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Mud prevention

Mud prevention

As the rains descend, the mud seems to ascend from somewhere “deep down below” by the bucket-load. Sloshing through thick muck halfway to the knee is no fun, especially when your boot gets stuck while carrying a load of several pounds that is getting heavier by the minute. However, as this is not exactly a new problem, there are some unique ideas for dealing with this issue. Of course, each property is so different, that one size doesn’t fit all; but here are a few ideas.

2022 Texas A&M Turfgrass Shortcourse

This a 4 day course designed for turf professionals and enthusiasts looking to expand their knowledge of turfgrass systems and best management practices. This course moves linearly from site preparation and appropriate species selection to establishment, cultural practices, and pest management. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from a wide range of experts with unique problem-solving perspectives. The objective of this course is to empower turfgrass managers to make confident, well-in formed decisions through a combination of applied and theoretical knowledge. Participants will spend time both in the classroom and engaged in group and hands-on activities. CEU’s offered will be 5 AG TDA, GCSSA education credits, TTA CPTM Credits, and more.

A Cornelia Rose for your garden

A Cornelia Rose for your garden

Clip and save this article for the spring!!! Any rose that’s disease resistant, requires little to no maintenance, and blooms in both spring & fall is a worthwhile rose. A Cornelia rose (rosa ‘cornelia’) is one such rose. The nor mal shape is arching, but this usually 3’ X 3’ up to 5’ X 5’ shrub can be trained to a trellis and will reach anywhere from eight to twelve feet in height. It’s also used by some to climb trees.

Artist donates work to friend

Artist donates work to friend

After hearing this phrase, initially coined by patriot and writer Thomas Paine, used by John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr several times, DeLoris Wilkinson painted the piece “out of pure inspiration.” After framing it, she hung the painting in her den, but “it kept speaking to me,” she said, “saying, ‘these words need to be hanging in a judge’s chambers or a courtroom in order to give hope and faith to those who need my reassurance.’” So DeLoris Wilkinson gave her painting to Justice of the Peace and long-time friend Harold Kennington, who gratefully accepted it and intends to display the artwork in his office, and then in his home upon vacating the bench. GAZETTE PHOTO / ELIZABETH LANNING

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