National Home Gardening Club News

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Home Building & Remodeling Expo: Featuring a wide array of exhibits and demonstrations from local and national companies, the expo will be held at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St. Hours are 2-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $4 for adults; children 17 and younger are free. Tours

A&M Garden Club's queen: White's 30 years earns recognition

Gardening has been an integral part of Margaret Ann White's rich farming heritage, stemming from both sides of her family tree for generations. Since 1982, White, 86, has shared her love for native plants and knowledge of growing vegetables with ...

Susan Pollack: Welcome Mat

Celebrate orchids; Vera Bradley goes to Mackinac Island; 'green' home tour in Ann Arbor; Home Entertainment Expo; tips on preserving antique furnishings, and more.

Calendar

Mark Your Calendar The American Heart Association's Heart Ball, featuring the Karan Chavis Band and The Buckinghams, will be on Feb. 10 at Miramont Country Club. There will be music, dancing, a live auction and more. Individual tickets are $125 each ...

Weekend Guide

CARBON LEAF Club Cafe, Thurs., 8 p.m. $15. 1-866-468-3401. THE TURPENTINERS/THE DAR DUKES Club Cafe, Fri. 10:30 p.m. $7. 1-866-468-3401. THE SWELLERS/YOU ME AT SIX The Smiling Moose, Sat. 6 p.m. $12. 1-877-435-3849.

Walkersville Homemakers Club in Md. to disband

KAREN GARDNER The Frederick News-Post THURMONT, Md. Members of the Walkersville Homemakers Club sorted through their history at their club's final meeting earlier this month. After 91 years, the club is disbanding because of low membership. Six women came to the Thurmont Library to donate club minutes and other written memorabilia to the Maryland Room's agriculture history collection, which is ...