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Allison White and Edmund Rowe
White, Rowe plan
spring wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Giddens of Warner Robins and Mr.
and Mrs. John White of Macon announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Allison Suzanne White, to
Edmund Hill Rowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rowe
of Daytona Beach, Fla.
The wedding is planned for May 3, 2008 at Shirley
Hills Baptist Church in Warner Robins.
The bride-elect graduated from Warner Robins high
School She earned an associates degree in business and
information technology from Macon State College and is
employed with Robins Air Force Base as an accounting
technician.
The groom-elect graduated from Madeira High School
in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in
aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University in Daytona Beach, and a Masters in mechani
cal engineering from Mercer University. He is employed
with Robins Air Force Base as an aerospace engineer.
The couple will honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico before
making their home in Bonaire.
Nutcracker of Middle Georgia
to have final performances
The final performances of
Nutcracker of Midde Georgia
in the Grand Opera House in
Macon are this weekend.
The ballet will be present
ed today at 2:30 p.m. and
7:30 p.m.. and tomorrow at
2:30 p.m.
Seats, if available, must be
reserved. Call 478-301-5470,
Norfolk Pines are a good
choice for the season
A couple of weeks ago,
we examined the virtues of
the popular Christmas cac
tus. This week we take a
look at another good choice
for the season-the Norfolk
Island Pine (Araucaria het-
Tim Lewis
Gardening
timlewis@addressisp.com
This specimen, belong
ing in the pine family, is a
prominent year-round house
plant. Its popularity stems
from its easy-to-please
nature, its beautiful shape,
and its attractive needle-like
foliage. I’m sure you have
seen them decorated like
Christmas trees, either as
large tree-size specimens or
as smaller, more petite ones.
Norfolk pines are usually
quite expensive, but they
are well worth the price.
When you buy one, don’t
look for a bargain. The
demand for them is so great
at Christmastime that you
will often find those that
have been grown too quickly
in order to be ready for the
market. These look sparse
when young, and will never
recover from their bad start.
Pay a little more for a dense
ly foliated plant that will be
or visit www.midganutcrack
er.org.
Tickets are S2O for adults
and $lO for students.
The event, which brings
together the talents of pro
fessional dancers and local
dance students, is now in its
19th season.
handsome all its life.
You may want to purchase
a smaller, less costly plant
and let it grow- a Norfolk
Island Pine can grow three
to six inches a year under
normal household condi
tions. In the wild on Norfolk
Island in the South Pacific,
they can grow as tall as 200
feet with trunks 10 feet in
diameter!
As stated earlier, Norfolk
Island Pines are easy to
please-as an indoor plant,
that is. Unlike most famil
iar pines, they are far too
tender to plant outdoors in
our climate. Indoors, they
will grow well in either full
sun or bright indirect sun,
but will survive in quite
dim light. If the source of
light is coming from only
one direction, you will want
to rotate the plant a quar
ter turn weekly to keep it
from tilting toward one
side. And a word of warn
ing-older plants or plants
that have been neglected or
not watered properly (too
much or too little water) will
eventually lose their lower
branches, but there is noth
ing that can be done to get
them back or encourage new
ones to grow.
Cool and bright is the
recipe for success with the
Norfolk Island Pine. They
do best if the night tempera
tures are cool (in the low
50s) and daytime tempera
tures are in the 70s. They
will actually tolerate day
temperatures in the 45 to 85
degree range.
Norfolk Island Pines thrive
in a relative humidity of
around 50%, which is some
times difficult to achieve in
the home. Running a humid
ifier will increase both peo
ple and plant comfort. Too
Breakfast with
Santa Claus
Jolly Old St. Nick wel
comes children at The
Swanson this morning with
an invitation to share their
Christmas wishes. A pho
tographer is available to
capture the moment.
Gingerbread House
Decorating Contest
2 p.m. today. Get ready for
some fun put your creative
juices to work as we deco
rate pre-built gingerbread
houses. Prizes will be given.
Pre-registration required
(visit our web site for form)
sls entry fee. Sponsored by
Tuggle Insurance Agency.
Carolers
Downtown
Join friends and family
as we celebrate the season
with familiar carols.
Carroll Street—select
choirs from the Perry area
New Arrivals
Robbie Lee Evans Jr.
Kiley Montoya and Robbie
Evans of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Robbie Lee Evans Jr., at
Houston Medical Center
Nov! 23. Grandparents of the
baby are Mike and Deborah
Montoya of Warner Robins,
and James and Ronin Evans
of Warner Robins.
Julianna Kate Bowden
John and Natalie Smith
Bowden of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Julianna Kate Bowden
at Houston Medical Center
Nov. 23. Grandparents of
the baby are Tasha Smith of
Warner Robins, J.W. Smith
of Warner Robins, Kathy
Bowden of Byron and Tony
Bowden of Byron.
Joshua Lynn Gregory Jr.
Stacei Britt and Joshua
Gregory of Ft. Valley
announce the birth of a son,
Joshua Lynn Gregory Jr.
at Houston Medical Center
Nov. 23. Grandparents of
the baby are Jeff and Donna
Gregory of Powell, Tenn.,
William and Pearl Gregory of
Powell, TN, Alfred and Joan
Whitehead of Maryville,
dry air will eventually cause
serious needle browning.
The soil must be kept con
stantly moist (water when
the top inch or two of the soil
feels dry to the touch). Feed
every three or four months
with a fertilizer formulated
for indoor houseplants. They
can stay in the same pot
for about three years- when
they become overcrowded,
repot them in a good African
violet-type soil mix.
Norfolk Island Pines are
not propagated vegetatively
new plants arise from seed,
which is a very slow process.
It is best to buy a small plant
and leave the propagating to
the commercial growers.
Tim Lewis is a Georgia
Green Industry Association
Certified Plant Professional,
gardening writer, former
Perry High School horticul
ture instructor, and former
horticulturalist at Henderson
Village and Houston Springs.
He and his wife, Susan, own
and operate Lewis Farms
Nursery located on Hwy 26
two miles east of Elko, where
he was born and raised. He
can be reached at(478)954-
1507 or timlewis@alltel.net.
Look for
Recipes
every
Wednesday
in the
Journal
Still mate
Christmas
at the
Crossrofels
Journal /Charlotte Perkins
Elves Emily Stewart
and Amber Stylianou
help decorate the
big Christmas tree in
front of the Swanson
for the Christmas
at the Crossroads
Celebration. The
Swanson will host
Breakfast with
Saanta this morning
with photographs
taken of children.
Tenn., and A.W. Dorsey of
Macon.
Elaine Page Cummings
Stephen and Lynne
Cummings of Marshallville
announce the birth of a
daughter, Elaine Page
Cummings at Houston
Medical Center Nov. 24.
Grandparents of the baby are
Lewis and Tam Yarbrough
and Columbus, and Carl and
Jean Cummings of Georgia.
Sean Alexander Hunter
Darrin and Argelis Tichinel
Hunter of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Sean Alexander Hunter at
Houston Medical Center
Nov. 24. Grandparents
of the baby are Barry and
Sharon Hunter of Dublin,
Va., and Byron and Noris
Gibson of Bellvue, Neb.
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