Landscaping with native plants improves the environment. Native plants are hardy because they have adapted to the local environment. Once established, native plants do not need pesticides, fertilizers or watering. A native landscape does not need to be mowed like a conventional lawn, thus reducing the demand for non-renewable resources and improving water and air quality.
Landscaping with native wildflowers and grasses also helps sustain a healthy ecosystem. Native birds, butterflies, and animals are attracted to their native plants, thus enhancing the biodiversity of the area. The beauty of native wildflowers and grasses creates a sense of place, both at home and work. The native plants increase our connection to nature, help educate our neighbors, and provide a beautiful, peaceful place to relax—naturally.
Using natives helps reduce the epidemic of exotic invasive plants that is destroying the integrity of so many of our natural communities. Not only are you helping support the local economy when you purchase plants from Overhill Gardens, but you know you are getting a product that is locally adapted. Not only are our plants grown in the same climate as where they’ll end up in your yard, much of our seed collection is local, too. This ensures well-adapted genetic stock—plants that evolved right here! And by growing many seedling species instead of cultivars, you know your plants will have more diverse gene pools, which is good for the gardener and for the environment.
What’s the Overhill difference? Not only do we have one of the widest and most unique selections of native plants available in the eastern U.S., we grow with the least amount of artificial inputs so they will maintain their innate vigor once planted in your yard.
We are always trying to bring overlooked, undiscovered, and unusual native plant species into commerce. We grow over 500 species of native plants (not all are mentioned in our price list), some of which may not be available anywhere else. Having a diverse mix of plants helps keep pests and disease at a minimum, and as a result, we are able to rely on organic methods of agriculture to a great extent.
While we ship plants throughout the eastern U.S., our East Tennessee customers take special pride in knowing they’re purchasing locally grown plants.
*Our plants may not be wholly devoid of blemishes like the plants you’ll find at the big box stores, but rest assured they haven’t been drenched multiple times—not even once—with dangerous chemicals.
How to Purchase
In Person: Overhill Gardens sells direct to gardeners year-round from our Vonore, TN nursery. Please call or email us to set an appointment or come out during our regular business hours.
Mail-Order Native Plants: We are a mail-order nursery, shipping gallon material and smaller via Fed-Ex. For large orders, a common courier shipping can be arranged. Visit our website for our retail mail order fact sheet/ordering info and call or email us with your order.
Wholesale: We offer wholesale pricing to the professional landscape trade, garden centers, public agencies, and botanical gardens. To establish a wholesale account, please download our wholesale terms and conditions and fax or email the completed paperwork to avi@overhillgardens.com.
Gift Cards: Gift certificates may be purchased any time of the year. Please call or email avi@overhillgardens.com.
Overhill Gardens
“Where your natural garden experience begins”
1404 Citico Road
Vonore, TN 37885
(423) 295-2288
www.overhillgardens.com
Nursery Hours:
Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (Mar 15-Dec 15)
Or by appointment during winter
“The Best Has Gotten Even Better”
By Karen Schell
Keith and Kathy Milam of Tellico Village can tell you that life is both about change and the journey. As former owners of Key Rentals & Property Management, Tellico Village’s oldest and most respected residential property management and rental company, Keith and Kathy have decided to do what so many others in their community have done: retire.
Although Keith and Kathy will be missed, they will reside in Tellico Village and continue to support the community in a different capacity.
My husband, Jim Schell, and I are honored to be the new owners of Key Rentals & Property Management, now called Key Rental Management, LLC. And, like all of you, we wish Keith and Kathy the very best in their retirement years and thank them for their service to our community.
Both Jim and I intend to bring our combined residential real estate, administrative, customer service, management, and financial experience to Key Rental Management, LLC to provide even a higher level of service in the future. We have relocated Key Rental Management, LLC to a new and higher visibility office on Highway 321 in Lenoir City to take advantage of the marketing opportunities that exist for our clients with the over 26,000 vehicles that pass our office each and every day.
Along with some new and innovative marketing tools that we will be implementing in the months ahead, it is our commitment to make a great company even better in the future.
We also invite you to attend our Open House in April to meet both Jim and myself and to learn about how we can make a Key difference in your next residential rental experience, whether you’re a property owner or would-be renter.
