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Arts & Antiques

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Simply Unique

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A Time to Plant Inside the Box & Out Blueprint

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idn’t it seem that the daffodils bloomed a tad early this year? And the Bradford pears were a little ahead of schedule, too. I’m certainly not complaining about an early Spring since it’s always welcome at our house.

Speaking of houses, this edition of AT HOME seems to have taken on a theme of quality architecture and design to an even greater degree than past issues. Perhaps it’s because we are featuring the work of one of my all-time favorites, Frank Lloyd Wright, who graced our city with his presence back in the 1950s when he designed one of only two of his residences to be found in South Carolina (the other one is in Yemassee).

We’re also featuring a home that was designed by a venerable architect in the Greenville area, Willie Ward, who was creating classic residences here within the same timeframe as Wright. Although they had very different styles each garnered a following and an impressive reputation.

I’m grateful to the owners of these two homes for allowing us to feature them.

Following the theme further and bringing it to current times is a Simply Unique article that offers tips on choosing the architect/designer for your next new home or renovation project.

A Spring garden tour is always appropriate and we have a lovely one for you. Sited on the grounds of an historic plantation home in the Woodruff area, every attempt has been made to create historically correct gardens as well.

Looking for attractive yet edible plants for your garden? Check out the Garden to Table article for some great ideas.

We’re back to antiques with this issue too … houses and boxes. A local expert shows us some prime examples of intricately executed boxes for various functions from a period when boxes were definitely not made of paper or plastic but instead were a beautiful art form.

There’s more, so have a great time going from past to present as you flip though the pages of our Spring issue.

Enjoy! See you in the Summer.

I love hearing from you with your comments and suggestions.

Please contact me at 864.679.1239 or Lgreenlaw@communityjournals.com.

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Using items that can be found right outside our back doors or on hikes through the nearby mountains and backwoods areas, Frank has fashioned a charming setting.

The gazebo is now dressed for any number of occasions: a garden party, a wedding reception, , an afternoon tea party or simply a salute to spring.

Colorful birds and nests with eggs provide a whimsical touch to the swags and other decorative elements found within the gazebo.

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Using stacked concrete pots, Frank added layers and interest with a twig wreath, moss, pussy willow branches, sword fern, birds and nests.

Frank is the owner and a creative talent of The Embassy … flowers and nature’s gifts.

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all efficiently compartmentalized and exquisitely constructed.

Van Slooten mainly deals in boxes manufactured between 1760 and 1910, when boxes became just as fashionable as they were functional – perhaps even more so. Beginning with the reign of King George III and continuing through that of King Edward VII, millions of fine vessels were built and used, and demand is high for the relative few that have survived in good condition.

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Arts&Antiques Fig 1: Perfumes also required extra security, as evidenced by this rosewood and satinwood banded Victorian perfume box (c. 1860). The original three cut-glass bottles have survived with the piece.

Fig 2: Have bird, will travel, may have been the rallying cry of the original owner of this Late Victorian walnut birdcage (c. 1890). A rare piece such as this would have been commissioned by a member of the upper crust for traveling with a feathered friend.

Fig 3: This is a later example of a writing slope, from around 1860. The top and front are made of amboyna cross-banded with rosewood, and the sides and back are yew wood. Brass is used for the cartouche and escutcheon and for the pinwheels that mark each corner.

Fig 4: Double tea caddies eliminated the glass bowl in the center. This unusual piece is an example of black lacquered papier mache, from around 1830. The floral design is hand-painted enamel with inlaid mother of pearl.

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1880), with its decoratively inlaid woodwork, is an example of the small mosaic Tunbridgeware technique popular during the Victorian era.

Craftsmen used thin sticks of wood in variouws colors to create pictures, patterns or geometric borders, and then adhered these veneers to the boxes. This burl walnut specimen would have originally housed a tray – probably of silk – to store a lady’s sewing notions, jewelry or other necessities for late 19th century travel. The workmanship on this piece is staggering, when one considers the intricate inlaid bands of mother of pearl and ebony, highlighting diamond-shaped mother of pearl surrounded by rosewood and abalone shell. The mother of pearl and banding are repeated in the cartouche, in the center of the lid, and in the escutcheon, on the front of the box where the lock would have been. Van Slooten says many of her modern-day customers buy these boxes as a refined receptacle for remote controls or pocket change.

Fig 6: A trinket box, this one of gilt bronze (c.

1880). The woman adorning this box was fashioned from French enamel, a technique that involves individually firing enamel colors on copper

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Fig 7: This isn’t your father’s tackle box, but it was originally a sailor’s workbox, built of mahogany with ebony edging and a kite-shaped ivory escutcheon. The inner tray is hand-dovetailed with lidded compartments for holding supplies.

Displayed behind glass on the underside of the lid is a portrait of an English fishing trawler, painted by a member of its crew.

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Fig 8: This satinwood piece with inlaid rosewood and mother of pearl (c. 1850) is an example of a triple tea caddy, with compartments on either side for green and black tea, and a cut-glass bowl in the center for mixing teas and storing sugar, which was nearly as highly prized as tea at the time. Van Slooten says it is rare to find boxes with their original bowls, as most were broken due to the rough treatment required to loosen hard-packed sugar.

Fig 9: A triple tea caddy, this one of rosewood, bears the sarcophagus shape popular in the Georgian era. The plinth base and bun feet render an especially regal look.

Fig 10: Tumbling block is a favorite of Van Slooten’s and can be found on many of her personal pieces, like this snuff box (c. 1880), on which the block design is inlaid with ebony, green oak, rosewood and exotic woods. The box’s interior is lined with genuine tortoiseshell.

Fig 11: For those who liked to travel with their favorite scents, this Edwardian tooled leather travel perfume from the early 20th century would have been just the ticket. The latch is made of pewter, and the etched silver caps lift off to reveal glass stoppers

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Fig 12: This handsome fellow is an Anglo Indian tortoiseshell trinket box (c. 1850) with inlaid ivory and ivory lattice. This rarity hails from Vizagapatam, a port in East India on the Bay of Bengal.

Fig 13: This tiny oval jewel box is a jewel in itself, with inlaid mother of pearl and abalone shell, and a hand-painted portrait on ivory. Van Slooten says these portraits were done with a single-haired paintbrush to capture minute details. The original tufted pink silk liner remains with this little beauty.

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The quantity of etched brass work, even in the hinges, is the mark of a highly skilled craftsman.

