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Home Improvement, Gardening and Real Estate
in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula
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Chesapeake Bay’s Historic Northern Neck
INDIAN CREEK
MYER’S CREEK
EUBANK FARM
Just listed is this 3 bedroom home with a separate
garage apartment offering endless views to the
Chesapeake Bay. Blue Water Point is a lovely
waterfront neighborhood. Protected boat slip.
A wonderful floor plan exists in the lovely 4
bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home with beautiful detailing
throughout. The outdoor patio with a masonry
fireplace is the perfect spot for w/f entertaining.
Must see!
A spectacular 232 acre farm off Church Street
in Kilmarnock with significant road frontage
on VSH 200. The farmhouse is perched on the
highest point with views over the land. Mature
timber.
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tree tops offering privacy on 300 ft of shoreline. This
cottage is adorable and close to town.
Lovely home near the Tides Inn providing a one
level floor plan. Walk to the village of Irvington
and take your golf cart to area marinas and
yacht clubs. 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. A Great
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This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a 2 car garage
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Fully Furnished and ready to move in and enjoy!
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With winter’s wacky weather finally behind us, our thoughts are turning to gardening, spring cleaning and home improvements.
It’s time to shake off the winter doldrums and concentrate on sprucing
up the home and lawn. For ideas on what to do, take a tour of some of
the area’s most beautiful homes and gardens during the Garden Club of
Virginia’s Historic Garden Week tours, April 23-30. We’ve included information on the tours in Middlesex, Lancaster, Gloucester and Mathews
counties, as well as information about the Just Gardens tour in Lancaster
County to benefit The Haven shelter.
When the weather turns warmer, many of our birds return. Take some
tips from bird lover Larry Chowning about which feeders and feed to buy
for prime bird watching in your own backyard.
With the flowers in bloom and yards turning green, spring is prime
home showing season. We’ve included tips for owners trying to sell their
homes quickly.
For homeowners trying to reduce their energy costs, reporter Tom
Chillemi investigates the benefits of solar energy.
Whether you’re a novice or veteran gardener, a do-it-yourselfer or
someone in search of a professional, we hope you find our publication
useful and informative. Please continue to support the advertisers that
make it possible.
Happy decorating, happy gardening, happy spring.
Susan & Lisa
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Solar Energy
Go green with sun power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
For the Birds
Feeding our feathered friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Quick sale
Tips to make your home appealing . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pop Castle
Historic home has a new use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Daffodil Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
historic garden week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Controlling garden pests . . . . . . . . .11
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Pop
Castle:
Virginia and Walid Ramadan
have converted Pop Castle on
the Rappahannock River into a
vacation destination.
From historic plantation to vacation destination
On holiday from their foreign service jobs in the Middle East, it took
Virginia and Walid Ramadan just 24 hours to discover Lancaster
County and purchase the enchanting Pop Castle. The globe-trotting
couple filled the home with treasures from around the world and
turned their hide-away into the ideal location for weddings, reunions,
retreats and relaxing get-a-ways. Learn how they created a cozy
castle for a dream vacation.
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n a gentle rise overlooking the shimmering waters of
the Rappahannock River sits a stately Greek revival
home known as Pop Castle.
Imagine yourself relaxing in a hammock on the home’s
long sandy beach or swinging on a rope swing anchored to
the branch of a 75-foot red oak tree. Picture an osprey swoop
into its nest just off shore. Kids are kayaking in the river, or
playing croquet or football on the lawn. For dinner, steam the
fresh catch trapped in crab pots off the estate’s 30-foot dock;
or fire up the grill.
Until recently, only people who were lucky enough to call
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by Audrey Thomasson
this place home enjoyed its informal southern charm. But now
the historic 150 year-old home is available for that special
vacation.
Since the original 373 acres were first settled in 1653, owners
have witnessed many events in the nation’s history, including
the establishment of a ferry landing in 1702, and a skirmish
with British sailors during the War of 1812. The home still has
a scar of canon fire from a Union gunboat during the Civil War.
The present structure was built on an existing brick foundation in 1855, possibly the fourth dwelling at the sight. While
the origin of the name Pop Castle has been lost to history, it is
Pop Castle
Historic architecture dates the outbuildings.
believed to pre-date the current dwelling.
Today, the public has the opportunity to go beyond the front
gates. Owners, Virginia and Walid Ramadan, are sharing their
home with those who want to be surrounded in the natural beauty
and history of the area.
Pop Castle is not a bed and breakfast. Rather, guests rent the
entire house and enjoy complete privacy, without owners hovering nearby. It is offered on the website, VRBO.com (Vacation
Rental by Owner), part of HomeAway.com.
Because the home is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and
National Register of Historic Places, its historical architecture is
protected. But guests will find updated bathrooms and there are
plans to update the large kitchen.
Nestled at the end of the road on over 11 wooded acres, Pop
Castle provides complete privacy. Up to 16 guests can stay comfortably in the 4,500-square-foot home that features six bed-
Gardens occupy the
site of the old outdoor
kitchen.
rooms and five baths.
Who better to offer the best in hospitality than diplomats.
“This is our house, so you get all our sheets, dishes, everything
we have,” says Virginia. “It’s fully furnished with dishes for 50
people, and a fully equipped kitchen. We also provide necessities
like soaps and shampoos.
“It’s essential to have a good cleaning (crew) for when there’s
a turnover and you only have five hours to turn the house around.
Or for guests who want daily service,” she says.
Check in is at 5 p.m., check out at noon.
Garbage pick-up is twice a week, “Whether the house is rented
or not,” Walid adds. “It’s just something you have to do.”
Guests will discover unusual artful pieces throughout the
house from the owners’ many assignments with the foreign service. Like a colorful gun rack from Tunisia (minus the guns),
bench from Brazil, chest from Kuwait and silk screen from Asia.
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Enjoy a panoramic view of the
Rappahhanock River, including the
Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge
from the balcony of Pop Castle near
White Stone.
But they can also take comfort in some of the local
additions, like a whole-house generator.
“We made it nice for us,” said Virginia. “We asked,
‘Would we like living here?’”
“Whatever we did, we did for us,” said Walid.
“We’re re-doing the kitchen because we want the
kitchen.”
However, you won’t find personal items like photographs so that guests will feel at home.
A canopy of majestic oak trees provides plenty of
shade on the expansive lawn with southern exposure
across a two-mile-wide point of the river.
“The grounds are the draw,” said Virginia. “We
put in a sprinkler system to ensure green grass year
round.”
The house is a reflection of the economic prosperity of the 1850s from the second-floor balcony and
screened porch to the grand dining room, comfortable
living room and spacious, but cozy den. Outbuildings
include an antebellum granary, smokehouse, chicken
coop and dairy. Today, the larger building houses a
ping pong table for family tournaments and bicycles
for an early morning ride.
The Ramadans collected hundreds of games, puzzles, books and movies for guests to use. There’s also
WiFi and cable.
Some of the oak beams used to
support the flooring in the 1855
home date back to 1780.
Timber damage remains
in the attic from a cannon
ball shot from a Union
gunboat during the Civil
War.
Several outbuildings
remain intact.
Just upriver from the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial
Bridge, Pop Castle is convenient to several restaurants and
shops. Whatever is needed—whether a wedding tent, daily
cleaning, photographer, or boat rental, the Ramadans have
provided a handy list including the location of local shops,
vendors and services, and local entertainment.
Pop Castle and the Ramadans offer a place where you can
celebrate special events and create wonderful memories that
will entice your return to the Northern Neck.
Owners:
James Griggs, the property’s first owner, became Lancaster’s Justice of the Peace in 1669 and sat on the court.
Owner Martin Shearman and his sons served on the vestry
at Christ Church. Son Marin Shearman served in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed Lancaster County Sheriff
in 1796 and was on a committee to select electors for U.S.
president and vice president.
The builder of Pop Castle, James W. Gresham, expanded
the estate to 385 acres and was one of the wealthiest residents of the county.
History at Pop Castle:
War of 1812: While sailing up the Rappahannock
River, British sailors came ashore at Pop Castle in April
1814, stealing much needed food supplies. They stole
the sheep of Martin Shearman, the plantation owner who
was at Lancaster Courthouse voting. Shearman was ready
when the British returned. With the help of the local militia, he fought off the plunderers.
Civil War: On June 24, 1861, 19 men from the crew
of the Union gunboat USS Monticello landed three barges
on the shore at Pop Castle. They believed plantation owner
James Gresham was a Union sympathizer. He told them
to leave just as 30 to 80 men of the Confederate Home
Guard showed up and
opened fire on the
sailors. The gunboat
responded with cannon
fire which hit the house,
causing damage equal
to $1,000, 25% of the
home’s value at the
time. Evidence of the
shelling can be seen in
the shattered attic timbers and bits of shrapnel imbedded in the
dining room window
sills.
The home is on the
Virginia Landmarks
Register and National
Register of Historic
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Fences can provide privacy and
transform backyards into calming
places to relax and unwind. But
fences also may lead to disputes
with neighbors if installation is not
carried out with etiquette. Always
place the fence within your property lines, which can be determined by examining a land survey
for your home. Inform your neighbors of your intention to erect a
fence, and give any concerns they
might have substantial consideration. Face the more aesthetically
appealing side of the fence outward to the street and to neighbors’ yards. In addition, maintain
the fence once it is installed so it
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Controlling those annoying pests
by David Moore
Extension Agent
"Finding the “silver bullet” to
control many of these pests is about
impossible. There are no magic
sprays. When you do use pesticides,
please read and follow the label and
be careful using them around water,
people and pets." —David Moore
Middlesex County
There is a broad variety of
questions and interests that make
their way to the Extension Office.
Probably the most frequent question pertains to moles and voles
and how to control them. Folks
have varied successes with control strategies, but in order to be
100% effective, you will need
to kill or trap them. This can be
done by trapping, or by finding
the active run and using some
sort of bait in the run (be careful
of other animals around).
Other things that work well are
dogs that like to dig and cats with
“an attitude.” Using Milky Spore
pesticides to control grubs also
can be helpful, but are expensive
and results will be slowed as it
takes a few years for this to begin
working. There are all sorts of
products that claim to work, but
many of them just drive the pests
into another area of your, or your
neighbor’s, yard.
Bagworms, tent caterpillars,
and webzworms also are common
complaints. Bagworms, pests
mainly of Leyland Cypress, can
cause significant damage to the
tree. Once you see them in late
summer or early fall, it is too late
to help the tree for the current
year. Sprays are effective, but
must be applied in early May and
repeated in early June and July.
Middlesex Extension Agent David Moore
Many products are good for this,
including the natural products
containing Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis). Hand picking them off
also works, if you have the time.
Tent caterpillars usually appear
in summer and are seen at the
crotch of wild cherry and apple,
etc. The caterpillars can be seen
actively crawling around inside
the web. Webworms occur in the
fall and are mostly found in hickory, walnut and pecan. Although
unsightly, neither of these problems will kill a healthy tree and
webs can be destroyed by hand.