And for those of you that would like to express your well wishes to Keith and Kathy, please feel free to mail, email or drop them off at our office. We will be delighted to deliver them personally to the Milam’s.
Key Rental Management, LLC
204 Rose Street, Suite B
Lenoir City, TN 37771
(865) 458-1234
(800) 318-6887
www.KeyRental.com
info@KeyRental.com
“See What’s in Store”
Scheduled to open on Monday, March 19, 2012 with a Grand Opening on Saturday, April 7th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. is the community’s newest retail business, Premiere Consignment.
“With the large number of homeowners continuing to relocate to our area and with others downsizing to smaller households, an upscale furniture consignment store makes a lot of sense,” said Premiere Consignment co-owner Becky Hunt, a Tellico Village realtor for the past nine years. “I’ve witnessed first-hand the dilemma faced by many homeowners with quality furniture from their former home that either didn’t fit or just didn’t work in their new home, or other times just redecorating.”
“We offer area residents the ideal situation with which to sell their quality and no longer used furniture, art, antiques, and home décor items in an attractive retail setting that is designed to create a more upscale and satisfying retail experience, as well as to enhance the potential to successfully sell your items,” stated Aaron Hunt, co-owner and, yes, Becky’s son and former Clemson University football player. “Other added features include the convenience of not having to wait by the telephone for people to respond to a newspaper classified, not having to pay to advertise your items, and peace of mind from not having to invite total strangers into your home.”
Located at 320 Lakeside Plaza on Ritchey Road in Tellico Village, next to Classico Italian Restaurant, Premiere Consignment is now accepting high quality, upscale, lightly used furniture, rugs, throw pillows, artwork, home décor items, and golf equipment. They will also feature a wide selection of new floral arrangements.
To learn more or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Aaron at aaron@premiereconsignment.com or
Becky at becky@premiereconsignment.com or
Call (865) 458-9721
Coming soon! Visit us online: www.premiereconsignment.com.
Whether you’re looking to turn your unused items into cash, or to discover that perfect accent item for that newly furnished or redecorated room in your home, you’re invited to visit Premiere Consignment to “See What’s in Store.”
Premiere Consignment
320 Lakeside Plaza in Tellico Village
(865) 458-9721
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Discover a ‘Wonderful World’ with The American Boychoir as it embarks on its 2012 Winter Tour. The American Boychoir has been enriching the cultural life of the nation for over 74 years by bringing its unique and joyful sound to people around the world. Experience the choir hailed by The New York Times for their “riveting involvement and full-bodied sound.”
The American Boychoir, under the musical leadership of Litton-Lodal Music Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, will be at The Community Church of Tellico Village, 130 Chota Center in Loudon, on Sunday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets for this event are currently available at the church and the Village Salon in Tellico Village. They will also be available at the door on the night of the performance. For more information, call the church at (865) 458-1516. Featuring musical selections from around the world, audiences are sure to be mesmerized by a memorable performance.
The American Boychoir’s 2012 Winter Tour Choir will perform 21 concerts in nine states including GA, FL, AL, LA, MS, TN, SC, and VA. For these concerts, Mr. Malvar-Ruiz has chosen music from the recently released American Boychoir recording Journey On – Passport to a World of Music. Selections include works by J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Veljo Tormis, Sarah Hopkins, Moses Hogan, Morten Lauridsen, and arrangements of folk songs from Asia, North and South America, and Africa.
The American Boychoir is regarded as the United States’ premier concert boys’ choir. It continues to dazzle audiences with its unique blend of musical sophistication, effervescent spirit, and ensemble virtuosity. Boys in grades 4 through 8, reflecting the ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the United States, come from across the country and around the world to pursue a rigorous musical and academic curriculum at the school. The American Boychoir School, the only non-sectarian boys’ choir school in the nation, was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1937, and has been located in Princeton, New Jersey since 1950.
Maintaining an active national and international touring schedule, The Boychoir performs with world-class ensembles including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. The Boychoir appears regularly as featured artists with James Levine at the Tanglewood Music Festival and has performed with the internationally renowned soprano Jessyè Norman, prominent jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, pop diva Beyoncé, and at Carnegie Hall with Sir Paul McCartney.
Often called upon for boy soloists, members of The American Boychoir have performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and at the Berkshire Music Festival and Spoleto Festival USA.
