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Garden Show is success at Banksia
5/17/2008 11:45 PM   0 comments on this story E-mail this story to a friend

By HALEY HUGHES
Staff writer
The Aiken Garden Show continued Saturday at Banksia under clear, blue skies and bright sunshine.
This year, the show featured guided garden tours, landscape exhibitors, speakers and workshops, vendors and floral societies. Proceeds benefited the Child Advocacy Center, Aiken County Open Land Trust and the American Red Cross.
Master Gardener Sam Huff sat at a table by Banksia's front entrance to answer any questions he could.
"People have asked questions about everything from the right time to plant, the right time to prune, what to plant in the sun and shade," he said. "Everything under the sun ... literally. This is a wonderful opportunity for Aikenites to see what we're doing."
It was also a wonderful opportunity for Aikenites to see what Banksia and the Aiken County Historical Museum are doing, said Garden Show Chairwoman Tommie Culligan.
In previous years, the show has been held at Rye Patch.
"I think this has been great," Culligan said of the new location. "It's got a nice feel to it."
The ideal weather Saturday did not hurt things either.
"The weather has been wonderful," she said. "Everyone has thoroughly enjoyed the gardens. I hope it's been great for the vendors."
Attendees watched as two landscape designers "dueled." Both were given the same materials and had to come up with unique creations, all the while giving away some of their secrets as they worked. The final masterpiece was auctioned off.
USC Aiken Biology Professor Dr. Harry Shealy spoke on the "Conservation of Our Natural Gardens" then gave a guided tour of Hitchcock Woods.
Bill and Bonnie Suitter attended the show Friday and Saturday and were especially interested in the garden tours.
"This year they had nine gardens to tour," Bill said as they sat down to listen to Shealy speak. "We really liked it. It was quite nice. My wife is a big gardener and I'm a big planter."



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