The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day. For 2006, Grandparents Day falls on Sept. 10th.

This Sunday surprise those special Grandparents with an orchid, indoor plant, bird feeder or piece of giftware just to tell them they are special. We have a wide variety of indoor plants and gift items reduced 30% to choose from.

Here are some additional activities you can do with your family:

• Complete a family tree chart.
• Grandchild can "interview" grandparent about his/her life, using either video camera or cassette recorder.
• Grandparents may help grandchildren write names and dates on backs of old family photos. Grandparents can relate info about ancestors, to preserve family history.
• Visit a nursing home.
  

The Wegman family has been living, working and supporting the Redwood City community for almost 50 years. One of the many ways we support the schools in the community is through eScrip. Last year through the eScrip program Wegman’s contributed over $11,000 to participating schools and organizations.

eScrip is proven to be a fantastic resource for fundraising where participating business partners such as Wegman’s contribute a percentage of your credit card and debit/ATM card purchases to the school, group or organization of your choice.

Here's How it Works
• You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program
• Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
• Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's behalf!

A favorite of our grandmothers, nothing beats the morning glory for fast greenery and pretty flowers. Growing up to 20 feet, this annual (meaning it grows for just one year) comes in a variety of colors, including pinks, reds, purples, and - of course - the classic "Heavenly Blue."

Gardeners looking for a vigorous climber to cover a wall or trellis in only one season will be delighted with ipomoeas. Morning glories are twiners: they reach out, pirouetting in their predetermined, typically clockwise direction, seeking something to grab hold of. (The plants are genetically programmed to grow and unfurl in one direction only -- watch your plants, you'll see.) The tendrils are far stronger than they appear. Give them a trellis, a string, a lamp post -- anything that will allow them to grow upward. And grow they will, until a frost stops them dead in their tendriling tracks.

Plant morning glories in average, well-drained soil but make sure they get a full blast of sun.

Name: Paula Allen

Position at Wegman's: Sales

Hobbies: Gardening, of course!

Favorite Food: Pasta—any kind

Favorite plant or flower: Begonias and dahalias

Favorite garden center product: Liquid Gold Fertilizer

Paula's message to you: "Try to foster a love of gardening in your children, so that the world will have a new generation of gardeners!"