The American Boychoir has been extensively recorded on its own label Albemarle Records and broadcast on radio and television, with over forty-five commercial recordings.
Boys in grades 3-6 who love to sing are encouraged to audition after the concert. No preparation is necessary. BOY5More information about The American Boychoir can be found at www.americanboychoir.org.
The programs offered by The American Boychoir School are made possible in part through funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will travel to Tellico Village on Friday, March 30 for the annual Spring Performance at Tellico Village Community Church. The concert, conducted by KSO Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum, will take place at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available for $23 (check or cash only) at United Community Bank, Village Salon, and Kahiti Grill. This program is part of the Tellico Community Concerts, now in its 17th year of existence.
The concert will include classical favorites including Rossini’s Overture to The Italian in Algiers, a movement from Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40. The concert will also feature Ellen Connors, the KSO’s Principal Bassoon on Mozart’s Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat Major. Lighter fare featured includes Anderson’s Syncopated Clock and selections by George Gershwin and Irving Berlin.
Also during this performance, student winners of the 2012 scholarship competition, sponsored by the Tellico Community Concerts committee, will be introduced. Over the last 13 years nearly $52,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to Loudon County music students.
The KSO has contributed to the cultural life in East Tennessee since 1935. Under the leadership of Lucas Richman, the orchestra consists of more than 80 professional musicians and performs more than 200 programs throughout East Tennessee each season. Performing in traditional venues such as the Tennessee Theatre, Bijou Theatre, and the Civic Auditorium, and in non-traditional places like hospitals, school classrooms, nursing homes, city parks, and churches, the KSO reaches more than 200,000 people throughout the region each year.
For more information about the KSO or the concert in Tellico Village, please call (865) 291-3310.
One thing pet parents everywhere know is that each and every one of our dogs and cats is special. They are our four-legged kids. They enrich our lives in unimaginable ways, asking very little in return except an occasional hug and to be petted.
One way each of us can demonstrate both our love and appreciation for our kids is to provide them with a healthy, nutritious and balanced diet that will improve their well-being and enhance their longevity.
If you are a pet parent who thinks that all pet foods are created equal, you’d be wrong. Despite what pet food advertising might suggest, pet foods are often full of fillers and undergo significant processing. It is the same things that humans try to avoid in their own diets. But admittedly, it’s confusing.
So where can you go for answers? How about canine breeders and husband and wife team, Martin and Sandy Gabel, owners of Luv-A-Pet pet food store and pet grooming.
“There are a great many factors that go into breeding and showing championship dogs,” said Sandy. “But nutrition is a key factor, perhaps the most important factor, in breeding and showing champions.
“While most of our customers at Luv-A-Pet are not breeders, these dedicated pet parents are nonetheless in search of information on how to provide an affordable, yet nutritious diet for their pets. The information that’s typically unavailable at the big box stores or at chain pet food stores.”
“By combining our nearly two decades of dog breeding and show experience with many of the most respected manufacturers of pet food in the industry, we are able to answer most of your pet’s nutritional questions and concerns while providing you with the most nutritious, healthy and well-balanced pet foods available anywhere,” said Martin.
So if you agree that your dog or cat, who gives you their best and deserves your very best, why not provide them with the same healthy and nutritious diets that their championship cousins enjoy? After all, there’s a little bit of champion in each of our pets.
Luv-A-Pet also provides pet grooming for your four-legged kid. Grooming is provided by Phyllis Cleveland, Ishah Jones and Beebe Wright, each whom has many years of experience.
Luv-A-Pet
2355 Highway 411
Madisonville, TN 37354
Luv-A-Pet@att.net
(423) 442-7277
Tennessee-based Restonic Corporation, committed to providing American families with the highest quality mattresses since 1938, is proud to introduce the revolutionary gel-infused memory foam mattress which promises to provide all of the benefits of memory foam while delivering a cool and refreshing night’s sleep.
This revolutionary gel-infused memory foam helps to dissipate the heat often associated with more traditional memory foam mattresses, providing a cooler night’s sleep and maintenance of a more comfortable individual sleeping temperature. Gel reduces pressure and motion transfer while providing comfort and support, all while retaining less heat.
