Highlights: July 2006 Show

Graves Mountain Lodge
Guests: Graves Family–Graves Mountain Lodge
Route 670, Syria, VA 22743-9999
www.gravesmountain.com
540.923.4231

Andy Hankins–Virginia State University
ahankins@vsu.edu

Graves Mountain Lodge is a family-owned and operated mountain retreat.

An on-site cannery produces apple butter, applesauce, preserves and jellies. The products are used at the lodge restaurant and are available for purchase. A mail order catalog is also availalble.

Hour long and full-day horseback rides are offered at the Graves Mountain stables. Rides take you across streams, open fields and through woods. Stalls and/or camping is available for privately owned horses.

An Apple Harvest Festival (October 14-15 and October 21-22, 2006) offers food, bluegrass music, arts and crafts and hayrides.

A variety of overnight accomodations are available to suit everyone’s needs – from motels to old farm houses to log cabins.

America’s Anniversary Garden
Guest: Leanne DuBois–Extension Agent, James City County
www.ext.vt.edu/americasgarden

Virginia will mark the 400th anniversary of Jamestown during 2007.

Virginia Cooperative Extension has developed the America’s Anniversary Garden to help individuals, communities and groups mark America's 400th Anniversary with a signature garden.

Signature gardens will have red, white and blue color schemes.

Several publications are available through your local Extension Office which include suggested plants to give you the red, white and blue designs.

Publications also include suggested designs of annual or perennial beds ranging from a 30 inch wide container garden to an 8 ft. X 10 ft. landscape area which includes a small tree, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.

For more information contact your local Extension Office or visit: www.ext.vt.edu/americasgarden