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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 DAWSONVILLE, GA
Archive By Section - Lifestyle Columnists
Lending support to United Way is important
Bad economic times is not the most promising season for a significant fundraising pledge drive, but it is the scheduled time for our United Way campaign. And I was asked by the United Way board to serve as honorary chairman.
Blossoming before my eyes
This is another one of those Tevye the Milkman weeks for me.
Moving is up to stuff
I've moved a few times in my life and, quite frankly, I despise it.
Fall is a good time to plant perennials
Planting perennials properly and at the right time can determine whether they bloom the first year. Fall is considered the best time to plant perennials. I advise planting in fall, since hard-freezing weather may come early.
Let’s call him or her Wachovia
My wife is a sixth-grade teacher, and every year about this time, she has memorized the names of the dozens of children she teaches.
Recent rains increase mosquitoes
The rain Dawson County received three weeks ago was a blessing to our lawns and gardens. However, standing water from rain makes a wonderful breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes not only interfere with chores and spoil leisure time, some species are able to transmit diseases.
Produce market ends, fall gardening continues
Despite dry weather, this year's Dawson County Produce Market was a great success.
What does their future hold?
Her name is Emma Grace Blackwood and she weighs all of 9 pounds. She has a head full of dark hair and she looks just like her mama.
Carpenter ants are a common pest
Carpenter ants, which are large and black, are very common pests in our area!. Dr. Daniel Suiter and Dr. Brian Forschler, who are both with the University of Georgia Department of Entomology, developed an excellent leaflet on carpenter ants. This article contains advice from those entomologists.
Lead kids down the right path
The Optimist Club in Forsyth County invited me over this week to be their speaker. I knew it was a group of optimists, because of the sign and the fact that they meet at 7 in the morning. You have to be an optimist to be willing to listen to someone speak that early in the morning.
Sucker for Bigfoot
The great P.T. Barnum is often credited with saying "There's a sucker born every minute." Yes, there is a world full of gullible people.
Everything really is connected to everything else
It's one of Dr. Eugene Odum's (the late UGA environmental guru) laws of ecology: Everything is connected to everything else. It's also the basis of a healthy lifestyle. There is probably nothing in this column that you don't already know, but perhaps repetition will reinforce these truths enough to cause you to say, "Yes, of course," as I did - and act upon them.
The rewards of work show in landscaping
People enjoy gardening for different reasons.
Pack pews, not heat in church
Dear God, It's me again. I think of myself as your good and faithful servant and I certainly hope you see it this way, especially when my time comes. It seems that there are a lot more folks who claim to be speaking for you. <font face="Arial" ...
Now’s the time for soil samples
Now is an excellent time to soil test your lawn, garden or pasture.
Articles by Section - Lifestyle Columnists
When to prune azaleas
Azaleas are a staple of traditional southern landscapes.
What causes pollen
Spring is a beautiful time of year. Longer days, green grass and leaves reappearing on the trees really brighten up my mood.
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