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Fig 15: The Regency period is defined by the rule of Prince Regent, later King George IV, and his extravagant style is reflected in the art and architecture of the time. This Regency ladies writing box with inkwells (c. 1830) is the product of Edmund Nye, considered one of the pioneers of true Tunbridge. Nye and his contemporaries, including Thomas Barton and the Wise family, lived and worked in the Tunbridge Wells area of England, where they developed the practice of using these micro slivers of multicolored wood to create elaborate pictures of flowers and castles, among other images.

Fig 16: Van Slooten says boxes made of coromandel, a hard, durable wood from the ebony species native to East India, are rare among French and English pieces and therefore highly prized. This domeshaped ladies sewing box (c. 1850) is enhanced with thick etched brass work and a Wedgwood cartouche.

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you’ve decided to stay put in your home, adding on for your growing family. Or perhaps you have your eye on another home, but to make it work, it needs work—and lots of it.

I Where do you begin? Do you need an architect or a designer? Do you have to have either? Where do you find one with whom you can work and trust?

It’s ironic that the same person who will shop for weeks on end for a car, kicking tires, taking test drives, haggling over price, can be so intimidated when it comes to selecting an architect that he will act on the word of one person naming one name, especially if it’s a currently “popular” name.

Unfortunately, that same person can often discover, sometimes too late, that he made the wrong choice, for all the wrong reasons, because he never asked the right questions to begin with.

As one builder said with a wink, “In my experience, many homeowners chose their architect because one guy in a surgical mask mentioned a name to another guy in a surgical mask, and the deal was done.”

All winking aside, word of mouth is always the best source when you’re searching for expert help in any field, but that’s just the beginning. When you first meet with your future architect, there are a number of questions a good architect will be good at answering to your satisfaction.

But it’s probably NOT the 20 questions listed on AIA (American Institute of Architects) websites. If you ask your residential architect those questions—such as: Are you familiar with local, state and federal sources of funding?—he or she may wonder what planet you plan to build on.

Residential architecture is a different species from commercial projects, and there is rarely any cross over between the two.

“Most architects don’t like to do residential architecture. It’s too time consuming, too intimate compared

to commercial projects,” according to Mel Dias, designer and owner of Mel Dias Designs in Greenville. “It’s a very personal relationship with the homeowner that develops. If the architect or designer does his job well, he’s got to know very personal details about the homeowners in terms of how they live their daily lives. You’ve got to be a good listener, and answer their questions, but you’ve also got to be willing to ask the homeowner a lot of questions, too, sometimes personal ones like ‘How many pairs of shoes do you have?’”

Homeowner Marcy Dalton of Atlanta chose the architect for her first renovation project years ago because he was such a good listener. Big mistake.

Steve Herlong, architect and owner of Herlong & Associates in Charleston and on the Isle of Palms, disagrees that most architects eschew residential work, but he agrees that the AIA’s suggested questions for architects, and their general guidelines, are irrelevant to what homeowners need from architects.

“Residential architecture and custom design is all that we do, all that I have ever done, so it has become what we are known for,” says Herlong. “Some people are inclined to be intimidated when they first meet with an architect.

Just like a doctor visit, it’s hard sometimes to ask questions, especially if the architect lapses into professional jargon that the homeowner doesn’t understand. Jargon is a red flag to homeowners, and it should be.

“He drew exactly what I wanted: a family room addition with a fireplace and built-ins on one side, and lots of windows and French doors on the other side,” says Dalton. “He designed exactly what I told him to. But all of the windows and French doors faced west, and the afternoon sun heated it up like the hinges on the gates of hell.”

What seemed at first like great communication turned out to be an architect acting as a draftsman, rather than an expert advisor.

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The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty. – Frank Lloyd Wright Herlong says CRAN has become an invaluable resource for homeowners looking for expertise in residential design and construction. For CRAN members, it has also become an important tool for improving their professional skills.

“When we meet, we talk about how we can be better as architects in terms of serving our community, and our clients. Part of that is learning to communicate effectively with homeowners, and with builders. The idea is to form an effective team that includes the homeowner, the architect and the builder.

In CRAN, we have found that most builders who are experienced in custom work appreciate a welldeveloped set of plans, and an architect who keeps all members of the team well informed at every point in the process, the builder as well as the homeowner.”

The Greenville CRAN chapter, which meets bi-monthly, is newer, formed almost a year ago, but it already has about 25 members. Matt Tindall, an architect with Neal Prince Studio, is in charge of sponsorship. Tindall notes that each chapter is a little different, and Greenville’s CRAN membership is more open and flexible than some other chapters.

“The Greenville chapter actually covers the Upstate. We already have members from Oconee, Anderson and Spartanburg counties,” Tindall says. “We are a subset of the AIA, but we don’t have very strict rules. We also have designers as members, as long as they are associate members of the AIA, and we can include interior designers and some suppliers, anyone who can be an asset to the cause. We do not promote any particular members, but we do think having an architect involved in a custom renovation or new construction is important. An architect adds a lot of value to the process for everyone involved.”

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We’ve talked about that a lot in CRAN meetings.”

CRAN is the acronym for Custom Residential Architects Network, and it’s a great place to start your search for an architect. Nationally, it’s been around for about eight years, and it is affiliated with the AIA. In Charleston, the local chapter has been meeting monthly for about two years.

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JARGON AND OTHER RED FLAGS Steve Herlong notes technical jargon as a red flag. If your architect distracts you by making you wonder what the heck a flying buttress is doing in the conversation, consider it a red flag that could throw this player out.

There are other red flags that homeowners should be aware of before committing to an architect or a designer for a renovation or new construction project.

Mel Dias says, “I let the builder and the homeowner wrestle with suppliers and get competing bids for costs.

I have warned homeowners not to use certain suppliers that have had repeated, negative outcomes, but I have never, and would never, insist that a homeowner or builder use a specific supplier for any line item.

That’s a recipe for bid rigging or kickbacks, and that to me is unethical, if not illegal.”

RED FLAG #1: The brother-in-law builder. As an example, this occurs when the homeowner has a brother-in-law or a cousin who says the project can be done for $100 a square foot— before seeing any plans or finishes.

The architect should be open to bids from any qualified builder, but choosing one builder, especially a relative, at the outset, can end up costing a whole lot more in terms of money … and family ties.

RED FLAG #4: Using a rookie. Many homeowners equate using new architects who have just gone out on their own as a way to save money, because a rookie will charge less. If the architect or designer you are considering cannot provide a list of several similar projects they have completed successfully as references, you will get exactly what you pay for. As Herlong says, “A new young architect may be so eager for the job that he will discount his rate, but the homeowners don’t just need a deal, they need an experienced specialist, or it can end up costing them more in the end.”

