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Camellia show and sale
The JC Raulston Arboretum will host the second annual Camellia Show and Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. The eventuality is free and sponsored by the Triangle Camellia Society. Those who would similar to to have their blooms judged can take them to the nursery in between 8 and 10 a.m. The show will run from 1 to 5 p.m., with a featured floral settlement agreement from the Raleigh Garden Club on display. Cindy Watson of the CAMTOO Nursery in Greensboro will lead an tutorial convention about camellias at 2 p.m. Experts will be on palm to assistance you brand varieties of camellias that you competence have flourishing in your yard. You can additionally buy camellias from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The nursery is at 4415 Beryl Road in Raleigh. For some-more information, call 515-3132.
Garden tips
The Master Gardeners of Orange County remind us not to be fooled by bursts of regard this month. The safest gamble is to plant tomatoes and alternative proposal annuals after the last frost. Thats in all Apr fifteen in the Triangle.
Get a burst on open grassed area deteriorate by planting beets, potatoes, onions and radishes this week. Its additionally a great time to cruise transplanting cabbage, broccoli and alternative members of the cabbage family. Be wakeful that temperatures next twenty degrees can still harm them, though.
For ubiquitous gardening questions, you can call an Orange County master gardener from noon to 2 p.m. each Wednesday and Friday. The series is 962-0522. See a list of some-more Master Gardeners in the Triangle in the GardenGoingsOn list at the bottom of this page.
Knit one, magnify two
Grab your needles and stick on the bid to assistance young kids in need by the Knit1, Bless2 campaign. Best-selling writer Debbie Macomber is asking women to symbol Mothers Day by creation and promulgation a hand-knitted or crocheted object that will be donated to one of 3 childrens charities. The creations will go to Project Linus, Newborns in Need or The Binky Patrol. Go to www.knit1bless2.com/ or www.debbiemacomber.com/ to register and select your plan from a list of endorsed equipment and download a pattern. You"ll additionally sense some-more about the charities and where to send your creations. Submissions will be supposed by May 31.
You can jump-start your plan by fasten the Wake County section of Project Linus for a Knit-a-Thon from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mar 20. The eventuality will be at The Diapering Doula, a childrens wardrobe store at 4109 Grace Park Drive in Morrisville. Sign up and sense some-more at projectlinusraleigh.blogspot.com/ or by job 961-9885.
Time to have that change
Daylight saving time starts overnight when we set the clocks brazen one hour. This is a great time to exam the batteries in your homes glow and CO monoxide alarms. You competence additionally wish to shift air filters in your home.
When the energy goes out
With open fast coming and charge deteriorate not far behind, the a great thought to examination a little reserve procedures for creation it by energy outages. Michael Betker, orator for Briggs and Stratton Corp., a association that creates involuntary generators, offers these tips:
Assemble a pack of simple reserve such as flashlights, hand-cranked radios, blankets, bottled water, a primer can opener, canned foods, matches, candles, a first-aid pack and batteries.
Turn your refrigerator/freezer to the coldest settings.
Identify the majority insulated room in your residence to accumulate in to stay cool or warm.
Have blankets and card accessible to cover windows and forestall object or a draft.
Leave one light on to rapt you as shortly as physical phenomenon is restored.
Once the energy comes behind on, spin down the thermostat and spin off the circuit breaker for the H2O heater to revoke high direct for electricity. This will assistance forestall an overload.
Learn how to manually overrule an electric garage door.
Use a surge guardian to forestall repairs to electrical equipment such as computer, TV, stereo, etc.
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