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flowering shrubs at her Lullwater Farm near Amissville. Both are open this spring for the first time though preparation has been in evidence for some time. Mrs. William R. Williamson, who launched a: flower plant and herb business a few years ago, continues at a rapid pace at Oak Forest near Woodville. Mrs. Summers took to the hills, so to speak, when she and the late Mr. Wire purchased The Shade many years ago. When you hear her speak of it you know she loves every inch of the rolling acres of the farm with its herd of Angus roaming the hillsides. However, she felt an urge for a closer personal contact with the land, and the nursery provided the answer. Her prime quality stock came from Pennsylvania and at present including white pine, fir, spruce, dogwood, yew and ilex. Each is nurtured with tender loving care by Mrs. Summers who says she has never worked so hard in her life nor rested so well either. Mrs. Leonard declares she didn’t know a zinnia from a thistle a few years ago. It is obvious after a short corF versation with her that she is now well versed in the ways of azaleas and rhododendrons ^Vhfch wave a colorful greet-, dbg from neat rows In the Lullwater Nursery. Her healthy field grown stock was secured from Pennyslvania and North Carolina and also includes varieties of Holly and other flowering shrubs.
Mrs. Leonard’s nursery started purely as a hobby after the death of her husband and has become an engaging business. She will attend the MidAtlantic Rhododendron Society meeting in Waynesboro, Pa. the 17th and 18th of this month.
In addition to its monetary and therapeutic benefits, Mrs. Leonard says it is extremely
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