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RED FLAG #5: Failure to review contract. Once you have selected an architect or a designer, the agreement needs to be in writing. Many architects use a standard AIA contract, or one developed by their company’s attorney. Failing to have your own attorney review the contract before signing is a red flag, especially if you are embarking on a major renovation or building a new home. (A reputable architect or designer will not object to attorney review.) Your lawyer should be one experienced in construction law and intellectual property. It may seem like an unnecessary, added expense, but your attorney’s expertise is an added insurance policy that your interests are protected, and that the preceding four red flags are avoided. ah Joan is a real estate broker, freelance writer and former humor/opinion columnist for The Greenville Journal.

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TIME AFTER TIME (opening spread) Greenville’s only Frank Lloyd Wright–designed home, Broad Margin, was completed in 1953 and was created to be a timeless part of the landscape. Fewer than twenty of Wright’s homes earned one of the architect’s signature red tiles, but Broad Margin is one of them.

WELCOME The Broad Margin logo, which Wright designed as an integral part of his home design, is pictured here carved into the front gates that access the home’s driveway. “Every Wrightdesigned home had its own logo, but how he came up with it is just another one of his genius creations,” says Broad Margin’s caretaker, Amy Zimmer.

NUTURE V. NATURE (opposite) One of Broad Margin’s defining features is the impressive overhang of its roofline, pictured here looking into the living room windows. That roofline has not sagged or settled in more than sixty years.

The Studebaker abruptly stopped as Charlcy slammed on the brakes. From the passenger seat, Gabrielle, shouted, “There it is. There’s Taliesin!”

Greenville sisters, Charlcy and Gabrielle Austin, had finally arrived at their destination. The last leg of their journey had been over the rolling hills in southern Wisconsin on Route 23. On that winding road they saw a fascinating blend of gigantic rocks, Guernsey cattle, and spindly trees.

The changing hills and fields were eye-catching, but the sisters had tunnel vision for this house and this house alone: Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. The famed architect had invited the sisters for a business appointment.

Wright’s house in Spring Green, Wisconsin, was built in 1911; the year was 1951. This home, built on the brow of a hill, grabbed their immediate attention. It had burned twice, but like the mythical Phoenix, it appeared new. With stucco walls and overhanging roofs, the one-story kept its silent vigil over the Wisconsin River and the green valley below.

The sisters’ Studebaker had completed the road trip from Greenville to here in fine form.

Their five-passenger car gave them plenty of room to spread out, and it was economical to run, which was in keeping with the prudent nature of all their decisions. They were always judicious with their hard-earned money, as their jobs as librarians did not pay high salaries. But as they approached Wright’s home, the spinsters could hardly contain themselves. The invitation to meet the influential architect was mind-boggling, though it had been long pursued.

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“I do not design houses on lots.”

What I have to have is acreage.”

–FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Charlcy and Gabrielle had been visiting relatives in Michigan when the conversation one day turned to Wright and his cutting-edge work. The sisters shared their dreams of owning a Wright-designed house, and their host excitedly told the sisters about a friend in town who owned such a home.

One phone call speedily led to another. They got hold of Wright’s phone number; the sisters boldly placed a call to his office, and he answered. By the time they hung up, Wright had invited Charlcy and Gabrielle to come talk to him in Wisconsin, even inviting them to spend the night at Taliesin.

And now, they had arrived. Gabrielle slowly edged the car up the driveway and parked. The sisters smoothed their dresses, stepped out of the car, and sashayed toward the house. Wright was sitting in the garden. With confident strides and beaming smiles, Gabrielle and Charlcy Austin approached their host.

Wright always made a point of questioning his clients about their lifestyles. He wanted to ensure a good fit between his design and the clients who would call it home. The sisters spoke of the tranquility that encompassed their days in Greenville; he learned that their daily lives were quiet and peaceful. And so it was decided: a conservative shelter would be

ROCK SOLID (Opposite) The foundation of Broad Margin perfectly integrates the indoors with the outdoors. Made of split fieldstone set in concrete, it is the same treatment Wright used on his home, Taliesin West. Broad Margin’s foundation work began at the back right corner of the home (bottom photo),

built for two conservative sisters. They assured him they would like whatever he designed.

Since the home was only for the two of them, three bedrooms and two bathrooms would be ideal. One bedroom was for overnight family or guests. Only a small kitchen and dining area would be necessary. A large fireplace would be central to the living space. Wright decided that the plans of his Usonian-style structure would be perfect. And then he made one demand: “I do not design houses on lots. What I have to have is acreage.”

When Charlcy and Gabrielle left Taliesin, an agreement had been reached. Frank Lloyd Wright promised to design a home in Greenville for them, but it would be three years before it saw completion. They would wait.

A few obstacles had to be overcome before Broad Margin, the new home of the Austin sisters, was completed. The first hurdle was finding the acreage Wright required. Gabrielle and Charlcy bought three acres from Francis Hipp in downtown Greenville. The land, just off North Main Street, was close to where the sisters currently lived and kept them in a familiar neighborhood that suited their daily lives.

Two creeks bordered the lots, and plentiful trees dotted the slope. A topographical sketch was mailed to Wright, because before he even began his architectural drawing of the house and its furnishings, he had to know the lay of the land.

The position and size of each dogwood, tulip, pine, and oak tree was carefully noted. Details in nature and in the new home were then married together in his drawings.

Their next obstacle was locating a builder. In Greenville, few were familiar with Wright’s name or his style; they were hesitant to take on the project. The sisters had the blueprints, but no builder, bringing their dream to a standstill.

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FOCAL POINT (Opposite) The living room fireplace’s split fieldstone shows off the natural color variations in the rock, which was brought in from the Austin sisters’ family farm near Mauldin.

Wright believed the fireplace was the“heart of a home,” so it made sense that Broad Margin’s fireplace was centered in the living space.

Young and ambitious, Greenville builder Harold Newton got word of the sisters’ dilemma and approached them himself. In 1946, he had visited the prestigious Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, designed

by Wright. After checking out his credentials, Charlcy and Gabrielle called Newton back. As the builder himself put it, “We hit it off instantly.”

“I was like Moses leading them out of the wilderness,” he says today.

