinely mowed or considered to be
lawn grasses.
Plants growing near the seashore
are subject to terrific salt exposure
and drought stress. Without irriga
tion, an acceptable quality lawn is
nearly impossible to maintain near
the beach. 1 know of no lawn grass
es that fall under the category of
THE
PLANT
DOCTOR
C. BRUCE
WILLIAMS
Extension Area
Turf Specialist
"no care".
You may want to consider using
many of the native shrubs and trees
in your landscape. Plants like the
Yaupon Holly ( Ilex vomiloria) and
the Red Cedar {Juniper us spp.) are
native plants that make outstanding
landscape plants for a "minimum
care" landscape.
Several other landscape plants
that demonstrate tolcrancc of coastal
conditions include the Thorny claca
gnus ( Elaeagnus pungens), Pyracan
tha ( Pyracanlha spp.), the Indian
Hawthorn ( Raphiolepis spp.), Japan
esc Black Pine ( Pinus thunber
giana), Japanese Piltosporum ( Pino -
sporum spp.) and Oleander ( Nerium
oleander).
Send your gardening questions to
The Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109,
Bolivia, N.C. 28422.
Reception Planned
For Bennett, Jones
A reccpiion dinner honoring two
women who have married within
the past month will be held Sunday,
June 23, at 6 p.m. at Friendship
Baptist Church in Whiteville.
The dinner is being held in honor
of the former Frances G. Jones, a
Brunswick County native who re
cently married Leslie Islcr, and the
former Arthalia S. Bennett, who re
cently wed John A. Spaulding.
Ernest Shipman and Lisa Pierce
are hosting the dinner for both cou
ples. The church is located at 239
W. Columbus Street in Whiteville.
Pilot Club Grants Scholarship
The South Brunswick Islands Pilot Club recently presented a $300
check to Brunwick Community College President >V. Michael
Reaves for the BCC Foundation. The scholarship will be presented
in the fall to a BCC curriculum program student with a grade
point average of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship monies will be
used for tuition and books for a student who is not receiving any
other financial aid.
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Milligan, Ransom Exchange
Vows At Holy Light Church
Michcllc Leigh Milligan and Wil
liam David Ransom were married
Saturday, June 15, ai 3:00 p.m. at
Holy Light Church in Ash.
The Rev. Mark Brown performed
the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Donnic L. Milligan Sr. of
Ash. A graduate of West Brunswick
High School and the University of
North Carolina at Wilmington, she
is employed by the Brunswick
County Schools.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. David L. Ransom of Whitc
villc. He graduated from Pembroke
State University and is employed by
Whitcvillc Emergency Medical Ser
vices.
Given in marriage by her parents
and escorted by her father, the bride
wore a traditional gown of white
satin. The scalloped bateau neckline
and bodice were adorned with
beads. The basque waist led to a
plunging V back with a bow and a
semi-cathedral train lined with
bows. The gown also featured shir
red pouf sleeves. The fingctip veil
was attached to a tiara of Alencon
lace and seed pearl appliques pouf
in back was adorned with pearls.
She carried a cascade of pink
sweetheart roses and frcesia, with
touches of altomeria, babics's
breath and tree fern and white and
rose satin streamers.
Mary Z. Dawson served as the
bride's maid of honor. Also attend
ing the bride were Vanessa G. Hcw
ett, Angic Ward, Anna K. Hill and
Julie Walters. They wore tea-length
MRS. WILLIAM DAVID RANSOM
...Michelle I^eigh Milligan
gowns of rose taffeta with a sweet
heart neckline featuring a diamond
shape keyhole back, pleated tulip
sleeves and a basque bodice.
The groom's father served as best
man. Groomsmen were Donnie L.
Milligan II, brother of the bride;
Darian L. Ransom, brother of the
groom; and Sammy Bailey and
Robin Gurganious, friends of the
bride and groom.
Christopher Gore, cousin of the
bride, served as ring bearer. Tina
Coleman, friend of the bride and
groom, served as flower girl.
Dcbra Cumbcc, aunt of the bride,
presided at the guest register.
Music was provided by Albert
Hughes, vocalist, and Linda Street,
pianist.
Following the ceremony a recep
tion was given at the Waccamaw
Community Center in Ash.
The couple will reside in White
ville following a honeymoon trip to
the mountains.
Summer Reading Club Begins
Outer space is calling all read
ers ? at least those from preschool
to 14 years of age.
Summer Reading Club begins
this week at all three branches of
the Brunswick County Public Li
brary and continues through July
26, said Fclccia Hardy of the West
Brunswick Branch in Shallotte.
Along with encouraging young
sters to read and recognizing the
reading they complete over summer
vacation. Summer Reading Club al
so offers several special programs.
On June 24, at 2 p.m., youngsters
of all ages can attend a star show,
looking at the night sky Tor constel
lations and learning about the stars.
On July 8, also at 2 p.m., judges
will be on the look out for the "most
unique space costume ever seen".
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Costumes must be created, not pur
chased, and must be worn by the
contestants. Ribbons will be award
ed in several categories.
On July 22, at 2 p.m., children can
make their own star show, and arc to
bring an empty salt or oatmeal box
and a flashlight for that purppsc.
Finally, at 3 p.m. July 31, a cele
bration and awards mark the end of
a Summer Reading Club.
Children interested in participat
ing in Summer Reading Club can
pick up packcts at any library
branch. Each participant needs to
have their name and address written
on their reading record, where they
will log all books completed.
Preschoolers and children who
arc not reading on their own partici
pate in a Read To Me program. A
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and
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parent's signature is needed, along
with the child's name, age, address
and school grade if applicable.
All books recorded on the read
ing records must be checked out
from the county library, either the
main library at Southport, the Lel
and or West Brunswick (Shallottc)
branches or the bookmobile.
Children must read books at the
appropriate level. For instance, a
10-ycar-old child who reads well
will not be allowed to have easy
readers recorded on his or her read
ing record.
Reading records must be turned
in no later than 6 p.m. July 26, for
youngsters to receive credit.
Certificates and a variety of in
centives will be awarded at the
close of the program.
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