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Ladybugs and stink bugs
enter our homes and don’t
really harm anything, but are
just a pure nuisance. Blocking
entry by sealing around windows and doors works well, as
does sweeping or vacuuming
them up and removing them
from the house. The use of
pesticides inside the home is
not recommended. Treatments
outside of the home around the
foundation may offer a little
relief, but still are not totally
satisfying in most cases.
Japanese beetles bother
many vegetable and ornamental plants. There are several
natural ways to control them
including the use of Bacillus
popilliae (Milky Spore), traps,
parasitic nematodes, and netting for plants. There also is
a lengthy list of insecticides
that offer good control. The
Japanese beetle spends most of
its life underground as a grub
(larvae) from late August to
the following mid-May, where
it can be a significant lawn
pest.
Mosquitoes are our perennial pests. Many products on
the market may offer some control, but nothing beats wearing long-sleeved shirts and
pants, removing standing water
around homes, using mosquito
dunks, and applying repellants
when outside.
Bagworms
Other interests include tree
questions, such as pruning, “Is it
healthy? Why is it not fruiting?”
The Extension Office also consults on soil sample results and
makes fertilizer, lime and seed
recommendations.
Master Gardeners, the horticultural education arm of Virginia
Cooperative Extension also willprovide assistance with questions
and concerns through educational
programs, the help desk, and oneon-one consultation.
Finding the “silver bullet” to
control many of these pests is
about impossible. There are no
magic sprays. When you do use
pesticides, please read and follow
the label and be careful using
them around water, people and
pets.
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6 steps to
creating
fairy gardens
for kids
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Gardening can be an enjoyable
activity for adults and children alike.
Gardening encourages creative thinking and can make for an eco-friendly
activity as well.
Adding a touch of whimsy to gardening can make it that much more
attractive to children. Perhaps that
is why fairy gardens have become
so popular among youngsters. Fairy
gardens can be designed in outdoor
gardens or in containers that children
can nurse and enjoy indoors. Here are
six steps to get your fairy garden up
and running.
1. Choose your container or location. Hollowed-out tree stumps are
both contained and outdoors, and kids
may feel like the fairies inhabited this
neglected area of the yard and made
it their own. Otherwise, use containers you already have, such as old pots,
hanging baskets, picnic baskets or
cookie tins. Wooden birdhouses with
their roofs removed also can make for
clever places to house the gardens.
2. Choose a theme. Themes help
children decide what to include in
their gardens. For example, a seaside retreat may work well with little
reclining chairs, sea grasses and succulents. You can then complete the
theme by adding some seashells and
colored stones.
3. Draw up your design. Before
securing anything in the container or
digging into your garden bed, sketch
out a garden design. This gives you an
idea of how the finished product will
look. Even before planting, gently
place plants and other components
in their spots and move them around
accordingly until you find the desired
look.
4. Include similar-needs plants.
Mixing plants that have different
requirements can make it challenging
to care for the fairy garden, so select
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Feeding birds is not just for the birds
by Larry Chowning
D
on’t think for a minute that the term “bird brain” is an
indication that birds are stupid. They know their turf;
the elements around them that are safe and dangerous. And, they probably know much more than we think.
The shorelines and marshes of the creeks and tributaries
of the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers are home to many
different types of birds and their sounds. Kraank! Krannk!
Krannk! is the hoarse squawk of James Michener’s “Fishinglong-legs” from his book “Chesapeake.” For those of us who
have lived here 60-plus years, when we were children a fishinglong-legs was known as a crane. Today most know them as a
great blue heron.
There are other new names for birds too. The osprey was
once known only as a “fish hawk.” Now those of us living on
the water mark time by the return of these birds in the middle
of March—and almost everyone knows them as ospreys.
Some birds are relatively new to our scene. Sylvia Plath, in
her novel “The Bell Jar,” which is set in the Boston, Massachusetts, area, introduced me through her writing to cormorants
(aquatic birds). Prior to the 1970s, they were seldom seen on
the Chesapeake Bay. Today, the doubled-crested cormorant
is as common on the waters of the Chesapeake as egrets and
herons.
Another newcomer to the bay region is the brown pelican.
Prior to the 1960s they were somewhere further south, but
today they can be found almost any time perched in a line of
pound net poles awaiting a meal. The American bald eagle and
Virginia’s wild turkey are both making comebacks, and are
often seen in the fields and woods throughout the Tidewater
area.
There is, however, a special pleasure to the smaller song
birds of our area. They can be so commonplace that some folks
don’t notice they are there. But at our home in Urbanna, we
have four platform bird-feeding stations up close to our home,
and feeding, watching and being close to the birds is just a
part of our everyday life. By helping our feathered friends, the
routine gives us some peace of mind and pleasure at the start of
each day. Our three dogs enjoy going along as much as we do,
and when I say, “Let’s go feed the birds,” all three are up and
running out the door.
Feeding birds is not just for the birds! Song birds around
my house are special to us. We have favorite birds such as
“our” longtime cardinal that we can recognize because of a
discolored wing, and we have several generations of dove that
hang out around the place. There is one cardinal that follows
my wife’s car to work if she, God forbid, forgets to put out the
food. She usually turns the car around and goes back . . . and
the cardinal follows her home.
These thrashers and a starling congregated to enjoy a mixed seed meal of millet and sunflower
seeds in Urbanna.
Suet attracts hairy woodpeckers, such as the one above. Suet feeders and suet can be purchased
at stores that sell bird feed and feeders. (Courtesy of Bonnie Williams)
Warblers come in many colors, and this yellow one provides a
festive setting with the red berries behind him. (Courtesy of Bonnie
Williams)
Just by putting out a bit of bird seed every morning enables local bird watchers to experience
God’s beauty through nature. The Virginia state bird is the cardinal, and they are regular visitors
to bird feeders throughout the region. (Courtesy of Bonnie Williams)
Choosing a feeder
We have been feeding birds at our home for over 40 years.
We have used every kind of fancy-dan feeder imaginable,
but have found that our birds seem to enjoy just a plain board
platform nailed to the top of a fence post. Rain and snow do
not seem to prevent them from feeding.
However, Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) has some
suggestions about choosing a bird feeder. There are elements
of a feeder that are important to the birds, said the VCE
report. The feeder should be a feeder that is beautiful to the
birds with a large enough platform to accommodate large and
small birds; a large enough capacity for holding feed that it
does not have to be filled often; drainage so rain water flows
through the feeder to keep the seed dry; and a nice large
opening for filling the feeder.
Tube feeders attract American goldfinches, chickadees and
a variety of other species. It permits goldfinches, in particular, to avoid competition with blue jays, starlings and grackles, which have a tendency to take over platform feeders.
Suet feeders, usually a small wire cage, is also very popular with some birds. Suet attracts woodpeckers, goldfinches,
cardinals, thrushes, jays, bluebirds, chickadees, nuthatches,
wrens and starlings. Bonnie Williams of Remlik, a bird feeder
for 12 years, said she purchases cakes of suet for her feeder
almost anywhere bird seed is sold. She uses several types of
feeders and feed, and knows which birds prefer which.
Hummingbirds will eat at many types of feeders, but they
prefer a “hummingbird nectar mix,” which can be made at
home or purchased. A simple recipe is: mix four parts water
to one part table sugar in a pan. For example, use one cup
sugar to four cups water; bring to a boil and remove from the
heat; and cover and allow to cool before using or pouring into
the storage bottle.
Morning doves are frequent
visitors to bird feeders in the
region. (Courtesy of Bonnie
Williams)
Virginia Cooperative Extension literature on bird feed states that white millet attracts
house sparrows and brown-headed cowbirds, while black oil-based sunflower seeds
attracts almost all seed-eating birds. The mixture of bird feed above includes millet and
sunflower seeds.
March 31, 2016
Selecting bird feed
Mixes and single types of feeds can be purchased at
supermarkets, livestock feed stores, garden supply stores, or
through catalogs.
The particular type of mix you choose can influence the
number and variety of birds that will use your feeder. The
VCE report said that sunflower seeds attract most seed-eating
birds. The most attractive sunflower seed to birds is black in
color and an oil-type. White millet bird feed attracts sparrows
and cardinals. A common ingredient often found in mix-feed
is peanut hearts, which strongly attracts starlings. Safflower
seeds are attractive to cardinals and morning doves, but are of
little interest to other bird species.
The VCE report said a person will spend his money most
effectively by buying black, oil-type sunflower and white
prove millet separately in bulk. Depending on the kinds of
birds present, the amounts of these two favorite foods can be
varied to attract the birds you want to see.
Time to feed
This photo of a red-bellied woodpecker was captured near a bird feeder in the
Remlik area. (Courtesy of Bonnie Williams)
This photo of “fishing-longlegs” as described in James
Michener’s novel “Chesapeake”
was taken in the spillway of
Hilliard’s Millpond near Remlik
in Middlesex County. Mitchener
and other writers have used
references to shore birds to
capture the flavor and essence
of our region. The great blue
heron is a year-round resident of
the Northern Neck and Middle
Peninsula—a bird to watch
but not feed. (Photo by Larry
Chowning)
This white-throated
sparrow with its
gold eyebrows
feeds at Bonnie
Williams feeder in
Remlik. (Courtesy
of Bonnie Williams)
Most people concentrate their feeding efforts during the
winter months. Satisfaction comes not only from attracting
good numbers of birds, but also because winter feeding helps
birds survive the rigors of winter. However, at out house we
feed birds 365 days a year.
The VCE report said, “Actually, feeding birds year-around
is enjoyable. Many people believe once a feeding program is
started that it must be maintained without interruption. However, birds in any locality will visit several feeding sites daily,
and will waste little time at an empty feeder.”
That’s not what bird lovers want to hear. Most feel, like me,
that the birds I feed are “my birds” and there is some comfort
in believing they feel a bit of loyalty to those feeding them—
but who knows for sure.
“I started watching and feeding birds about 12 years ago
after I retired from the county school system,” said Bonnie
Williams of Remlik. “I guess you would call it a hobby in that
I have received a great deal of enjoyment from it, experimenting with different kinds of bird feed and feeders.
“I’ve always liked birds but now that I have time I’ve found
a great deal of joy in just watching and photographing them,”
she said. “I also enjoy seeing the different ones and all their
different markings and colors.
“It is also satisfying in the winter months when the ground
is frozen and its difficult for them to find food, that I’m giving
them a helping hand,” said Williams.
Feeding birds is a true joy and pleasure!
They were known only as
fish hawks to most locals
for generations, and then
someone from elsewhere
named them ospreys.
(Courtesy of Bonnie
Williams)
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Jeff White will present “Birding Tools” at the April meeting of
the Northern Neck Audubon Chapter.
Audubon chapter to host
program on birding tools
Jeff Wright will speak at the Northern Neck Audubon (NNAS) meeting at 3 p.m. April 4 at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street,
Kilmarnock. Wright will discuss the newest and best tools for birding.
“The goal is to help each of us find the tools—and build a tool kit—to
add to our enjoyment of birding and help us share birding experiences
with others,” said Bonnie Wilson.
Additionally, many of the tools discussed help support Citizen Science projects to protect birds and further the understanding of challenges faced by birds from habitat loss and climate change.
The quality and number of new tools available is really exciting, said
Wilson. Most of the best tools are free. The focus of the talk is to help
find the best “species” of tools and technologies.