The next step was a visit to the city engineer, Luke Allison, for a building permit. But building codes immediately became an issue. Both the engineer and Newton agreed that the plans didn’t conform to any codes they knew of, much less Southern regulations. But Allison finally concluded that the city of Greenville deserved a house by Frank Lloyd Wright. “You and I will just build this thing,” he told Newton. “I have studied it, and I think it’s good or better than the national building code.”

Next came assembling building materials,which took as long as construction itself. A special concrete mix with pea gravel was required. The ceilings, walls, and furniture were to be crafted from cypress, Tidewater cypress, which had to be cut and hauled in from the lower part of the state.

This alone took three months. No nails were to be used, and brass screws and piano hinges for the cabinets and doors had to be ordered. One hundred twenty-eight screws alone were needed for each door. Even acquiring the fieldstone for

the foundation, walls, and fireplace from the Austin family farm (near Mauldin) would take time. Suppliers were skeptical at the start, but became more and more enthusiastic as progress on the house became evident.

Newton assembled his crew, and construction finally began on Avondale Drive, months after they first began amassing all the necessary building materials. At Newton’s request, Wright sent one of his architects to help. Nils Schwiezer stayed for about a week the first time, supervising construction of the back corner of the master bedroom and then left. He would visit at least three more times at Newton’s request; each time he took pictures of the progress and sent them to Wright.

As Newton tells it, passersby slowed their cars to peer over the hill at the rising foundation.

Several stopped and asked if a house had burned down. They would sometimes ask, “What in the world is that?” “We wouldn’t answer,” Newton recalls. “It was a lot of fun!”

The fireplace proved the biggest challenge for his crew. It was built right after the foundation was poured. Wright believed the fireplace was the “heart of a home,” so it made sense that Broad Margin’s fireplace was centered in the living space, the eight-foot-long kitchen behind it.

The sisters visited the site daily. They enjoyed watching their home take shape. Tall and slender Gabrielle and petite Charlcy liked their compact kitchen. They could stand in one place and reach all the counters. It was efficient and practical; sunlight poured in from a skylight that opened the enclosed space up to the sky.

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IN THE DETAILS 1. Brass geometric hardware found throughout Broad Margin is simple and quintessential FLW. 2. Brass hand cranks are fitted onto each of the windows, and all are still in working order.

3. There is not a single nail in Broad Margin.

Instead, brass screws and piano hinges were used for the cabinets and doors as a sign of quality in its construction. It took as long to amass the materials for the house as it did to build it, according to builder Harold Newton.

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Neighbors continued to be curious about the new house, and they pestered the sisters about getting a look inside to no avail. One day a crew from Better Homes and Gardens showed up.

They wanted a tour and the chance to take pictures. Charlcy said, “This is our private home, and we don’t like people wanting to take pictures and do a feature on it.” And that was that. No story ever appeared.

The pace of building began to pick up. Before long, three panel walls and a roof were in place.

There were no ceiling joists, and unlike the normal progression, partitions were added after the walls and roof were built. The outside walls support the roof while the inside partitions support nothing. Newton could not change any of the design work, but his suggestion, as well as others, for adding steel reinforcement to the roof was accepted.

Wright liked the design of a wide, floating roof, and the overhang of Broad Margin varies from two feet to eight feet. The result? The home seems to float out of the land. Even after fifty-seven years, the roofline is still straight. Newton said, “That is a powerful wall that holds the house up.”

As they were building, people looked in the door, and said, “How does it stand up?” Newton would laughingly reply, “I don’t know. But if you’re afraid to go in there, don’t go.”

TOP NOTCH (Above) A floating roofline was designed without support beams, although the builder was permitted to add a series of metal beams to prevent sagging.

VIEW FINDER (Opposite, clockwise from top left) A built-in bedroom workspace original to the home is made of Tidewater cypress and decorated with a bronze Remington statue that belongs to the current homeowner.

A bank of windows with cutouts of the Broad Margin logo remain a defining feature of the home. Wright kept his corridors low (this one is under seven feet) to create the illusion of grandness as one entered his great rooms. The mitered corner window found in the master bedroom is a signature Frank Lloyd Wright feature, creating the illusion of space and bringing the outdoors inside.

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PLAGUE. In 1978 Broad Margin was placed on the National Register of historic places.

WELL BUILT (opposite bottom) Original, built-in seating and shelving still fill the main living area and are made of the same Tidewater cypress found throughout Broad Margin, including its vaulted ceilings; original coffee table and ottomans, reupholstered in Schumacher-licensed Frank Lloyd Wright fabric. (top) A single skylight opens the compact kitchen to the outdoors. (top right) The slanted roofline opens up every room to the outdoors, including the guest bedroom, as do brasshinged windows that still crank open.

Step-by-step, the house began to take shape.

The details in the design were easy to follow.

There is no insulation in the three-panel walls.

Radiant heat from the use of hot water in floor pipes was installed. There were no plans for air conditioning; the windows serve as passive solar windows and still do today. Opening the windows on both sides of the house initiated the circular rotation of air. Windows facing the south side of the house bring warmth from the sun in, and the wide overhang makes them even more costeffective. Wright’s use of natural resources and his energy-efficient designs made his architectural choices green long before green was “in.”

Progress steadily continued. Carmine Red pigment brought aesthetic warmth to the finished concrete floor. Wright’s customized furniture and cabinets were carefully crafted by Greenville carpenters.

Johnson’s wax protected the floor, the walls, cabinets, and all the furniture, sealing and shining the wood as it was buffed. One carpenter was put on the job of creating the windows down the only hall; the design was intricate, and it was for only one craftsman.

Finally, in 1953 Broad Margin was completed.

Wright personally congratulated Newton on the house, and Charlcy and Gabrielle couldn’t wait to move in. Charlcy and Gabrielle invited Newton, his crew, and their families to visit the house after it was completed. Broad Margin had become part of a hillside in Greenville, as well as the Austin home.

Nils Schwiezer recommended that Wright make it one of his signature homes. Before long, Wright’s red, square, signature tile arrived to be put in place to the right of the door. The Austin sisters were thrilled.

Wright continued to think about Broad Margin well after construction was complete. One day, the sisters received a package from him. Inside was a vase, and a note that said, “I believe this will look good near the fireplace.” The sisters

agreed and placed the vase there. A week later, they received a bill for what they thought was a gift.

Not until 1978, after the home changed hands for the third time (it has had a total of five owners), did Broad Margin find a place on the National Register of Historic Places, however.

Then-owner Roy Palmer proudly affixed the prestigious plaque on the left side of the door.