Restonic’s gel-infused memory foam cell technology also promotes greater air circulation than ordinary memory foam, which also helps to promote a cooler, more comfortable night’s sleep.
Available in a variety of sizes and comfort levels to meet your exact needs, Restonic promises to provide you with both the superior night’s comfort and sleep unavailable from other bedding manufacturers, and at a price you’re guaranteed to appreciate even more.
To discover the full line of gel-infused memory foam mattresses from Restonic, visit the area’s premier choice for affordable, quality bedding, Beds-To-Go. Conveniently located in nearby Madisonville, Beds-To-Go delivers the area’s widest selection of bedding from the nation’s top bedding manufacturers, not to mention true warehouse pricing.
For the best selection in quality bedding, unprecedented sleep comfort and pricing that will have you counting zzzzz’s, visit Beds-To-Go today.
Beds-To-Go
4024 Highway 411
Madisonville, TN 37354
(423) 420-6352
Discover East Tennessee’s Best-Kept Dining Secret
By Tom Irmen
If you’re in search of that perfect dining experience that combines a comfortable, casual atmosphere, great service, excellent food, and prices that will leave your budget intact, then look no further than Angelo’s Brick Oven in nearby Lenoir City.
Under new ownership, Angelo’s has become a labor of love for a family that wants to create the best hometown restaurant in Loudon County. The Dix family has undertaken a well thought-out plan for transforming Angelo’s, largely in response to the input of its customers. Husband and wife team Ron and Teri Dix, along with their sons Mark and Ryan, and Ryan’s wife, Sarah, have listened carefully to your suggestions, and the “proof is in the pudding” you might say.
While dining there recently, numerous changes were both apparent and much appreciated. Angelo’s now has a brighter, more open feel to it. Not blinding bright, but a softer, brighter lighting that makes reading the menu a breeze.
“We’ve carefully selected new colors and wall treatments to create a more casual, brighter atmosphere throughout the restaurant,” said Teri. The family theme has quietly been woven into the décor. “All the old photos of people on the walls are Ryan, Sarah and Mark’s grandparents and great grandparents. Some date back to about 1900.” The response from guests thus far has been very encouraging. “They seem to like the warm family atmosphere we’re trying to create.”
The menu additions have also been well received. While maintaining its classic Italian entrées, Angelo’s has expanded its menu to include a variety of “Southern” specialties designed to offer something for everyone in your dining party. According to Teri and Mark, “Many people have expressed their appreciation for our expanded menu that appeals to just about everyone. A new selection of steaks, classic popular appetizers, and new burgers we call Too Good To Be True Burgers have really been a hit.”
The wait staff is enthusiastic and most attentive. They enjoy sharing their menu favorites and are quite eager to answer all of your questions and make recommendations.
The Dix family’s commitment to hospitality is apparent from the moment you enter Angelo’s. The wait staff, which includes their daughter, Lindsay, has been made to feel as if they were extended members of the Dix family itself. They all demonstrate the same family hospitality. In fact, I was somewhat surprised to learn, but delighted nonetheless, that our waiter was not a family member.
Finally, I can assure you that you’ll find Angelo’s Brick Oven’s pricing every bit as pleasing as the ambiance, menu selection, food quality and great service. Entrees begin at as little as $5.95 for a classic pasta dinner, and Angelo’s also offers daily specials including a Senior Buffet Day on Wednesdays for only $6.99.
“What most customers find surprising is that despite our affordable pricing, we’ve made no compromise to quality or portions,” says Executive Chef Mark Dix.
While Ron and Ryan are more the behind-the-scenes force at Angelo’s, you’ll likely see Teri and Mark in the restaurant on a daily basis. In fact, Teri and Mark encourage you to introduce yourselves to them, as well as to offer your own thoughts and suggestions.
Open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, the entire Dix family and its extended “team” family invite you to discover for yourself East Tennessee’s best-kept dining secret: Angelo’s Brick Oven.
Angelo’s Brick Oven
175 Kelsey Lane
Lenoir City, TN 37772
(865) 988-9288
www.angelosbrickoven.com
Automotive experts agree that winter can be the most challenging season for our automobiles. Low temperatures and seesawing temperatures can place significant stress on our car’s most critical operating system. And existing problems, left ignored and subjected to these winter stresses, can experience premature failure, leading to expensive repair bills.
