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Azaleas need scouting during summer
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Last Updated: 10:47 AM 08/03/10 - Azaleas, one of the more common plants in the southern landscape, need some particular care during the summer. The azalea puts on a spectacular flowering show in the spring and summer. However, a maintenance plan needs to be devised in order to continue that flower show for the next year. (Full Story)
Carpenter bees already hard at work for spring
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Last Updated: 1:01 PM 04/14/10 - How does that old adage go? “April showers bring May flowers.” We may not be having the showers of April that we would like, but we are getting the carpenter bees. And like the many calls I have received this week about bees boring holes in “my” wood, I have had to deal with them boring through the wood of my patio umbrella. (Full Story)
Spring fever melts cold winter memories
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Last Updated: 3:25 PM 03/25/10 - Recently, the excitement began for me with the first peek of spring weather after that record cold February. I began unpacking my short-sleeved shirts. I started to take inventory of empty pots and other equipment on the patio. (Full Story)
Tree planting encouraged for Saturday event
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Last Updated: 10:30 PM 02/17/10 - Two Albany organizations pitch in to plant 42 trees for Saturday’s Arbor Day Tree Planting Celebration.
- Pete Skiba, staff writer
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Time is upon us again to prune crape myrtles
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Last Updated: 2:33 PM 01/20/10 - As I drove around the city and county for the past two months, I started looking to see who was pruning their crape myrtles. (Full Story)