He would eventually list the home for sale, which is how it came under its current ownership. A classified advertisement in The Island Packet (a daily, morning newspaper published in Beaufort County) and the words “Frank Lloyd Wright home” caught Rick Bristol’s eyes. He had been looking for a vacation spot for his son Patrick and himself, and both the size and the square footage met his requirements. Bristol “bought it sight unseen” at an auction.

There was refurbishing to be accomplished at Broad Margin. Bristol hired Amy Rogers Zimmer, a Greenville interior designer, to plan the interior space, and Kenny Wittuhn to complete the refurbishing. A new roof was needed, and the terrace was extended.

A kitchen fire had damaged the cabinets, counters, and appliances, and they were replaced. More Tidewater cypress was ordered for the cabinets and walls. No one had waxed the house for several years, and it was cleaned and restored with Johnson’s wax once again. The original splendor of the house slowly returned.

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Going Green

B road margin is often referred to as a Usonian house, a concept Frank Lloyd Wright designed and developed for “common people.” Small and affordable, these homes were primarily constructed during the Depression, and the name is an abbreviation for the United States of North America—because these houses were distinctly American.

They were custom-designed for the land on which they were built and were constructed exclusively with natural materials. “The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built,” Wright explained. Built on concrete slabs with carports rather than garages, Usonian homes had no attics or basements.

Just as he designed his houses and their furnishings, Wright also named his houses.

He chose Broad Margin for the Austin sisters’ home, drawing from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, which says, “I love a broad margin in my life.” This home is one of only two designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in South Carolina. And, indeed, it does broaden the margin of South Carolina and Greenville in particular.

Today, the Broad Margin logo is carved into the gate that opens into the driveway. That same design is cut into the wood of the hall windows and incorporated into the kitchen cabinets.

Wright was a man of details, and his signature is in every room.

Although it would be easy to assume that the structure is a museum, it is maintained as a private residence. Even so, Bristol has gifted architects from across the nation with a rare tour of Broad Margin. Not long ago, Newton gave a guided tour to one group of architects himself.

Before they even asked questions, he knew what they would be interested in and pointed out the special features. From the outside of the house to the inside, the men and women saw him touch what his hands had carefully built fifty-five years before.

Wright once said, “Architecture should belong where you saw it standing.” Broad Margin belongs on West Avondale Drive. Looking out from the street, the roof blends with the trees.

Gazing from the streams, the house is nestled into the hillside. Current owner Rick Bristol offers, “It is like a breath of fresh air.”

Fifty-seven years later, Broad Margin remains a strong house, designed and built by strong men, and it graces Greenville thanks to two determined women. ah

OPEN AIR (Opposite) The dining room table is a reproduction, created by artist Michael McDunn according to Wright’s original blueprints.

Cypress shelving holds simple, Asian-inspired accessories. Fieldstone walls stand in place of sheetrock .

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS P. 50, 51: BY PAUL MEHAFFEY; P. 51: COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; BY PAUL MEHAFFEY; COURTESY OF HAROLD NEWTON; P. 56 (1): BY MATT TIERNEY 57COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; BY PAUL MEHAFFEY; COURTESY OF HAROLD NEWTON; WRIGHT BY AL RAVENNA/WORLD TELEGRAM & SUN PHOTO, COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; P. 58: BY PAUL MEHAFFEY; P. 59: BY MATT TIERNEY (TOP CENTER), COURTESY OF HAROLD NEWTON; P. 60 COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS;

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Aside from giving the exterior a good scrubbing and replacing the porch’s red chipped tile with flagstone, one of the few changes the Harlans made was removing the two large shrubs obscuring the original windows.

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The foyer is an unexpected element in a home from this era.

It is sizable and gracious with a charming powder room just off the entry, suggesting an original owner with an eye for receiving guests. The mirror opposite the front door was once a window frame in a French chateau attic.

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Mark and Jane Harlan preserved their 80-year-old home’s original floor plan, playing up the runway effect between the living and dining rooms with recessed lighting and amping up the design with custom fabrics on the furniture and glass tile flanking the fireplace.

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ark Harlan believes designing and building a house with your spouse is either the best or the worst thing you can do for your marriage.

Lucky for him, he and his wife, Jane, work together like a well-oiled machine. ““We’ll go into a gallery and look at 300 paintings and pick the same one,” Mark says. “Our wavelength is very good there. She kind of lets me run wild with my ideas and where she really helps me is with the fabrics, because I know nothing and she is so good on fabrics.”

Their latest collaboration is the impeccable restoration of an 80-yearold Willie Ward English Cottage home in downtown Greenville’s historic East Park neighborhood. William (Willie) Riddle Ward left behind a significant legacy by designing as many as 162 homes in the Greenville area from

1916 until his retirement in 1957. The Harlans originally bought the house as a second home to be nearer to their grandsons who had, along with their parents, recently moved to Greenville from the family’s hometown of Vail, Colorado. Mark and Jane were working in the Florida Keys at the time, but with the economic downturn on its way they decided to relocate a bit further north.

“I was doing some development and design in Florida and we could see things were going to slow down, so we sold off those properties and just decided to ride out the storm up here,” Mark explains of their move to Greenville five years ago.

That time has been put to good use on their home. Mark is a self-described “nut for detail,” and none were overlooked, from ductwork to drawer pulls. The Harlans took pains to preserve the home’s original layout, which Mark describes as “sophisticated for its era,”

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This main room also houses his six-foot-tall tool box that opens like a book, revealing hundreds of router bits, wrenches and screwdrivers.

Hartness built a desk upstairs with his woodwork projects in mind, but he has never used it, preferring this drafting table in his main work area.

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with a grand, open foyer that includes a powder room off the entry.

“When we got the house it was in great shape structurally, it just needed to be updated mechanically,” Mark says, explaining the process of replacing plumbing, ductwork and wiring on the inside as well as roof and siding outside. “It’s like a brand-new 80-yearold house.”

Sagging floors and wavy ceilings were given a facelift. The Harlans found one of a handful of local plasterers still plying their trade to re-pull the plaster upstairs and down. The smooth results highlight the graceful interior arch work of the home’s seven dormer windows.

The original oak flooring in the dining room gave way to pine in the kitchen, and years of meal preparation had not treated it kindly. Mark found a local floor artisan to seamlessly lace new oak with the old.

Standing in the foyer, one can look from one end of the main floor to the other, thanks to a set of mirrored bay windows that flank the sunken living room to one side and the dining area

to the other, creating what Mark describes as a “runway effect.”