Your vehicle’s transmission, brake and steering components are hydraulic systems that rely on highly specialized fluids to operate, lubricate and cool these critical components. Low fluid levels, dirty or spent fluids that must perform under the stresses of winter may not only not operate as designed, but may also result in the failure of the system itself. Low temperatures also reduce your battery’s ability to start your car, which could leave you out in the cold at night, but these same temperatures can reduce your motor oil’s ability to protect your engine from harmful wear and tear.
And did you know that cold temps reduce your tires’ air pressure? And that low pressure not only reduces your car’s fuel economy and safe handling characteristics, but also leads to premature tire wear?
Your automobile is no exception to the old “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
The Car Shop, conveniently located in Lenoir City, offers area car owners friendly local service to help reduce the negative effects of old man winter. From its certified technicians to the state-of-the-art repair and diagnostic equipment, The Car Shop is your one source for anything and everything automotive. And if providing a level of service that exceeds your expectations weren’t enough, The Car Shop will amaze you with their competitive pricing that is often far below what dealers charge.
And yes, just to be perfectly clear, all work performed by The Car Shop is in full compliance with your automobile’s manufacturer and will not void your warranty.
Prepare for winter! Take advantage of money saving offers, protect your investment with a free courtesy check, avoid costly repair bills and avoid being left out in the cold by visiting The Car Shop today. Your car and your wallet will thank you.
The Car Shop
720 Highway 321 N in Lenoir City
(865) 986-5002
www.carshoptn.com
By Alden Williams
Anyone contemplating buying or selling their home should gather as much information as possible. Some people say the market is improving; others say that prices are going up or that our market isn’t bad compared to other areas of this country.
Leading Village Realty in sales for the last four years, I’ve brought buyers to 60% of my listings last year, so I thought it would be helpful to provide some useful data that helps me to assist my clients.
So how is our market? In 2009, according to the MLS sales (not counting condos or townhomes), there were 83 home sales in Tellico Village. In 2010, there were 99. And in 2011, home sales started ahead of 2010, but slowed and only 75 homes were sold, a 24% decline. (Kahite, which had four home sales in 2011, isn’t included in the data.)
Each summer there are approximately 200 homes on the market. Currently there are over 150. So it is definitely a buyer’s market. There are usually at least 20 homes competing against each other in any price range, and the average sale price is 9% lower than the current listing price.
Sellers should avoid the temptation to overprice. You can always renegotiate a low offer, but you can’t renegotiate with a potential buyer who may be scared off by an unrealistic selling price. Keep in mind too that your home has to appraise as well.
Last year 50% of the home sales occurred at $275,000 and below. 75% of the home sales occurred at $350,000 and below. Also, there were 10 waterfront homes that went for under $700,000 and three sold from $950,000 to $1.2 million. NO homes sold between $700,000 to $950,000, but one is now pending. Tellico Village has few foreclosures, but does have estate and illness sales where owners are willing, in many cases, to drop their prices sharply to sell.
I believe a few things can be derived from the above information. Home prices will remain under pressure for the foreseeable future. Experts agree that curb appeal ranks second in importance, presentation inside the home third, but the single most important item was price. Many people tend to overprice their homes. Two-thirds of closings occur during the May through November timeframe, so most buyers are looking from late March through October. Too often sellers drop their prices too late, and many of the buyers coming to the Village took a loss on their home and are looking for an attractive price. They have researched the market and tend to be very knowledgeable. Also, most buyers aren’t willing to take on a lot of home projects, so I’d recommend repairing some of the areas you have control over like wallpaper or a fresh coat of neutral paint.
When you’re ready to sell your home or just want information, visit the website (no www.) public.kaarmls.com. Click on Loudon County and go to the bottom of the screen and then click “search.” On the next screen click on Tellico Village and then enter search criteria (pricing range, etc.) and it will show you every home on the market. It won’t give you days on the market or number of price reductions, but you will see photos and descriptions of homes in your price range. I also invite you to visit www.villagerealtytn.com and click on “links,” and then select advanced search or map or address search.
When you talk to a REALTOR® (hopefully me!) they can discuss what has sold in your price range and help you arrive at a price that will help sell your home in this challenging environment.
Alden Williams, Village Realty
(865) 604-3251