Humor and pathos will be woven into the materials depicting the
state of birds and birding and what can be done to improve the plight
of birds, said Wilson. High Definition Imagery, video, and interactive
discussion with the audience will be used to reach the inter-workings of
both “hopeful” and “hopeless” birders.
The materials will include data from birding and Citizen Science
projects from the Northern Neck and adjacent areas, she said.
Following the meeting, White will answer questions. He also will
help anyone wanting to set up an eBird account. He will offer information on installing apps on a smart phone or pad. He also will provide a
listing of the tools discussed in the presentation.
Wright is a member of NNAS and serves as a director through
2018. He chairs the newly established Citizen Science and Conservation Committee of NNAS. Key to these efforts is the development
of an NNAS sponsored “circle” covering portions of Lancaster and
Northumberland counties for this year’s Audubon Christmas Bird
Count. The NNAS committee he chairs will also provide more opportunities for members to participate in birding related Citizen Science
projects that impact the Northern Neck.
In addition to NNAS, he is a member of the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VSO), The North American Blue Bird Society (NABS), the
Northern Virginia Audubon Society (NVAS), and the American Birding
Association (ABA). Among his favorite philanthropic institutions supporting birds are The Nature Conservancy, American Bird Conservancy,
and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
White is a regular participant in wildlife census and citizen science
projects primarily focused on birds. He is a volunteer with the Nature
Conservancy of Virginia as a trail monitor at the Voorhees Preserve in
Westmoreland County, the Alexander Berger Preserve in Spotsylvania
County, and for trail, facilities, and habitat work on the Barrier Islands of
Virginia managed by the Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Coast Reserve.
Before retirement, he spent over four decades in government and
industry applying tools and technologies for solving difficult and complex operational challenges.
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Celebrating 30 years and blooming,
Daffodil Festival set for April 2-3
by Madison Franks
Saturday, April 2
O
n Saturday, April 2, and
Sunday, April 3, Main Street
of Gloucester will be in full
bloom with crowds celebrating
the 30th annual Daffodil Festival.
Saturday’s events will be from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday events
from noon-5 p.m.
The celebration will kick off
with a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday.
With 61 entries, there will be
many surprises, including musical
performances that will portray
local history, as well as the CapoIt’s always nice to get a kiss from a couple of daffodils.
rales Ruphay Meridian Dancers
from Woodbridge.
After the parade, the opening
“Kids and the kids at heart will be able to
ceremony will take place on the Main Stage
enjoy amusement and rides by Amazing Enterwith special guests U.S. Senator Mark Warner
tainment,” added Weslowski.
and U.S Congressman Rob Wittman. Winners
The Food Court will include something for
of the parade will be announced and the Dafeveryone’s taste buds: seafood, Asian, pizza,
fodil Queen will be crowned.
kettle corn, funnel cakes, ice cream, and much
“The entertainment will be amazing this
more.
year,” said festival coordinator Debbie WesFor the first time the Daffodil Show will be
lowski. “We are kicking it off with the Original
held in conjunction with the Daffodil Festival,
Rhondels.” Other musical acts will be The Mulsaid festival vice chair Cathleen Moore. The
lins Sisters, Unleaded, and James Redmond.
show will take place at Botetourt Elementary
Saturday and Sunday will feature all-day
School at 6361 Main Street in Gloucester and
events, including a fine art show, an original
will be open to the public on Saturday from 2-5
handcraft show with handmade items from
p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m.
jewelry to furniture, as well as merchandisers
On Sunday, the 2016 Daffodil Festival Adult
and non-profits. There will be over 200 vendors
Literacy on the Middle Peninsula 5K and 3K
to enjoy, so “shop, shop, shop,” said Weslowski. Race will take place at Ware House Road and
continued on page 20
Schedule of Events
Colonial Courthouse
8 a.m.—”In the garden with the Viettes” live broadcast of the national call-in radio program. Stop by to hear for yourself as Andre Viette helps folks solve their gardening mysteries, or tune in to WXGM AM 1420.
1 p.m.—Andre Viette talk. Bring your gardening questions to Andre to answer.
Main Street
8 a.m.-5 p.m.—Shuttle bus from Gloucester High School to festival and back, $2 per
person.
10 a.m.—Daffodil Festival Parade begins at the Main Street Center and ends at Botetourt
Elementary School.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.—Lectures with the Master Gardeners on Main Street.
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.—Tours of Brent & Becky’s Bulbs all tickets $6. Catch the bus at
Heron Cove Way to visit beautiful gardens as the Gloucester Master Gardeners lead your
1.5 hour tour. Get your tickets at the tent located at the corner of Main Street and Heron
Cove Way. Buses leave at: 11, 11:25 and 11:55 a.m., and 12:25, 12:55, 1:25, 1:55 and 2:25
p.m. Advanced tickets on sale at the Souvenir Store in the Court Circle Wednesday through
Friday.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. LASER TAG – Kids of all ages are welcome to come out and try laser
tag.
12 – 5 p.m. Rappahannock River Railroaders
Main Stage
11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Opening Ceremony
Crowning of 2016 Daffodil Queen, Scholarship Winner, Grand Marshals and Parade
Winners
1 – 2:15 p.m. The Original Rhondels
2:45 – 4 p.m. The Original Rhondels
Children’s Stage
12 – 4 p.m. Face painting with Giggles the Clown
12 – 4 p.m. Silhouettes by John
1 – 2 p.m. Pawsatively Cool Canine Show
Throughout the day Magic Show with Monroe the Magnificent
Throughout the day - Strolling Characters
Children’s Games 11 am (after the parade)
Located on lawn of County Building #1
Many Unique Games Planned for Kindergarten Through Elementary School-Age Children and ONLY 25 Cents per game! Duck Pond, Dino Dig, Skee Ball, Go Fishin’, Ring
Toss, Yard Toss, Football, Basketball, Hockey Puck, Beehive Bean Bag Toss
FREE! Home Depot Kids Workshop
Sunday, April 3
Main Street
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 2016 Daffodil Festival Adult Literacy on the Middle Peninsula 5K
and 3K Race, Ware House Rd., Gloucester Courthouse, Paper Registrations available at
Gloucester Libraries or Register Online (https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Gloucester/
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12 – 5 p.m. Shuttle Bus from Gloucester High School to festival and back $2 per person
12 – 5 p.m. Rappahannock River Railroaders
12 – 5 p.m. LASER TAG – Kids of all ages are welcome to come out and try laser tag.
Main Stage
The annual Daffodil Festival Parade is always a crowd favorite. This year’s parade is at 10
a.m. on Saturday, April 2. The parade begins at the Main Street Center and ends at Botetourt
Elementary School.
Children’s Stage
12:40 – 1:30 p.m. Mullins Sisters
12 – 4 p.m. Face Painting with Giggles the
1:40 – 2:10 p.m.
Unleaded
Clown
2:20 – 3:10 p.m.
Mullins Sisters
12 – 4 p.m. Silhouettes by John
3:20 – 3:50 p.m. Unleaded
Throughout the Day - Magic Show with
4 – 4:40 p.m. Mullins Sisters
Monroe the Magnificent, Strolling Characters
4:45 p.m. James Redmond
1 – 1:45 p.m.
Rainbow Puppets
3 – 3:45 p.m.
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RILL course to
review early
Virginia
landscapes
Veteran instructors David Brown
and Thane Harpole will return to
the Rappahannock Community
College Educational Foundation
Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong
Learning (RILL) this spring with
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Landscapes.” This three-session
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Historical archaeology can provide a new perspective on the physical layout and evolution of past
landscapes. This course, repeated by
popular demand, will allow students
to visit three significant archaeological sites in Gloucester County:
Powhatan’s 1607 capital at Werowocomoco, Lewis Burwell II’s 1694
manor house and plantation of Fairfield, and the magnificent early-18thcentury ruin of Rosewell. Students
will examine recent research and
discuss archaeological findings from
these sites.
Both Brown and Harpole received
their undergraduate degrees from
the College of William and Mary,
and have conducted archaeological
research and outreach in Gloucester
County since 1994. They are codirectors of The Fairfield Foundation.
Advance registration, with a
tuition payment of $35, is required to
take this course. For more information on “Archaeology and Early Virginia Landscapes” or to register, call
Sharon Drotleff at 804-333-6707,
or email her at [email protected].
The Educational Foundation
expresses sincere appreciation to the
Bank of Lancaster’s Golden Advantage program, and to Rappahannock
Westminster-Canterbury, for their
generous support of RILL-2016.
historical sail up the North River
from the Five Gables Mansion
aboard the 105-foot tall ship
“Alliance.”
“We’re looking forward to
a full weekend of events and
vendors. We expect a large crowd
to come out and celebrate with
us, and anticipate it being more
than the 22,000 in attendance last
year.” said Moore.
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detailed schedule of events, visit
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As winter thaws into spring,
many homeowners are poised
to take advantage of prime treeplanting season. Establishing new
trees early can aid their growth
throughout the year, and help them
survive when hot weather arrives.
But with so many tree species to
choose from, how can homeowners know which trees are best
suited for their landscapes?
“Selection of trees for planting
in a home landscape depends on
several factors, including a suitable growing site and any function
they are going to serve,” explained
Tchukki Andersen, a staff arborist with the Tree Care Industry
Association (TCIA). “Will they
attract birds to the area? Shade a
patio? Screen an unsightly view?
Enhance the appearance of the
home? Trees can provide contrast
and relief from surrounding buildings and create seasonal interest in
areas near the home,” said Andersen.
TCIA advises homeowners to
consider the following factors
when selecting a tree:
• Hardiness (ability of the plant
to survive extremes of winter cold
and summer heat, and sudden temperature swings).
• Mature height and spread.
• Growth rate above and below
ground.
• Available space above and
below ground.
• Aesthetics.
• Moisture requirements for the
life of the tree.
• Maintenance requirements for
the life of the tree.
• Availability at local nurseries.
• Ornamental effects, such as
branching habit, texture and color
of bark, flowers, fruit and foliage.
A professional tree care com-
pany can help you determine
which tree species perform well
in your local area and are suited to
your desired planting site. Arborists typically analyze the specific
planting site to determine the
compatibility of the tree to the site.
Environmental considerations may
include:
• Disease and insect problems
that may limit your selections.
• The prior use of the planting
site.
• Soil conditions, such as poor
drainage, high or low pH, and soil
nutrition.
• The presence or absence of
channelized winds.
• The location of utilities, both
above and below ground.
• The proximity of the plant
to roads, walkways and security
lighting.
Is there enough space to plant
a tree? The space available at the
specific site and mature tree size
are important considerations, and
addressing these limits will go a
long way toward reducing maintenance costs. Utilities, in particular, should be given a wide berth.
If your tree will grow to 25 feet
or taller, do not plant it under or
near overhead power lines. Do not
forget the underground utilities;
they may need to be serviced at
some point, and the tree should
never impede this. Call 811 for
the national “Call Before You Dig”
hotline to make sure your chosen
planting site will not hinder utility maintenance. Keep in mind
the ground-level utility structures
such as transformers and individual service connections, which
also require space to be serviced.