“The sunken living room, the bay windows, the runway effect, we’ve tried to enhance that with the way we put the light patterns in,” Mark explains of the couple’s decision to convert the living room’s original single center light to a fan and install recessed perimeter lighting. “A lot of little fussy details.”

The kitchen and master bath are the only rooms that required any structural changes to accommodate how the Harlans live, work and entertain in the modern age. The dining room was originally separated from a galley kitchen, and presumably from the staff, by a breakfast room.

Evidence of a household staff remains in the housing for what must have once been a call button in the dining room floor.

Good help being hard to find these days, and Jane being quite handy in the kitchen, the Harlans opened the space and jazzed up the kitchen with locally

The dining table is crafted from a single slab of Balinese teak; the Harlans added custom chairs on casters to facilitate comfort and conversation. The couple generally purchases furnishings specific to each project they undertake, but the 18th century pine buffet anchoring the dining room has been with them for years.

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built cabinetry, gleaming white Alabama marble countertops, Dornbracht plumbing fixtures and a La Cornue range. Mark’s talent for design is evident in the efficiency of this space – with a pair of SubZero’s built around a window worth preserving and a microwave oven fitted into a drawer under the island.

What was once probably the housekeeper’s bedroom just off the kitchen is now home to bunk beds and gaming consoles and decorated with original artwork from the Harlans’ favorite emerging young artists.

Ward designed the home for a well-todo couple with no children; their lifestyle is reflected in dual master suites divided by a graceful sitting area upstairs. In the master bath the Harlans did away with the lady’s dressing room in favor of a double vanity and glass-tiled walk-in shower. The original medicine cabinet is now a wall nook for towel storage, and in a nod to Mark’s desire for balance, it was given a twin.

“The inside of the house is a little more edgy for an older home without

being way out of whack,” Mark says.

“It’s just a nice, eclectic mix of things.”

Jane wanted the home to be a blend of primitive and modern. The decor has an urban edge to it by using all natural fabrics: raw silk, linen and cotton in a neutral taupe-and-white theme throughout the main level.

“We didn’t want a traditional dark southern home with formal furniture and heavy drapery. After living in areas like the Keys and Vail where there is a lot of sun, we wanted the home to be light and bright,” says Jane.

The home has come full circle with the Harlans’ ownership. The original man of the house, believed to have been a car dealer, added a modern – for the time – two-car garage to the home’s design. Harlan, who has a General Motors Design Award to his name, has his own impressive automotive collection stored in a downtown warehouse. And the home is once again in the hands of a forward-thinking pair with an eye for good design. ah The Harlans’ kitchen is a study in high-end efficiency, with the best of the best in appliances, including Sub-Zero custom refrigeration flanking a window Mark insisted on preserving and a microwave oven built in to an island drawer. The kitchen is one of the few areas where structural changes were made; walls dividing the original dining room, breakfast room and galley kitchen were eliminated to reveal one long – and much more functional for today’s mode of living – space.

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The main master suite, awash in breezy blue, gets an architectural lift from the dormer windows – two of seven throughout the home.

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The master bath represents the most significant architectural change. The Harlans did away with the original bathtub, makeshift laundry room, and lady’s dressing room in favor of a bathroom that is the stuff of modern dreams. Mark’s love of symmetry is on display in the towel nooks – one fashioned from the original medicine cabinet recess and the other created to match.

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Set back from the road amid a bower of trees sits the Nicholls-Crook Plantation, home of Jim and Suzanne Brown.

A straight brick path bordered by seasonally changing perennial flowerbeds leads visitors to the front entrance.

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An historic granite petroglyph was found in the woods behind the house during landscape work.

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Previous owners created a courtyard garden on the left-hand side of the house. Numerous boxwoods were planted, some from cuttings at Mount Vernon.

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(Below) Ancient towering oak and pecan trees surround the home. Large twinstacked chimneys are located on each side of the original portion of the home

In 1793 Thomas Williamson, an early Scotch-Irish settler from Virginia, built his home on land that was originally granted in 1756.

In 1813, Maj. Jesse Crook purchased the home and land to create a thousand-acre cotton plantation. Crook’s daughter married the county sheriff, George Nicholls. Fast forward to 1987 when the Browns, Jim and Suzanne, purchased the home, now known as the Nicholls-Crook Plantation, and a more manageable two and a half acre property.

Numerous garden “rooms” that Suzanne, the consummate gardener, has meticulously fashioned with the help of a historically accurate design plan from Dabney Peeples, of J.Dabney Peeples Design Associates, Inc., surround the handsome Georgian style house.

Over the past 25 years, with Jim providing much of the manual labor, the couple has lovingly created the gardens using Dabney’s plan. Over one and a half acres are planted gardens.

The gardens are so charming that they were featured on a statewide garden tour last spring sponsored by the Garden Clubs of South Carolina.

Come take a stroll through this marvelous setting.

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u It’s not difficult to find the herb garden … its entrance is plainly marked. The garden contains all of the plants that the finest of gourmet cooks could desire. It also contains Suzanne’s favorite plant, the nasturtium, which she grows from seed.

Each machine has its own vacuum, with tubes whisking the dust to a closet area before separating and then double-filtering it. “I don’t like dust,” Hartness says.

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A tool enthusiast for 30 years, Hartness has collected thousands of pieces as a member of the Midwestern Antique Tool Collector’s Association – some for display and some to use.

A tool enthusiast for 30 years, Hartness has collected thousands of pieces as a member of the Midwestern Antique Tool An upstairs office/living room area features Hartness’ original pieces and reproductions along with a chair by woodworking legend Sam Maloof, who was once a guest in Hartness’ home.

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Located along the right side of the house is this delightfully colorful “casual” patio. It’s a perfect spot to sit and observe what is blooming in the Mt. Vernon garden.

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The circular staircase leads to a sleeping loft. Many wonderful nights are spent here with grandchildren who most likely have no trouble falling asleep after a day's worth of activities.

The door is a French Arts and Crafts design that the O'Hanlan's found in an antique store in Atlanta.

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Designed after a garden at Mt. Vernon, an extensive collection of perennials has been lovingly gathered by Suzanne.

Sitting at the edge of this area is a garden house that once was a fire-hose house from Converse Mill.

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A tool enthusiast for 30 years, Hartness has collected thousands of pieces as a member of the Midwestern Antique Tool An upstairs office/living room area features Hartness’ original pieces and reproductions along with a chair by woodworking legend Sam Maloof, who was once a guest in Hartness’ home.

