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14 | May/June • 2014 publisher's note Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With a wise design And plants aligned To use minimal H 2 O! Planning a visit to Cape Fear Botanical Garden? PWC hopes you'll stop by the At Home in Carolina water-wise garden exhibit. is collaborative project between the Botanical Garden and PWC shows how (contrary to "popular belief ") beautiful gardens can flourish with minimal watering – through proper plant selection and garden layout. You're sure to enjoy this lovely garden. And you'll learn how you, too, can have attractive landscaping that conserves our precious water supply. www.faypwc.com Cape Fear Botanical Garden 536 N Eastern Blvd. Open Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm Sun. noon-5pm capefearbg.org Stop. Think. Conserve. W e know spring is here when the golf season begins with e Masters, the first of four major championships. It's an exciting time for Bubba Watson fans. e pro golfer won his second green jacket in three years. Before you die, you must see the grounds at the Masters. is beautiful sight that God created began as an apple orchard valley before becoming one of the most famous golf courses in the world. It is breathtaking. e next major event is right here in our backyard; the Men's U.S. Open will be played in Pinehurst. We get a double bonus this year with the wom- en's U.S. Open being played the week following the men's. is will be good for Fayetteville because many people will fly into our airport to get to Pine- hurst. Some folks may even elect to stay in Fayetteville with the drive only being about 40 minutes away. In this issue, we have a quick guide to the event. e Men's U.S. Open always finishes on Father's Day, which is very spe- cial for dads, sons and grandsons that play golf. I have two sons. One is with the Lord Jesus Christ and the other lives in Wilmington with my two grand- sons. If you're an active reader of my column, you know that tennis is their number one sport of choice. However, the boys do play golf and we always play nine holes on Christmas Eve each year. e last time the U.S. Open played in Pinehurst was 2005. My son and number one grandson treated me for Father's Day to the last day of the tournament. Payne Stewart, who is now deceased, won the championship. It was a memorable day for me. I started playing golf almost 60 years ago. I don't play much anymore, but I still enjoy watching on television. My son Bob was an above average player and we used to play in the Carolina USGA Father-Son event every sum- mer up until he got too sick. Golf can have a wonderful familial connection, especially in mine. My parents and brother all played golf. So Father's Day and the coming U.S. Open always bring a tear to my eye just remembering all the family events surrounding golf. Golf is a game that can be played all of one's life. Enjoy the U.S. Open in Pinehurst and have a blessed summer. Aimee Farmer is the correct photographer of the images on pages 62 and 64 of our April Dogwood issue. We regret this error. Father's Day and Golf

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