Where to plant
Community ordinances may
restrict planting of trees near
power lines, parking strips,
street lights, sewers, traffic control signs and signals, sidewalks
and property lines. Municipalities may require planting
permits for trees planted on
city property. City codes often
require that trees on city property be maintained by the city,
so citizens planting an improper
selection can cause problems for
themselves and the municipality.
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A professional arborist can
assess your landscape and work
with you to determine the best
trees and shrubs to plant for your
existing landscape, and how best
to protect them. Homeowners
who would like a professional
arborist to assess their trees
should contact the Tree Care
Industry Association (TCIA), a
public and professional resource
on trees and arboriculture since
1938. It has more than 2,100
member companies that recognize stringent safety and performance standards and who are
required to carry liability insurance.
TCIA has the nation’s only
Accreditation program that helps
consumers find tree care companies that have been inspected
and accredited based on: adherence to industry standards for
quality and safety; maintenance
of trained, professional staff;
and dedication to ethics and
quality in business practices.
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service provider in your area is
to use the “Locate Your Local
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by calling 1-800-733-2622 or
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Cut flower grower and author
Lisa Ziegler to speak at April 2
Northern Neck gardening event
Lisa Ziegler is one of three horticulture experts who will speak at
the Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ 2016 Gardening in the Northern Neck seminar on Saturday,
April 2, at White Stone Church of
the Nazarene Family Life Center,
57 Whisk Drive, White Stone.
Ziegler is a grower, author
and lecturer, whose presentation
“From the Ground Up” will be
about the organic techniques she
uses to achieve bountiful harvests
of cut flowers, said Northern Neck
Master Gardener communications chairman Cathie Ward. Two
other speakers will describe how
practices that “nurture Nature” at
home in each of our gardens can
make a difference for the environment.
Ziegler’s presentation is about
the practices that are “at the root”
of the success and beauty of
her cut flower farm in the Denbigh area of Newport News, said
Ward. These include how to start
seeds both indoors and out, and
care for the soil that she values as
“a precious gem.”
For Ziegler, “the secret to gardening success is so simple, that
most often miss it. It’s all about
the soil.” A few simple non-backbreaking steps applied each year
will build up the soil to make it
more self sufficient with each
growing season. Her presentation
will include how to plant seeds
directly in the garden, as well as
indoors using the English seedstarting method of soil blocking. Starting from seed offers
choices beyond what is available
at the local garden center—and,
she says, is easy if certain ground
rules are followed.
Ziegler’s organic farm produces
more than 10,000 stems of flowers per week from May through
October, continued Ward. She is
an urban farmer who for the first
11 years of her growing operation
produced 3,000 to 4,000 stems of
cut flowers per week on only one
half of an acre of land. She’s since
expanded her operation with some
additional acreage.
Her cut flowers can be found
in bouquets sold at food stores,
florists and farmers’ markets
throughout our area. The Gardener’s Workshop, her online
business, features the seeds, supplies and tools she uses in her own
garden.
She is an author of gardening books, speaks at gardening
events in this area and as far away
as Texas and New York, and has
been a vendor at Gardening at the
Northern Neck in past years.
Ziegler’s newest book, Cool
Flowers, describes how to take
advantage of cool weather to give
hardy annuals their start. Some of
her favorites include snapdragons,
Bells of Ireland, sweet peas and
Sweet William.
Master Gardener Bonnie Schascheck, whose Irvington garden
will be featured this year on The
Haven’s Just Gardens tour, has
attended Ziegler’s presentations
in the past on a variety of subjects and has this to say about her
most recent book. “I do have her
book and have found it extremely
helpful, especially if you live in
Zone 7. It has detailed explanations of which flowers to plant in
late fall that will overwinter to
have blooms in early spring. I have
heard Lisa speak several times
and she has never repeated a presentation. I actually wished she
could have spent more time on soil
blocking when she did our presentations, but knowing what to plant
in late fall for early spring flowers
was interesting and useful information.”
Ziegler will have her books for
sale at the seminar, and her presentation will include a slide show
and hands-on demonstration of her
seed starting methods.
For many of the area’s gardening
enthusiasts, the April 2 Gardening
in the Northern Neck seminar has
become an annual rite of spring,
said Ward.
“It’s a time to begin thinking
about our gardens in earnest, and
to reconnect with others of like
mind,” she said.
At lunch and during break
periods, attendees can browse an
extensive marketplace featuring
an assortment of vendors, landscape designers and organizations
whose message and products further the seminar’s environmental stewardship theme for this
year. Similarly, the Master Gardeners will be offering a number
of books for sale consistent with
this theme. There will be plenty
of opportunity to socialize with
fellow enthusiasts during the
break periods, to compare what
has worked or not worked, and
what they plan to do differently
this year, said Ward. Beverages
and snacks during these break
periods are free.
The seminar fee is $25. Box
lunches can be purchased for
an additional fee. Registrations
forms will be available at nnmg.
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House & Garden Tours
Offered Statewide
April 23-30, 2016
Each spring visitors are welcomed to over 250
of Virginia’s most beautiful gardens, homes and
historic landmarks during “America’s Largest
Open House”—the Garden Club of Virginia’s
Historic Garden Week tours.
This eight-day statewide event provides visitors a unique opportunity to see unforgettable
gardens at the peak of Virginia’s springtime
color, as well as beautiful houses sparkling with
over 2,000 flower arrangements created by
Garden Club of Virginia members.
Tour proceeds fund the restoration and
preservation of Virginia’s historic gardens, and
provide graduate level research fellowships for
building comprehensive and ongoing records
of historic gardens and landscapes in the Commonwealth, and support the mission of the
Garden Club of Virginia.
Four historic and two modern waterfront
homes featured on April 29
tour of Middlesex County
T
he Historic Garden Week tour in Middlesex County, sponsored by the Garden Club of the Middle
Peninsula, will be Friday, April 29, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
This year’s tour features six homes with exquisite waterfront locations, lovely gardens and landscaping, and one with a land grant that dates back to 1642. Step back in time to enjoy historic homes
and architecture.
Christ Church Parish will serve as headquarters for the tour and also will be open to visitors as it
celebrates its 350th year with a Festival of Flowers.
The tour chairs are Cean Cawthorn and Marilyn South.
Tickets are $40 and will be available on the day of the tour at Christ Church Parish, 56 Christ
Church Lane, Christchurch; at Urbanna Baptist Church, 121 Watling Street, Urbanna; and at Wilton,
1425 Twiggs Ferry Rd. (Rt. 3), Hartfield.
Advance tickets are $35 and may be purchased locally before April 15 at Cyndy’s Bynn in Urbanna
and Wilton Cottage and Garden in Hartfield. Advance tickets also are available by mail before April
15 by sending a check payable to Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula with a self-addressed,
stamped, legal size envelope to Kelly Gwathmey, 6357 W. River Rd., Aylett, VA 23009 (804-7692601). Advance tickets also are available online at www.vagardenweek.org.
Kelly House
Woodport
—photos courtesy of Micki Clay and Tim Lent—
Pre-ordered box lunches for $15 will be served at the Urbanna Baptist Church,
121 Watling Street, Urbanna, from 11 a.m.-2 pm. Payment is required by calling 757-897-6088. Complimentary refreshments will be served at Christ Church
Parish, 56 Christ Church Lane, Christchurch. Restroom facilities will be available
at Christ Church Parish Hall and Urbanna Baptist Church.
The tour is not handicap accessible except for Christ Church Parish, Deltaville
Maritime Museum, and Middlesex County Museum in Saluda. In case of rain
and/or wet conditions, a home may be cancelled due to difficult parking. Tickets
are not refundable.
Ticket prices include admission to the following six properties:
Kelly House
16966 General Puller Highway, Deltaville
This private home is a typical Virginia planter’s home of the 1840s. The original
frame home is described as a center hall with four rooms, measuring only 32 x 16
feet. It is two stories with a central stairway featuring dual brick chimneys. This
style of architecture was popular in the Tidewater region of the colonial south
dating back to 1750.
The addition of a rear kitchen, sunroom, and brick terrace utilizing old flooring
and local bricks is surrounded by landscaped grounds with crepe myrtle trees and
boxwoods.
After more than 75 years of neglect and decline, the home was refurbished in
2006 by descendants of William Henry and Nancy Mitchell Hancock Kelly. Mr
and Mrs. Paige Basheer are the owners.
View from Foley Home
Woodport
352 Woodport Lane, Hartfield
Historic Woodport-on-the-Piankatank is a Georgian-style, four-bedroom home
located on the site of a Pre-Revolutionay War plantation. During the restoration
work in the 1970s, workmen uncovered a brick dated either 1763 or 1783 under
the exterior cement waterproofing.
Prior to 1948, Dr. John R. Blake, the owner of the house at the time, applied a
cement coating to the entire outside of the house. At one time, a large cannon ball,
possibly from the War of 1812 or the Civil War, had been lodged in the riverfront
exterior brick wall, but was removed by former owners. During the 1970s renovation, a cannon ball was found on the property and was replaced in the indenture.
The four-story home enjoys solid brick walls, 17 inches thick at the base and 14
inches thick at the top. Eight feet of water and a protected harbor in front of the
home allowed lumber schooners traveling to Baltimore to moor there. Thus the
home acquired the name “Woodport.”
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh C. Moore purchased the home in 1967. Now their daughter shares the home with her husband and their three children. Vintage furniture
and unique collections acquired on overseas trips are found throughout the home.
James and Beverly Barnhardt are the owners.
Lent Home in Mariners Woods
continued on the next page
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Foley Home
W.H. Sandwich
continued from the previous page
Lent Home in Mariners Woods
379 Sunset Vista, Hartfield
Nestled on the Piankatank River, this lovely home has multiple informal gardens and a pristine salt marsh and navigable creek on 7.5 acres. The elegant
copper-clad entry to this cedar shingle-style home was built in 2007. A custom
mahogany entry door opens to the river room with a lighted cupola that rises 30
feet, a staircase anchored by a vintage newel post and views of the water.
Vintage pine flooring throughout the home is estimated to be 400 years old
and was reclaimed from a riverfront warehouse. The interior trim, dentil molding, and custom fireplace were handcrafted by a local master carpenter using
17th-century techniques and hand planes.
The home is surrounded by winding paths with woodland and riverside gardens of native trees, flowering shrubs, bog gardens and perennial gardens. Over
15,000 bulbs are planted throughout the landscape. A thriving beehive along one
of the marsh nature paths is residence to thousands of little pollinators.
Several trenches, gun pits, and ground impressions believed to be from the
Civil War era lie peacefully around the barn and woodland paths.
Sandi and Tim Lent are the owners.
Wilton House
1425 Twiggs Ferry Rd., Hartfield
Wilton was completed in 1763 when it became the seat of the Churchill family
and the center of their extensive landholdings in lower Middlesex County. This
story-and-a-half gambrel roofed, T-shaped brick dwelling may not have been
among the grandest of 18th-century Virginia plantation houses, but it has its
bragging rights. Wilton is a study in Georgian elegance and simplicity.