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Beyond the Mt. Vernon garden, one enters the Secret Garden. Here the meandering path is lined with hostas, hydrangeas, camellias and ferns all under a pecan tree allée.

Residing in this garden during the Garden Clubs of South Carolina tour were delightful Fairies created by Berry Bate. Each was hand-hammered in solid bronze. Berry says that she “wanted to make pieces that would be small enough to fit into any garden, and would become an heirloom, and would transfer from family to family throughout time. I really love their quiet spirits.”

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ooking over my garden— drained of color, blasted by Winter—I knew it was time to make a move toward Spring. The same feeling came over me that I get as an artist staring at a blank canvas before painting, a gutwrenching bother of a question: What am I going to do with that big plot of bare earth?

As the classic Queen song goes, “I want it all and I want it now!” I want more from plants than a pretty face.

So I decided to grow vegetables that are lip-smacking, lusciously special as well as succulently stunning to create a beautiful—and historically interesting—spring kitchen garden.

Here’s how to create a most incredible, ornamentally edible garden. Remember to place the tallest subjects of the garden first, then work down like stairs in height.

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Saffron crocus blooms are one of Jan's picks as an incredible ornamental edible for the garden.

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GardentoTable PAW PAW Asimina triloba Choose two varieties like Shenandoah and Susquehanna as they are not self-pollinating. Reaches 15’ at maturity; low maintenance once established.

Paw Paws have 2-inch rich redpurple faultless flowers, and the largest edible fruit native to the United States. As the larval host for the Zebra Swallowtail butterfly, your garden will flutter in color. Delicious flavors of banana, pineapple and mango rolled into one, with a rich orange yellow flesh spotted with large black seeds in fall. Use it like bananas or mango in a recipe for ice cream, or in any way in a blender like a banana.

High in Vitamin C, magnesium, iron, copper, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, calcium phosphorous, zinc and manganese, Paw Paws like a bit of shade and a moist location. You can’t find them in stores but you can find them at Bio-Way Farms in Ware Shoals, SC.

RED OKRA Abelmoschus esculentus Variety, Jing Orange Grows 6’ tall with pods 6” long.

A giant gorgeous creamy-white bloom with a deep crimson throat and orange red pods, the red runs through the stems and the veins of deep green leaves. It shares family ties with jute, hibiscus and cocoa. Simply stunning!

Many South Carolinian food cultures connect to Africa. This name came from the Nigerian Igbo “okwuru” and “Gumbo,” a popular southern preparation, derives from a corruption of “Congo.” It was common in Southern states by the 1800s and when the coffee trade was disrupted during the Civil War, okra seeds were roasted and ground to form a caffeine-free alternate.

As a plant, it tolerates poor soil with heavy clay, and intermittent moisture.

As a vegetable it is versatile, and can be used in soups, preserved and pickled, and contains good amounts of fiber, protein and calcium for your diet. Pick young pods before they mature too much.

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SEAFOOD GUMBO 600 grams (or 1 lb. 5.16 oz.) of fresh okra 100 grams (or 3.52 oz.) of carrots 100 grams (or 3.52 oz.) celery 150 grams (or 5.29 oz.) spring onions 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 hot peppers 200 grams (or 7.05 oz.) tomatoes 2 garlic cloves 1 lime (juice) 50 cl (or about 2 cups) chicken broth 250 grams (or 8.81 oz.) shrimp 200 grams (or 7.05 oz.) lobster meat or crawfish meat 500 grams (or 1 lb. and 1.63 oz.) mussels Salt 2 tablespoons freshly chopped herbs (thyme, basil) Clean and chop the okra. Cook it in a pot of boiling salted water for 3 to 4 minutes. Strain and put aside.

Clean and chop the carrots, celery and spring onions. Heat the oil in a pan and toast the hot peppers (without seeds) and the garlic for 3 to 4 minutes on medium fire. Add the greens and let cook for 4 minutes, then pour the lime juice and chicken broth, and add the okra and chopped tomatoes. Cook for another 4 minutes, then add the shrimp, crawfish or lobster and the cleaned mussels. Cook on low for another 15 minutes, add the fresh herbs and serve.

SUN CHOKES OR JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE Helianthus tuberosuse Grows 4’10” - 9’ tall.

A native giant of the sunflower family, this graceful yellow flower has a secret underground, a tuberous rhizome that is a root vegetable and winter hardy. They are great as cut flowers and also feed finches, a must for the garden.

Native Americans cultivated them long before the Europeans arrived,

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With 650 mg of potassium per cup, they are high in iron and contain 10% of the US RDA of fiber, niacin, thiamine, phosphorous and copper.

They are easy to grow with very low maintenance, just simply dig them up at least once a year and enjoy, and leave a few in the ground to grow for next year. They are similar in texture to a potato, but have a sweet nutty flavor raw and sliced thinly for salads.

RISOTTO WITH JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES AND MONTASIO CHEESE 400 grams (or 14 oz.) Arborio or Carnaroli rice 250 grams (or 8.8 oz.) Jerusalem Artichokes 100 grams (or 3.5 oz.) cubed Montasio cheese 2 tablespoons grated parmigiano cheese 1 shallot 1 clove garlic Parsley Extra virgin olive oil Butter 1 Lt (or 4.25 cups) vegetable broth White wine Clean and chop the Jerusalem Artichokes, then sauté in a little butter with the garlic and parsley. In the risotto pan sauté the shallot in oil and butter, then add the rice and let toast. Add the white wine and the hot vegetable broth a little at a time, taking a minimum and maximum of 20 minutes to cook the risotto. Add the sun chokes after about 10 minutes into the cooking, and continue cooking, adding the broth a little at a time. At the end add the Montasio and parmigiano.

FLINT CORN, VARIETY STRAWBERRY POPCORN Zea mays Grows Grows 4’ tall.

The child’s smile you see after picking, popping and sharing popcorn is the pretty face of this plant, and it even has cute little ears 2-3 inches long. The kids will learn much from growing popcorn: how it has claimed a stake in history, and also how to be patient and wait for a “Slow Food.” It must dry a little in order to pop well.

This popcorn needs a very hot fire, so the old-fashioned pot on the stove works well.

Popcorn is one of the oldest forms of corn, with evidence from 3600 BC found in New Mexico. The English who came to America in the 16th and 17th centuries learned about popcorn from the Native Americans, and 7,000 years before the microwave, folks in Peru roasted it over an open fire.

