A Drop in the Barrel - Conserving Water at Home

Besides adhering to the state and locally imposed outdoor watering bans, there are other things you and your family can do to save water while still keeping your yard healthy and beautiful...
Nov 16, 2007

Plants that Deer Like and Dislike

Deer are like many things in life; you can’t find one when you want it.  However, try to keep deer from eating plants around your home or garden, and you may have more deer than Santa Claus...
Nov 16, 2007

Time for Winter Plant Protection

Because of our continued very dry weather, plants are already under a great amount of stress. Cold damage could push some stressed plants over the limits of survival...
Nov 13, 2007

GDOT Encourages You to Shut Off Automatic Timers on Sprinklers

Sprinkler systems that are left on overnight can create a hazardous condition for motorists the next morning, and every year the DOT sees accidents caused by icy spots formed when water from sprinkler systems gets onto the roadway...
Nov 7, 2007

Orb Weavers Show Their Stuff in Fall

Have you noticed large spiders sitting in the middle of big, circular webs lately?  The web shape gives these arachnids their name -- orb weavers...
Nov 6, 2007

Be Water Wise

Plants in a water-wise landscape are carefully selected for the site and grouped together according to water needs. Then, cultural practices are used to maximize the soil’s ability to hold water and to minimize water loss...
Nov 2, 2007

Water Conservation Tips from Cedar Hill

Utilizing gray water is one way to conserve water and save on your monthly water budget, and it has many sensible uses...
Nov 1, 2007

English Ivy is Not for Everyone

English ivy has a place in some landscapes; however, the problem with English ivy is it does not stay in its planted location. English ivy will cover trees, walls, walks and even homes. If you have let your ivy get out of hand and are considering getting rid of it, you'd better act fast...
Oct 29, 2007

Oneida Opens Store in Dawsonville

The leading tableware design company is unveiling a new concept store at North Georgia Premium Outlets, offering the nation's largest assortment of tableware and an enhanced shopping experience that includes a 'virtual tabletop' feature...
Oct 25, 2007

Great Camps of The Smokies Offers Buyers 'Research Getaway' Package

A collection of high-end wilderness retreats in Graham County, North Carolina, provides prospective buyers an opportunity to try before they buy with its new Research Getaway package...
Oct 24, 2007

Water Management Program to be Presented by Dawson County Extension Office

Water Management in the Landscape will cover steps homeowners may take in order to maintain their landscape during dry weather... 
Oct 23, 2007

The Annual Home Invasion

It’s becoming as common as falling leaves in the fall and flowers in the spring. What I am referring to is homes invaded by lady beetles...
Oct 23, 2007

Celebrate Clean Water Week, October 21-27, 2007

Why should metro residents worry about water pollution when it hasn’t rained much this year? During dry times when stream flows are low, pollution in stormwater is more concentrated and will have a bigger impact in area streams when it does rain...
Oct 23, 2007

Dawsonville Hardware October Bargains

Step into Dawsonville Hardware on the square in October for these bargains of the month...
Oct 17, 2007

Soil Test Can Save You Money

A soil test provides the means of monitoring soil so deficiencies, excesses and imbalances can be avoided. So many times people realize that a soil test can save them money by not providing an excess amount of lime and fertilizer...
Oct 16, 2007