Today, as a survivor, it boasts commanding authenticity. It retains much of
its early historic fabric and is virtually unchanged in its external footprint and
interior layout. Original heart pine floors—all in unvarnished condition—adorn
six of its eight rooms. Early paint surfaces abound.
Since being acquired from Preservation Virginia in 2011, the house has been
ever so gently modernized. It is furnished with period American and English
antiques, numerous “turkiye” rugs, and an array of American and European
paintings (c. 1900).
The slave cabin to the east of the main house dates from the 1840s. The 19thcentury log cabin to the west was moved to its present site in the 1970s.
Stephen M. Foster is the owner.
Foley Home
356 North Shore Rd., Locust Hill
This waterfront home, situated high on a bluff overlooking the Rappahannock
River, was built in 1994 and was purchased by the current owners in 1995. They
have enlarged the house, built a pool, pool house, outdoor kitchen, and an atrium.
Inside the two-story contemporary home, they have added granite countertops
and maple floors. A stained glass door and windows were created by an artist
from the community. Their home is decorated with many works made by local
craftsmen.
The main house boasts oversized windows with a view of the Rappahannock
River toward Urbanna and the Chesapeake Bay. Its open floor plan creates lightfilled rooms decorated with casual furnishings. The pool house provides an
eclectic mix of neon signs, souvenirs and memorabilia.
The gardens include native, annual, and perennial specimens and statuary. The
environmentally-friendly hardscaping, which protects the shoreline from erosion, serves as a model for other “Rivah Country” home owners.
Bea and Tom Foley are the owners.
W.H. Sandwich
131 Virginia St., Urbanna
The “Old Customs House” built between 1754 and 1758 in what was the new
town of Urbanna, was the county seat and port of entry along Wormley’s Creek.
The Flemish bond brick walls below the water table are 18 inches thick. An
interior window in the living room wall through which custom business may
have been transacted remains. Until 1935, there was an 18th-century vault in
the basement.
Around 1805, the building was remodeled and embellished with the current
living room woodwork. The English basement with a brick floor is used as a
kitchen, pantry, and dining room.
After Governor and Mrs. Andrew Jackson Montague purchased the property
in 1934, the dormers and slate roof were added. Sometimes this property is
referred to as Fort Lott, thought to be the site of a Pre-Revolutionary earthen
fort.
There is a formal English boxwood garden transplanted from Gunston Hall,
the plantation home of George Mason.
Sandwich, as the house is known today, was named after the Earl of Sandwich,
the inventor of the sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution. His real name was John Montague. This home has been in the
Montague family since 1934 and is in the fifth generation of use by the family.
Information will be available related to the ongoing archaeological dig taking
place at Sandwich.
Bob Montague III and Bob and Patricia Montague IV are the owners.
Source: The book “Historical Buildings in Middlesex County 1650-1875”
was used to compile some of the historical information on the tour sites.
Other places of interest in Middlesex County:
Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society Inc., 777 General Puller
Highway, Saluda.
Urbanna Scottish Factor Store, 140 Virginia St., Urbanna.
Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park, 17147 General
Puller Highway, Deltaville.
F.D. Crockett Chesapeake Bay Oyster Buyboat on Mill Creek at the Deltaville
Maritime Museum.
Lower United Methodist Church, 120 Lower Church Road, Hartfield.
Northern Neck tour will showcase
Lancaster properties
“F
ollowing Country Roads in Lancaster
County,” the theme of the 2016 Historic
Garden Week in the Northern Neck, will feature
properties that are architecturally unique and capture
the beauty of the southernmost county in the Northern Neck, according to Anita Tadlock, co-chairman
of the 2016 tour.
Four private homes and two historic churches will
be open to the public on April 27, said Tadlock.
“Our tour promises to be a very interesting day,”
she said. “You truly can follow the country roads of
Lancaster County to see the houses and churches and
enjoy our beauty and heritage.”
The homes include:
Bay Breeze Farm
2553 Ocran Road, White Stone, overlooking
Dymer Creek on the Chesapeake Bay. Built in 1922
by Joseph F. Bellows for his daughter, Fannie B Hawthorne and her husband, T.T. Hawthorne, the house
and property have been undergoing 10 years of renovations by its third-generation owners, Dr. and Mrs.
M. Stephen Kramer.
Saratoga
tion work in Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello.
Grigg worked as a modernist with the Jeffersonian
tradition. Built in 1974, the home is a prime example
of Grigg’s later work. The owners are Fred Comer
and Mark Manoff.
Verville
11545 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, is a Federal
style 1 ½ story house. It was built in 1843 by Hilkiah
Ball Jr. on the 202-acre parcel he inherited from his
father in 1832. Many people in the area have told of
their relatives being married in the parlor at Saratoga.
The owners are Mr. and Mrs. B. Scott McCord
Treetops
219 Red Fox Lane, Weems, on the eastern branch of
the Corrotoman in Weems, was designed by Virginia
architect Milton Grigg, best known for his restora-
124 West Point Road, Merry Point, was part of a
Royal Patent signed by Governor Berkeley in 1663.
Consisting of 2,500 acres, the estate embraced nearly
the entire peninsula formed by the two branches of
the Corrotoman River. One of four sons of Thomas
Carter, Henry Carter inherited the property on top
of the hill and built the Pre-Georgian Colonial, 1 ½
story brick structure in about 1725. The owner is
Ammon G. Dunton Jr.
Bay Breeze
Saratoga
The patio at Bay Breeze is inviting.
Traditional furnishings grace Saratoga.
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Treetops
Churches include:
• White Stone United Methodist Church, 118
Methodist Church Road, White Stone. One of the
earliest churches in the area, Whtie Stone UMC
has served the community for almost 200 years.
It was included with White Marsh, St. Mary’s
White Chapel and Rehobeth churches to form the
Lancaster Circuit.
Land was purchased for the church in 1819; however, it was not until 1873 that a deed was signed for
a two-acre tract adjoining the original tract for the
purpose of constructing a new sanctuary.
The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library
(MBWML) of Lancaster will display a wedding
dress and other accessories in the sanctuary. Most
of these items are from the wedding of Edna Earl
Sanders and Dr. Benjamin H.B. Hubbard, which
took place in the church in January 1898.
• Historic White Marsh Church, 11040 Mary Ball
Road, Lancaster, was organized in 1792, on land
given by George Brent. A frame meeting house was
built first a little southwest of the current church.
The name White Marsh was derived from the white
flower, hibiscus, or marshmallow, that grew in the
marsh behind the church.
On the day of the tour, the sanctuary will be
adorned with period flower arrangements, and
MBWML will display traditional 19th-century
mourning attire and accessories.
Tickets for the tour are $35 per person for ages
13 and older; half-price for ages 6-12 and free for
ages 5 and younger. Children younger than age 17
must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets may be purchased on tour day at any of
the tour sites and at the information center at White
Stone UMC. Tickets also may be purchased at
vagardenweek.org. Children younger than age 17
must be accompanied by an adult.
Advance tickets are $25 prepaid at vagardenweek.org, or by mail until April 17. Checks
can be made payable to The Garden Club of the
Northern Neck: Carol Hughes, P.O. Box 775,
Irvington, VA 22480, or email Hughes at [email protected]. Please send check with a
stamped, self-addressed legal envelope. Tickets
will be available until April 25 at The Pedestal, Kilmarnock; The Dandelion, Irvington; and
MBWM, Lancaster.
Box lunches are $15 each and must be reserved
before April 20. Vegetarian lunches are available.
Send checks payable to White Stone UMC to
Maxine Somervell, P.O. Box 153, White Stone,
VA 22578; call 435-3545, or email maxontabbs@
gmail.com. Lunches may be picked up at White
Stone UMC from 11 a.m. to 2. p.m.
Complimentary refreshments will be served at
“Bay Breeze Farm” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
—photos courtesy of Dana Smith—
Manicured landscape adds to the charm of Verville.
Verville
Gloucester-Mathews
tour to feature
ancient trees
T
he annual statewide Historic Garden Week in Virginia is
April 23-30 and the Gloucester-Mathews house tour is Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The houses open in Gloucester
and Mathews will be the Heath Home, Sweetwater and the River
House.
Tickets may be ordered in advance ($30) at www.vagardenweek.org, or by sending a check and self-addressed stamped
envelope by April 11 to Margaret Singleton, P.O. Box 1388,
Gloucester, VA 23061. Tickets will be available until April
22 at Angelwing Stationers and Brent & Becky’s Bulbs in
Gloucester, and the Mathews Visitor’s Center in Mathews.
Check or cash only. Tickets and maps will be available at the
tour headquarters, Ware Episcopal Church at 7820 John Clayton
Hwy. (Route 14) in Gloucester on the day of the tour only for
$35 each.
Guidebooks will be available at all ticket venues. Consult the
guide for other points of interest.
Box lunches will be available at Nuttall Country Store, 6495
Ware Neck Road, Ware Neck, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Reserve
lunches by emailing [email protected] or calling 6933067. A Creekside Catering food truck will be at Brent &
Becky’s Bulbs on tour day, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information on the tour, visit www.vagardenweek.
org.
Under the Trees
When Gloucester and Mathews were founded in 1651 and
1791 respectively, they were blessed with beautiful waterways
where colonists soon built their homes. As a consequence,
today’s residents benefit from some very old historic homes as
well as the ancient trees that were planted early on. The book
“Remarkable Trees of Virginia” (University of Virginia Press,
2008) sought to register the most ancient and largest trees in
the Commonwealth. Two of the listed trees are included on this
year’s tour, as well as several others worthy of nomination.
Heath Home
Heath Garden
Transportation to the Heath Home will be by shuttle from
Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil Lane, Gloucester. The
Heaths moved into this house in 2015 from the one (still on the
property) that they built with their own hands in the 1970s. Brent
and Becky Heath, the owners of Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, are the
owners of the Heath Home.
Brent Heath has been a collector for years. Along with his collections of seashells, for instance, he has also collected a variety
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of fallen trees that he saved for the day he built his retirement home. Visitors will be intrigued by color patterns in the
flooring in this open-plan house. Though most of the house
is wide open—kitchen, living room, bar, fireplace area—the
Heaths each have their own spaces where they can close
the doors. Don’t miss the garden on the roof! The house is
guarded by a 100-year-old poplar tree.
River House
River House, 5750 Ware Neck Road, Ware Neck, was
built in 2005. Brownie and Ted Bartley are the owners.
River House is an open, airy, light-filled home on a
slightly different footprint, but on the same approximate
water’s edge, as the home that Mrs. Bartley grew up in. A
small building in the yard (the “Chesapeake Room”) is the
old headquarters of the family business where the previous
generation managed the company. That building is now one
of the two “man caves” where Mr. Bartley keeps some of
his collections. The second man cave is his office in the
main house where are displayed a wide variety of hunting
trophies, carved birds, and the “Gloucester guns” engraved
by Jim Combs with commemorations of Gloucester history.
Mr. Bartley has a museum-quality collection of Civil War
relics and memorabilia, and selected items will be on display
The giant Red Maple in the front yard of River House is
listed in “Remarkable Trees of Virginia” (page 125). It measures 19 feet around at the “waist.”
Sweetwater
At 3053 North River Road at Cardinal in Mathews County,
Sweetwater occupies 198 acres with a mile of shoreline on
River House
the North River. Sherry and Andrew Curtis are the owners.
