Cherokee County
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The story of American Pillar Nursery is one of romance, hope, and determination. Mavis Houser and her late husband John started their business in 2009 specializing in their patented ‘American Pillar” Arborvitae. Mavis and John met in 2004 at Woodstock First Baptist Church’s Tuesday morning bible study when Mavis was 76 and John was 80. …
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Cox Arboretum Cox Arboretum is a private arboretum created by Tom and Evelyn Cox with over 4,000 living specimens, many of which are critically endangered. In addition to the beautiful plants, particularly conifers, it is a unique and diverse habitat with natural streams, lake, spring and stream fed pond, and over one acre wetland. Mr.…
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I got a call this week from a gardener, Mr. Steve Dendy, in Woodstock who said he has something I might want to see. His spring potatoes had begun to produce little fruits that looked like tiny tomatoes. He assured me that he had been gardening a long time and his 89 year old uncle even…
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Merrilily Gardens Merrilily Gardens, in Woodstock, is a live-plant nursery specializing in hybrid daylilies and perennials. They sell 250 different varieties to customers as far away as California, but most of their customers come to the garden and dig them up to take home. June is the best time to visit to see most of…
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With summer soon upon us, we will finally start to enjoy those delicious home grown tomatoes. The ways to include tomatoes in a meal are only limited by one’s taste buds and imagination. Americans love their tomatoes probably more than any other vegetable–but is it a vegetable? Technically, by botanical definition, the tomato is a…