It was a popular, inexpensive snack during the Great Depression; because it was cheap, popcorn was a solid source of income for careworn farmers. When sugar was rationed and candy production diminished in World War II, Americans ate three times more popcorn than before.

High in fiber and low in calories and fat, air-popped popcorn contains no sodium, and is sugar free, so don’t destroy a great natural food with too much added flavor, salt or calories.

Eggplants were included in a “How To” manual called the “Qí mín yào shù” for ancient Chinese agriculture as a favorite food for generations of Chinese Emperors. Native to modern day India and Pakistan, eggplant has been cultivated there for over 4,000 years, especially in Burma and Assam, and is still a staple in their diet. Americans call this vegetable “eggplant” which indicates that the first varieties brought to the colonies were “Old White Eggplant,” the earliest variety that resembled an egg and had reached England in the 1500s.

Treat the plants with a good supply of Earthworm castings, like those available from Appalachian Organics in Travelers Rest, as they produce more in a warm organic soil. Eggplant grows no matter how hot it becomes. Offer a sturdy stake as they gain the weight of the fruits, and harvest while young and glossy.

It is a good source of folic acid and potassium, but the real secret is the ability to absorb nutrients from other foods with which it is cooked.

Easiest way is to slice round and grill. After removing from the grill, drizzle good olive oil, a bit of chopped fresh parsley, salt and pepper and serve warm or cool.

The child’s smile you see after picking, popping and sharing popcorn is the pretty face of this plant, and it even has cute little ears 2-3 inches long.

ROSA BIANCA EGGPLANT Solanum melongena var.esculentum Grows Grows 2’-3’ tall.

Creamy white and pinkish lavender teardrop fruits hang like Christmas ornaments on a large leafed plant between 2-3 feet tall. The flowers are rose white with yellow stamens and bloom simultaneously while fruiting.

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HOT PEPPERS Capsicum annunm CHERRY, also known as the pimiento in your olives; HABANERO, a native of Cuba; and 5 COLOR CHINESE Grows Grows 18-24" tall.

A bulging rainbow of reds, purples, yellows and oranges that fire with flavor. Originally from tropical regions of South America, hot peppers like many plants made their way to Europe after Columbus, who searched for black pepper, but found the Aztecs using the chilies as aphrodisiacs instead.

They have lots of vitamins A and C -- nearly two and a half times the amount in an orange. The 5 color Chinese may be difficult to find, but Garden Delights at the Earth Market, May 17, 3-7 pm (see slowfoodupstate. com) would have them.

HOT PEPPER JAM 500 grams (or 1 pound and 1.6 oz.) of red and yellow bell peppers 300 grams (or 10.58 oz.) cherry hot peppers 200 grams (or 7 oz.) Habanero peppers 500 grams (or 1 pound and 1.6 oz) sugar 4 oz. red wine 1 large lemon zest and juice 1 pinch salt

Clean the peppers with a cloth and cut stems. (Wear gloves when handling hot peppers and keep hands away from eyes!) Deseed the regular and cherry hot peppers, cutting off the ribs of the sweet peppers only.

Chop the peppers (keep the seeds of the Habaneros in the preparation) in a non-reactive pot and add the sugar, zest and lemon juice. Mix and put in the refrigerator overnight. Next day mix in the ½ glass of red wine and boil on low heat for about 2 hours.

Process through a mill and return the puree to the pot. Boil till it thickens then bottle in hot sterilized jars. Seal and overturn the bottle covering with a warm flannel. Once cold, store the jam for serving on meats or aromatic cheeses. Variant: add 300 grams or 10.5 oz. of mango for a sweeter base to the sauce.

SWISS CHARD Beta vulgaris Five Color Silverbeet

Rainbow (also called Bright Lights) Grows Grows 18” tall.

Multi-color leaves and stems brilliantly shine hot pink, lemon yellow, orange, red, and white.

Use as a border or in rows.

Because the plant was heavily cultivated in Switzerland, but not native, the name derives from a mistake made by the French who confused it with “Carde” or Cardoons, thus Chard. In the 4th Century B.C. Aristotle wrote of its medicinal properties and evidence has found it in the “Hanging Gardens of Babylon” around 600 B.C. Electrify your garden with color and your body with nutrients. Chard is considered to be one of the healthiest vegetables available. The leafy green provides rich contents of vitamin A, K and C. It is not recommended to eat raw because it contains oxalic acid which prohibits calcium intake; however, when it is cooked, this effect is eliminated.

Heat a skillet with 3 tablespoons good olive oil, minced garlic and ½ of a small red onion diced, and a sliver of Habanero pepper for 20 seconds.

Sauté the cut young tender leaves in 3 tbsp. olive oil, just until wilted and serve hot.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, hot pepper and onion, and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add the chard stems and ½ cup dry white wine. Simmer until the stems begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chard leaves, and cook until wilted. Finally, stir in a tablespoon of lemon juice and season to taste.

SAFFRON CROCUS Crocus sativus Purple Crocus blooms with vivid red stigmas in the fall. Plant as you would any crocus, at the edge or on borders.

The most expensive spice by weight has been traded for 4,000 years and imparts a rich golden-yellow hue to dishes and textiles. Saffron provides an array of vitamins and minerals. The most important thing to remember when using a spice as delicate as saffron is to include it only at the end of the cooking.

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SALSA DI PREZZEMOLO OR GREEN SALSA FOR MEATS 4 cups (packed) fresh Italian parsley leaves (from about 2 large bunches) 2 cloves garlic 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil Fine sea salt, pepper Finely chop the parsley and garlic. In a bowl combine the chopped vegetable with the oil and vinegar, season to taste.

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HERBS Italian Origanum vulgare (not marjoram) Thyme Thymus vulgaris, Curly Parsley Petroselinum crispum or Italian Parsley, Petroselinum hortense, Sage Salvia officinalis and Garlic Allium sativum Dill Anethum graveolens and Fennel Foeniculum vulgare.

Use as borders to walks for aroma therapy.

Oregano, thyme, parsley and garlic have been cultivated for use in medicines for thousands of years and were praised by the Greek philosopher Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, between 460370 BC, and Pliny the Elder around 50 AD. The ancient Egyptians used garlic to invoke deities and ancient Greeks burned thyme as an incense to increase their courage, as did the knights departing on Crusades who wore it embroidered on their scarves, a gift from their ladies.

They are true companion plants not only in the garden attracting beneficial insects, but also in the kitchen as a help to most any food. Most are caterpillar food for Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, the official SC state butterfly, so use no pesticides. ah

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