The house is 9,100 square feet in French Provincial style.
There also are a guest cottage, pool house, airplane hangar and
four-car garage. In the main house there are five bedrooms, five
full baths and two half baths. Trompe l’oeil murals are on display throughout the house.
The Curtises have some very old trees with such presence that
they have been given the names of famous generals. Do stop for
a moment of rest by the koi pond. Complimentary refreshments
will be served there from 3-5 p.m.
Ware Church
Tour headquarters is at Ware Church, 7825 John Clayton
Memorial Hwy., Gloucester. Ware Parish was founded about
1652 at another location; the current building dates from about
1718. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973. The walls of Flemish bond with glazed headers are 3
feet thick. The present pews date from 1854, and the electric
lights from 1926. The church holds about 180 people. There
have been about 1,000 burials since the first in 1723.
Today, this ancient burying place is a leafy haven imbued with
beauty and serenity. A map of the trees will be available.
Gardening
pointers
for novices
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most popular gardens are plots
designated for cultivating herbs
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vegetables.
Novice gardeners may not
know where to begin when it
comes to planting their first vegetable gardens, and such gardeners
can benefit by starting small. You
may want to begin by growing
plants in containers so they are
more manageable and can be
moved as you discover which
areas of your property provide the
best growing conditions.
Begin with one or two types of
vegetables. Tomatoes, cucumbers and certain squashes are
popular starter plants, as they
are relatively hardy. Select only
a few plants so you are not overwhelmed with the level of care
required to maintain your garden.
Some gardeners prefer to start
plants from seeds, but this will
require more time and a greater
commitment with regard to
maintenance and planting. When
just starting out, experiment with
small plants that are established
and already have a good root
system.
Consult with your local gardening center for more suggestions,
such as which soil amendments to
use. Plants may require a certain
soil pH that can be adjusted for
optimal plant growth.
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harmless to other living things).
The cost of the session is $35. Reservations
are a must. To register, send your check, made
out to the Mathews-Middlesex Master Gardeners, to the Mathews County Extension Office,
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There are several basic storage principles that will help during planning.
These storage principles will act as a
guide for total space utilization within
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• Store items at the first or last
place of use. For example, most
homemakers store all pans in the
cooking area. Yet during many types
of preparation, water is placed in the
container first. Thus, it is a step saving
storage principle to provide space for
several pans near the sink. Another
example is everyday dish storage.
Storage at the first place of use would
be near the table. Storage at the last
place of use would be near the sink.
• Store items in multiple locations if used for different tasks.
Example: measuring cups and spoons
might be needed at the sink and in the
food preparation area. Thus, two sets
of tools, placed at each point of use
would be more efficient.
• Items used together should be
stored together. Example: recipe
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together near planning center; foodstuffs, mixing equipment and hand
appliances stored together in baking
center; paper, foil,
level and hip-level, at
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the front of the cabinet
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together.
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“Nesting” or stackaids, not gadgets.
ing one item on top of another should
• Like articles should be stored or be avoided. Tray or vertical stacking
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according to likeness of contents are firm justification for the use of the
easy to locate. This principle will also soffit. The top shelf of ceiling height
provide a visual inventory when the cabinets is very difficult to reach and
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on a person removing it from storage.
Heavy items near floor level will be
easier lifted because the entire body
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• All space should be utilized
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Just Gardens tour to feature five Lancaster County sites
The May 20 and 21 Just
Gardens tour will feature five
gardens in the Irvington and
White Stone area.
From its humble beginnings,
Just Gardens has grown into a
much anticipated spring event
over the past 16 years, said
Mary Lloyd Lay, one of the
original group of women who
formed the fundraising tour to
benefit The Haven Shelter and
Services.
“We originally set out with
the idea of opening private
gardens to the public for a
two-day event,” said Lay. “Our
thought was to show the possibilities of what could be
grown in our zone 7. It might
be helpful, informative and
fun for new and experienced
gardeners.”
The first tour in 2001 featured
six gardens in two counties.
“I think we had about 250
people tour the gardens; all
giving us very positive feedback. We decided we had a
winner and we should plan a
repeat tour for the next year.
That was 16 years and 13 tours
ago,” said tour chairman Anne
Olsen.
“The Haven Shelter and Services was a natural beneficiary
of the funds that would be
raised through ticket sales," said
Olsen. “They have been an integral part of the event pledging
support with mailing lists, and
providing able bodies during the
two-day event to direct cars and
take tickets.”
Just Gardens has donated
over $140,000 to The Haven.
The funds have helped build a
new shelter, assist in the maintenance of the shelter and support the programs The Haven
provides to victims of domestic
and sexual violence, she said.
The funds also helped with the
establishment of the Shoppe
for Haven’s Sake thrift store in
Warsaw.
“We try to keep every tour
fresh by offering different loca-
tions, a mix of cottage and more
formal styles, sunny gardens,
gardens in shade, a real mix of
landscapes,” said Olsen. “Our
goal is for the visitor to leave
with a new idea he or she might
want to try in their own garden.
Gardening is all about experimenting,” she went on to say.
The gardens will be open
from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tickets
are $20 in advance and $25 on
tour days. Advance tickets are at
The Dandelion in Irvington, The
Pedestal in Kilmarnock, Pearl in
Kilmarnock, The Box Boutique
in White Stone, Wildest Dreams
in Burgess and the Shoppe for
Haven’s Sake in Warsaw.
Tickets may be purchased at
havenshelter.org/justgardens,
or call 333-1099, ext. 12. Tickets also may be purchased by
mail until May 10. Send a selfaddressed stamped envelope
(#19 business size) and make
check payable to The Haven,
to Just Gardens, P.O. Box 429,
Irvington, VA 22480.
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Beware of 'handyman' scams
Beware of scammers going
door to door and offering seasonal services, such as leaf
raking, chimney sweeping or
window installation. They may
just take your money without
delivering the service.
Here is how the scam
works:
You answer the door, and
it's a "handyman." He said
he's been hired by the neighbors to clean the chimney,
install storm windows, rake
leaves or perform another
seasonal service. He said he
can give you a discount price
because he is already working in the neighborhood.
You need the work done, so
you take him up on the offer.
He asks for a partial payment
up front, and he will return
the next day after he finishes
the neighbor's job. However,
he takes the money and is
never seen again.
In another version of the
scam, the contractor will
arrive and perform the service. But in doing so, he finds
a "major problem" that needs
to be fixed immediately.
And of course, he's perfectly
suited to perform the expensive repair.
Contractor scams appear
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storms and during the change
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customers. Get both older
references (at least a year
old) so you can check on the
quality of the work and newer
references so you can make
sure current employees are
up to the task.
Make sure it's legal:
Confirm that any business
being considered for hire is
licensed and registered to do
work in your area. For example, plumbing and electrical
work must be overseen by a
licensed master plumber or
electrician.
Also, if in doubt, request
proof of a current insurance
certificate from a contractor's
insurance company.
Get it in writing: And
always be sure to get a written contract with the price,
materials and timeline. The
more detail, the better.
Watch for "red flags": Say
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Tax incentives and
reduced
electricity
costs are just two reasons to take a look at
solar power.
Converting sunshine
into electricity using
solar panels has gotten
more efficient. Today’s
solar panels are connected to the electrical
panel of your home or
business.
Currently, there is a
30 percent federal tax
credit that reduces the
initial costs of purchase
and installation.
And, according to the
Virginia Solar United
Neighbors (VA SUN),
using solar panels typically reduces electricity
costs 5 to 6 percent—
a better return on an
investment than most
savings accounts or
certificates of deposit.
Net metering
When
your
solar
panels are producing
electricity that you are
not using, your electric
meter runs backwards.
When you’re using more
power than panels generate,
your
electric
meter runs forward. Your
electric bill is your total
usage minus the electricity that your solar
panels produce.
“Solar panels can be
thought of as a generator with no moving
parts—a free source of
fuel.”
—VA SUN program
director Aaron Sutch.
“Zero”
That has worked out
to a net bill of just $8.10
for the 3,500 square-foot
Middlesex home of Dr. Karl
Beier and his wife Dr. Teressa Beier, said Karl. “It’s
been rewarding to get a
power bill from Dominion
Virginia Power that reads
'zero.' ” The small monthly
amount that still must be
paid is the connection
fee.
The Beier's savings were
noted this winter during
the first three months the
solar panels were in use.
The panels also power
their dock lights.
Karl explained that
when solar panels generate excess electricity
during daylight hours, the
excess power is fed and
effectively sold to “the
grid.”
The Beiers have 48 solar
panels on their home.
Some panels face south,
the preferred direction,
while a few face west.
“We
generate
more
power than we use,” said
Karl.
The Beiers are expecting to recoup their initial
Energy from 93 million miles away can generate clean electricity.
investment in about 12
years.
Simpler
James Walder, owner
of Redlaw Mechanical
Inc., said he recently
installed a SunSource
Home Energy System at
his business in Lively in
Lancaster County.
Storage batteries are
a thing of the past, said
Walder.
“Solar energy is now
simpler due to Sunsource’s ability to tie
directly into your existing electrical panel or to
your solar-ready Lennox
heat pump or air-conditioning unit,” he said.
Redlaw Mechanical is
a certified solar power
contractor, he added.
Practical?
Does the sun shine
enough in Virginia to
make solar panels practical? “Yes,” said Aaron
Sutch, program director
for Virginia Solar United
Neighbors (VA SUN), a
non-profit organization.
“Virginia gets about
90% of the solar energy
that Miami does,” he
said. “Solar panels can
be thought of as a generator with no moving
parts—a free source of
fuel.”
Solar panels generate
power any time the sun
is shining enough to cast
a shadow.
VA SUN will launch
the Middlesex County
Solar Co-op on Tuesday, April 19, at 6:30
p.m. in the auditorium of
Rappahannock Community College. Visit
www.vasun.org for more
information.
According to VA Sun,
solar panels:
• Have a life expec-
tancy of 25 years or more.
• Have been tested to
withstand a 125 miles per
hour wind loading.
• Can survive one-inch
hail traveling at 52 miles
per hour.
Solar panels have no
moving parts to wear out.
Lease
For those who do not
want to make the upfront
initial investment, leasing
is one option, said Sutch.
“With a power purchase
agreement (PPA) a solar
company will install a solar
system on your house,” he
explained. “You don’t pay
anything for the system
and the system is owned
by the company that
installed it.”
The customer agrees to
a 15-20 year contract with
the company, agreeing
to buy the energy that
the solar panels produce,
he said.
Solar panels are a
green choice, and their
future is bright.
Solar co-op
coming to
Middlesex
Virginia Solar United
Neighbors (VA SUN) will
launch the Middlesex
County Solar Co-op on
Tuesday, April 19, at
6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Rappahannock
Community College.
Solar co-ops deliver
significantly
reduced
solar panel installation
costs to co-op members, said Aaron Sutch,
program director for
VA SUN, a non-profit
organization. Visit www.
vasun.org for more
information.
Solar panels have an estimated life of 25 years.
