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16 Pride of Augusta 02/21/08
Gardeners are always searching for ways to disguise a fence, create privacy, cast shade over a patio or add low-maintenance color to the landscape. A Carolina jessamine variety known as Pride of Augusta fits the bill so well that it was named the 2008 Georgia Gold Medal winner for evergreen vines.
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21 Widow spiders 02/21/08
The black widow spider weaving its web in a home’s dark, dusty corner probably did not eat her mate.
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15 Ironwood 02/21/08
Whether it’s called ironwood, musclewood or its given name, American hornbeam is one tough tree. It’s this toughness that helped it receive the 2008 Georgia Gold Medal for deciduous trees.
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18 Pesticides 02/21/08
When spring brings out unwanted insects and weeds, pesticides start flying off store shelves. While spraying a weed or dusting a flowerbed may seem easy, those quick fixes can turn deadly.
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19 Gardeners and mosquitoes 02/21/08
One of the few good things that happened as a result of the recent drought was the suppression of many mosquito populations. Unfortunately, when the rains return, so will many of these pest
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6 Green gardening 02/21/08
It may not top the list of our state’s historic dates, but many gardeners in north Georgia will remember Sept. 28, 2007, for years. It is the date the Georgia Department of Environmental Protection instituted an outdoor watering ban.
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12 Gold medal plants 02/21/08
Georgians have a new list of standout plants for their landscapes. Dianthus Amazon, Paperbush, American Hornbeam, Carolina Jessamine and Rozanne Cranesbill are the 2008 Georgia Gold Medal winners.
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Spring special 02/21/08
Welcome to the 33rd annual Spring Garden Packet. Put out each year by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, this edition has 27 feature articles written by 14 CAES faculty members and graduate and undergraduate students to provide timely, valuable gardening information.
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Program leadership 02/19/08
Steve L. Brown has been named the assistant dean for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, said J. Scott Angle, the dean and director the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Public service awards 02/14/08
The University of Georgia Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach bestowed awards for excellence in public service to seven faculty and two staff members at the 17th annual Public Service and Outreach meeting and awards luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 14.