March 31, 2016
Receive 10 free shade trees Handy tips for
National Arbor Day is
Friday, April 29, and the
Arbor Day Foundation is
making it easy for anyone
to celebrate the annual treeplanting holiday. Join the
Foundation in April and
receive 10 free shade trees.
By joining the Foundation in April, new members
receive the following trees:
red oak, sugar maple, weeping willow, bald cypress,
thornless honeylocust, pin
oak, river birch, tuliptree,
silver maple, and red maple.
The free trees are part of
the Foundation’s Trees for
America campaign.
“These trees provide shade
in the summer and vibrant
colors throughout the fall,”
said Matt Harris, chief exec-
utive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Through the simple
act of planting trees, one
person can make a difference
in helping to create a healthier and more beautiful planet
for all of us to enjoy.”
The trees will be shipped
postpaid with enclosed planting instructions at the right
time for planting in April or
May. The 6 to 12 inch trees
are guaranteed to grow or
they will be replaced free of
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To become a member of the
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Use leftover tea and coffee
grounds to acidify the soil of acidloving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, gardenias
and even blueberries. A light sprinkling of about one-quarter of an inch
applied once a month will keep the
pH of the soil on the acidic side.
To prevent accumulating dirt
under your fingernails while you
work in the garden, draw your fingernails across a bar of soap and
you’ll effectively seal the undersides
of your nails so dirt can’t collect
beneath them. Then, after you’ve finished in the garden, use a nailbrush
to remove the soap and your nails
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Tick activity begins in the spring
by Brandon Frazier
Ticks are a serious problem
in the landscape, particularly
in areas with high populations of deer.
The black-legged “deer”
tick transmits Lyme disease with populations peaking in May and June. Other
tick-borne illnesses prone
to appear in the Northern
Neck and Middle Peninsula
are Ehrlichiosis and Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever.
These tiny ticks are most
often found at the edges of
woods and fields, although
some may be present in
garden, shrub and foundation beds. Be particularly
careful of areas where deer,
mice, and chipmunks are
active as ticks often travel
by attaching themselves to
these animals.
Brandon Frazier is an arborist
representative with Bartlett Tree
Experts. He has a bachelor’s in
forestry science from Pennsylvania
State University. Frazier is a
member the Mid-Atlantic Chapter
of the International Society of
Arboriculture (ISA) and a Certified
Arborist.
Ticks generally do not congregate in maintained lawn
areas with regularly mowed
grass.
Research has found that
ticks are best managed
through barrier tick treatments, Damminix tubes,
and clothing applied repellents. Fencing to exclude
deer from areas of the property or applications of deer
repellents also are recommended. A proper tick treatment schedule or other deer
suppression tactics can help
safeguard your family.
Bartlett Tree Experts
employs tick management
techniques to control these
disease-infected parasites on
your property. Contact local
Bartlett arborist representative, Brandon Frazier, to find
out more about solutions to
help protect the valuable
trees and shrubs on your
property.
Call 804-4530406, or e-mail bfrazier@
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Middlesex Clean-up Day set for April 23
Saturday, April 23, is the
date for the annual countywide volunteer litter pick-up
day in Middlesex County.
Citizens are encouraged to
organize their neighbors into
crews to clean up roadsides.
The Keep Middlesex Beau-
tiful (KMB) Committee will
facilitate the effort by providing heavy-duty orange trash
bags to groups and by arranging to have filled trash bags
hauled to a convenience center.
According to committee
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“Civic groups have already
begun the clean-up effort.
The Rotary Club has recently
picked up bags of trash along
Dirt Bridge Road. Members of
the Kiwanis Club are planning
to tackle Town Bridge Road
on April 23. And, sections of
Route 33 have recently been
cleaned under the supervision
of the staff of the regional jail.”
To participate in this
effort on or before April
23, gather your neighbors,
church group, or club and
select a roadway to clean.
Contact the KMB Committee by way of Facebook/
KeepMiddlesexBeautiful or
at keepmiddlesexbeautiful@
gmail.com to request orange
bags. When bags are filled,
haul them to the convenience center. If you have
more than 20 bags, you may
send an email to KMB and it
will arrange pick-up.
“Enjoy the beauty of a
litter-free landscape this
spring. Working together we
can share our pride in the
beauty of spring in Middlesex
County,” said Swinehart.
For more information, or
to add your group to our list,
email [email protected].
Topping is for ice cream, not trees
"Tree Topping" is the
removal of main tree branches
to stubs in either a straightacross hedge fashion or a
complete de-limbing of the
tree, leaving only the main
trunk or trunks of a tree.
Fiction: "Topping rejuvenates the tree."
Fact: Tree topping usually
removes so much of the tree's
crown that it can unbalance
an older tree's root-to-shoot
ratio and temporarily cut
off its ability to make food.
When trees are topped, they
will typically respond by
readily growing new shoots.
From that point forward they
become high-maintenance.
Most must be pruned regularly in an attempt to restore
normal structure and growth.
Pruning a tree annually is not
environmentally sustainable
or cost-effective. Your tree
will also be more susceptible
to disease and insect problems.
Fiction: "The tree is too big
and casts too much shade,
and needs to be reduced by
topping."
Fact: By their very nature,
trees create shade, which
means you really can't plant
anything underneath and
expect full success. But in
some instances, proper selective pruning, not topping, can
reduce the bulk of a tree, letting in more light and allowing wind to pass through the
tree. Proper pruning does
not stimulate regrowth, and
the tree will not respond as
drastically as when topped
or over-thinned. A qualified
arborist is trained to understand which kinds of cuts
to make (thinning cuts, not
heading or topping cuts); he/
she also knows when to stop.
Fiction: "Topping a tree
is cheaper than having it
pruned."
Fact: Initially, it might seem
cheaper to cut the tree in half
to get the result you are looking for. But over time the tree
will require more frequent
maintenance, and become a
danger. Drastic topping cuts
create opportunities for epicormic shoots on the remaining trunk to grow quickly
into large, poorly attached
branches, if the tree doesn't
just die outright. The poten-
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tial for them to break off and
cause a hazard to property or
people is very high. From a
legal standpoint, the owner
or owners of such a tree may
be responsible for damages
if it can be proved they were
negligent. Incorrect pruning
can cause trees to become
hazardous, and therefore is
negligence.
Fiction: "Topping is a timetested way to prune a tree."
Fact: Topping is not a standard practice, and in fact is
"outlawed" by national tree
care standards. Topping has
always been controversial. If
someone tells you they have
always done it that way, it's
a good bet they aren't up to
speed with the latest, scientific tree care methods.
So how can you reduce
a tree's growth without the
injurious effects of the "toppings"? Consult with a professional arborist who is
bound by an industry code
of ethics to provide proper
pruning according to the profession's tree care standards.
Find a professional
A professional arborist can
assess your landscape and
work with you to determine
the best method of pruning
or tree reduction for your
purposes. Contact the Tree
Care Industry Association
(TCIA), a public and professional resource on trees and
arboriculture since 1938. It
has more than 2,000 member
companies who recognize
stringent ANSI safety and
tree care standards, and who
are required to carry liability
insurance.
TCIA has the nation's only
accreditation program that
helps consumers find tree
care companies that have
been inspected and accredited based on: adherence to
industry standards for quality and safety; maintenance
of trained, professional staff;
and dedication to ethics and
quality in business practices.
An easy way to find a tree
care service provider in your
area is to use the "Locate
Your Local TCIA Member
Companies" program. You
can use this service by calling 1-800-733-2622 or by
doing a zip code search on
www.treecaretips.org.
What to do
after the
storm hits
The recent storms and tornadoes throughout parts of Virginia have left many people with
damaged homes, businesses or
automobiles. Virginia Insurance
Commissioner Jacqueline K.
Cunningham encourages Virginians who suffered property
damage as a result of the recent
storms to contact their insurance company or agent as soon
as possible to determine what
coverage is available under their
insurance policy.
The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of
Insurance can provide assistance to consumers who have
problems contacting their insurance company or agent or have
questions or concerns about
their insurance. Contact information for insurance companies and agents is available on
the Bureau’s website at www.
scc.virginia.gov/boi/ConsumerInquiry. Consumers also may
contact the Bureau through its
toll-free telephone number at
1-877-310-6560. To reach the
Consumer Services Section
of the Bureau’s Property and
Casualty Division in Richmond,
call 804-371-9185.
The Bureau of Insurance
offers consumer guides with tips
on what to do when a disaster
strikes. Guides are available for
homeowners and businesses.
Both provide answers to the most
commonly asked questions about
settling disaster-related insurance
problems. These guides are available on the Bureau’s website at
http://www.scc.virginia.gov/boi/
pubs.aspx.
The SCC is located at 1300
East Main Street in downtown
Richmond. Normal business
hours are from 8:15 a.m. to 5
p.m. Correspondence may be
mailed to the Bureau at P.O.
Box 1157, Richmond, Virginia
23218. The Bureau may also
be contacted electronically at
[email protected].
For additional emergency
preparedness information relating to tornadoes and other
types of disasters, visit www.
ready.virginia.gov. This statewide public education effort is
designed to prepare Virginians
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Virginia forest landowners
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healthy and productive can do
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home.
Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest
Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and
Environment are offering an
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The 12-week Online Woodland Options for Landowners
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management principles and
techniques for both novice and
veteran private forest landown-
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Materials provided include
four reference books and a tree
identification CD in addition
to online reading materials and
assignments. Natural resource
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landowners serve as mentors
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questions via the course Group
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“Interest in this course, now
in its 13th year, continues to
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coordinator of the Virginia
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Program. “Participants love
the convenience of an online
course and appreciate the
opportunity to connect with
experts as well as experienced
landowners.”
The registration fee is $45
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account; access to a printer is
strongly recommended.
• Register for the course
online.
• Find more detailed information, including computer
requirements and the complete syllabus, on the course
website.
• For additional information,
email Jennifer Gagnon or call
540-231-6391.
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Simple steps to make a home seem
more appealing could lead to a sale
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
There's nothing quite as humbling as opening
your home for criticism, which is what sellers do
with potential buyers during every showing. And
that's what sellers do months before the showand-sale process even begins when they choose a
realtor.
"We tell our clients not to take it personally,"
said Long & Foster realtor Lisa Shultz with The
Shultz Team in White Stone. "We understand
when you live in a house, you personalize it. The
same is true for my own house, but we are trying
to sell your home. And a house that shows well is
going to sell."
There are certain do's and don't's for folks trying
to sell a home quickly. Many are common sense
selling tricks, such as having a clean, uncluttered
house but there are some that homeowners probably don't think about doing. For instance, said
Shultz, most potential buyers want to see a blank
canvas, so Shultz and her husband and real estate
partner, Neill, have a simple motto: "less is best and
when it doubt, take it out."
For instance, a lot of people simply have too
much furniture, whether it's antiques, family heirlooms or just too many items for a small room. So,
Shultz recommends downsizing, both with size
and quantity.
"You want every hallway to be easy to walk
through and rooms to be open and seem spacious," she said. "Often we just go into people's
houses and say move this end table or take that
chair out."
Shultz also recommends removing family
photos from the walls and personal-style items
from a room. A homeowner may love nautical
items, a favorite sports team or collect roosters but
a potential buyer may not. Your style is not necessarily their style. Instead, think all clutter must go,
even down to the magnets, photos, children's artwork and calendars most folks post on their refrigerators. Sometimes homeowners have to utilize
an off-site storage unit, but if that's not feasible or
affordable for a seller, Shultz recommends moving
items to an attic, basement or garage. Of course,
if you're trying to sell your home while still living
in it, potential buyers understand that. So a few
family photos on the tables or cabinets and some
personal touches are acceptable.
"What you don't want is a buyer so busy looking at family photos that they're not looking at the
house," said Shultz.
Also, if you love purple and have your bathroom,
bedroom and dining room painted in shades of
the royal color, it's time to undo the hue. Neutral
colors of white, cream, beige and tan are the best
options.
"Even though painting is cheap and simple [for
buyers to do], some people aren't creative enough
continued on page 44
A kitchen collection (top of cabinets) is often a distraction to potential home buyers.
Kitchen countertops, clear of clutter, are more appealing.
Tips to Sell Your House Quicker
• Price it Right
Pricing too high is a no-no for folks wanting to sell quick.
Find the prices of similar homes in your neighborhood or
town, then set your price in that range.
• Repair before listing
Make sure your house looks its best before putting it on
the market. Paint, trim bushes, make repairs and clean. A
staged home shows best.
• De-clutter and depersonalize
The fewer things there are in the home, the larger it will
look. Remove knickknacks, excess furniture, even family
photos. Simply removing magnets, notes and photos from a
refrigerator makes the kitchen appear neater.
Realtors recommend staging with furniture that fits the size and space of the room and selecting
accessories carefully.
• Clean out those closets
Yes, potential home buyers will peak behind the shower
curtain and look in the closets, so instead of stuffing them
to clean the room, take time to clear them of extra stuff.
According to one internet tip site, aim to have about 20 to
30 percent of open space in each closet to give the illusion
of lots of space.
• Have a gender neutral master bedroom
Let's face it, men don't want to curl up with flowers and
butterflies. Forego the pinks and pastels in the master suite
for neutral shades and a white or neutral colored comforter.
• Each room should have a purpose
Instead of using that extra bedroom or unused alcove in
the kitchen to store "stuff ", turn it into an appealing guest
bedroom or office. The alcove can become a breakfast nook,
sitting area or work station.
Remove unnecessary items from kitchen counters such as cookbooks, coffee pots and collectables to
make the space seem larger.
• Eliminate pet odors
You don't necessarily have to take Fido or KittyKat off the
premises when showing the house, but put pet toys and pet
beds out of site. And be sure there are no pet odors. Shampoo or steam clean carpets prior to listing and vacuum and
clean floors before showing.
• Make the property easy to show
Be as flexible as possible with showings, which may mean
showing the home with little notice. Potential buyers may
only be in town for a day or a weekend, so putting them off
with a 24- or 48-hour notice may mean they opt to look at a
different property.
• Add curb appeal
Mow the lawn, add some color with flowers or potted
flowers, replace an old mailbox, mulch.
• Use social media
Although realtors typically list properties on several internet sites, double check to make sure your home is on the
most viewed sites like Zillow and Trulia, as well as any applicable Facebook pages.
Simply removing papers and magnets from a refrigerator makes a kitchen look neater.
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Kitchens appear larger when items are removed from counters and tops of cabinets.
continued from page 42
to see past the colors," said Shultz, so she
recommends painting. It's inexpensive,
can be done by the homeowners and
makes the home look clean, fresh and
bright.
A fresh coat of paint is one of the top
five things Shultz recommends. Number
one on her list is cleaning and de-cluttering. Painting is number two and trimming hedges and bushes away from the
home's foundation, doors and windows is
number three.
In fact, boosting your home's curb
appeal is a must, said Shultz.
"The number one thing is to make sure
nothing is up against the house. You want
space between the bushes and your foundation. So trim everything back.
Adding color without having to get a
landscaper is easy with baskets and flowers in pots," said Shultz. "A fresh load of
mulch even in an empty flower bed makes
a big difference."
Many potential homebuyers will do
a quick drive-by of your home before
even calling your realtor for an appointment, so the lawn and exterior need to be
appealing. Power wash sidings and walkways, mow the lawn, wash front windows
and have an inviting entrance. If there is
a front porch, make sure it's clean and
painted or stained and place potted flow-
ers by the door. Placing a simple pot with
flowers by the front door is number four
on Shultz's to-do list.
Number five is repairing ceiling cracks
and discoloration and removing carpet
stains. Shampooing or steam cleaning carpets is must, especially if you have pets.
"Carpet cleaning is an easy thing to
do," she said. "And if a carpet is especially
stained or dirty, sometimes it's best to
replace it."
Above-ground pools often dissuade
instead of persuade a potential buyer so
it's best to remove them before even listing
the home, said Shultz.
"Pools are not a selling point that will
add value to your house," she said. "A pool
is for you not for the next owner."
She also recommends clients be
flexible when it comes to last-minute
requests for a showing. She knows it's
hard to keep the house spotless, especially with children and pets, but often
times potential buyers are visiting for a
weekend or just a day and will request
a showing spur-of-the-moment. Some
homeowners request 24 or 48 hours
notice for a showing, "but sometimes we
may call and say someone is in town, can
we show it in the next 30 minutes. It's
great if we can because you never want
to miss out on an opportunity."
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Four habits of successful gardeners
1. Make Compost.
Mother Nature never throws
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You start out with kitchen, yard
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It’s easy to fall into thinking that compost’s last name is
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and turning are part of the deal.
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kitchen scraps in a corner counts
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Spread it around plants to
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potting mix to add slow-release
micronutrients; top-dress beds
with it to improve soil structure
no matter what kind of soil you
have; use it to help restore life to
soil that’s exhausted from years
of chemical abuse. Sprinkle it
on the lawn spring and fall to
encourage the shallow grass
roots. It’s almost impossible to
use too much.
3. Plant crops in wide beds.
Crops are anything planted
for harvesting: vegetables, cutting flowers, shrubs on hold to
be transplanted . . . keeping these
grouped as tightly as possible in
beds that are not trod upon cuts
down on weeding, conserves
water, allows the compost to be
concentrated where it will do
the most good and improves soil
structure year upon year as the
layers of organic matter pile up.
These beds are frequently raised
or at least corralled neatly by
boards or by long slabs of granite. Aesthetics aside, the primary
virtue of this tidiness is easier
path maintenance. From the soil
and plant point of view it’s the
special treatment that matters.
4. Mulch.
Mulch clothes the soil in a
protective barrier that moderates
temperature, conserves water,
helps keep soil-borne diseases
from splashing up and helps keep
soil itself from splashing up—on
your lettuce, for instance. Almost
any organic mulch that will
rot down into the soil is almost
always preferable to landscape
fabric with some kind of icing,
but choosing the right mulch for
each job is worth the extra effort.
Straw for instance is inexpensive, but it’s untidy compared to
wood chips and it breaks down a
lot faster. That suits straw to the
vegetable patch while the chips
win under shrubs. Remember,
the more your garden resembles
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RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER – Kilmer’s Point –
Urbanna area – Magnificent river views! 4 BR, 3 ½ tile
BA home /open floor plan, master on 1st floor, greatrm/
FP, 40’ River rm, att’d 2 car garage, concrete drive…
Handicap accessible. Rip rap shore, pier. Community
pool, tennis, boat slip, water & sewer. $649,900
Eric Johnson
804-815-8374 • [email protected]
QUEEN ANNE’S COVE – Urbanna – Immaculate 4 BR, 2 BA condo – Great river views! Private – You really have to see this one! Granite
counters, Stainless kitchen appliances. Excellent
condition! Pool, beach, ramp & pier. Walk to town
amenities! $325,000
Eric Johnson
LAGRANGE CREEK – Near Urbanna –
Super views from this well-built ranch home.
Private setting, pier with water and electric,
in-ground heated pool, hot tub, large master
suite, river room, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace. $495,000
Craig Hall
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER – North Shore
HARTFIELD – Like new 3 bedroom, 2½ bath
Ranch home with screen porch, paved drive,
detached 2 car garage. Deeded Piankatank
River access, community boat ramp, sand beach.
+1,400 sqft. $229,000
Irvin Shackelford
CEDAR POINTE – Near Urbanna – Nicely
CEDAR POINTE – Urbanna – Beautiful 4
URBANNA – Charming Cottage Row Victo-
GARNETT HILL – Urbanna – Beautiful replication
DELTAVILLE – Awesome Chesapeake Bay cot-
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER – Great 3 BR, 2
BA waterfront cottage – Protected harbor. Excellent views of river & Meachim Creek! Fresh paint,
new carpet, hrdwd flrs, lrg LR/DR/Kitchen combo,
glassed porch. Pier. $275,000
R.D. Johnson
WEEMS – Rappahannock River – Come to the
Rivah... And enjoy this beautiful 6 bedroom home
with great views off the Rappahannock River!
Complete with boat lift, jet ski lift, hot tub, generator and much more… This is a must see! $825,000
Steve Darman
of “Parson Capen House” in Topsfield MA – Early colonial architecture /modern conveniences. +3,100 sqft,
3 BR, 2 ½ BA, garage, basement, well landscaped/
terraced gardens. Nearby water access. $369,500
R.D. Johnson
wooded 2.13 ac lot, upscale neighborhood in area
of custom homes. Central water/sewer. Restrictions.
Some waterfrontage. Water access. $65,000 (Acreage without restrictions also available. Timber value.)
Zani Autry
tage with exceptional views of the Rappahannock
River and Bay! 3 BR, 2 ½ BA, screen porch, Master suite up and down. Walk to water/beach access. Ready for summer fun! $263,500
R.D. Johnson
BR, 3 BA, Granite counters, newly tiled MBA
shower, like new appliances, dock/boatlift on
Robinson Creek. Lovely grounds! Move-in
ready! $644,500
Carolyn Bailey
– Waterfront lot with sweeping views of the
Rappahannock River!... Sand beach, boat ramp
and pier… Lot is cleared and septic system is installed – Beautiful property ready for your dream
home! NOW $449,500
Irvin Shackelford
rian Circa 1900 in historic Port Town of Urbanna.
Home has Pine floors, central heat & air, gas logs,
town water & sewer, 3 car garage… Walk to town
shopping, pool & marina. $209,500
Craig Hall
w w w. m a s o n r e a l t y. c o m
Eric Johnson . . . . . . . 815-8374
Craig Hall. . . . . . . . . . .815-8494
Marvin Mason . . . . . . .815-8391
Steve Darman . . . . . . .815-2036
R. D. Johnson II . . . . . .815-8320
Walter Lawson, Jr. . . . .832-9109
Realtors
and
Appraisers
Irvin R. Shackelford . .815-8400
Jean Darman . . . . . . . .577-7083
Zani Autry . . . . . . . . . .512-8350
Bill Kallam . . . . . . . . . .832-1024
Ann Powell . . . . . . . . . .338-1773
Carolyn Bailey . . . . . . .366-2554
Urbanna 758-5372 / Saluda 758-2777 / Deltaville 776-9295

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