Wednesday, March 6 2002
Home & Garden
 
Grow beautiful roses

 

Everything will be coming up roses as the American Rose Society and Home Depot join ranks to help America's gardeners grow and enjoy roses. This year has been designated as the Year of the Rose. The rose is our national floral emblem.

Backyard Association meets March 12

Celebrate gardening with the masters.

Express Blower system makes landscaping work faster, easier

A local company is using advanced techniques in landscaping that promise to save customers valuable time, labor and equipment costs while providing outstanding, professional results.

Give your home a makeover in an afternoon

It doesn't take a lot of time or money to transform the look and feel of your home. In fact, sometimes the smallest changes can make the biggest impressions.

Create a spectacular floral display with hayracks

Your first question may be, "What is a hayrack?"

Nonprofit conservation organization recognizes Georgia tree as historic

The Lovers Live Oak at the corner of Prince and Albany in Brunswick, Georgia, has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Trees. A plaque at the site shows that the tree was previously recognized during the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution as having lived here at the time of the signing of our Constitution. The plaque was placed by the National Arborists Association and the International Society of Arborculture.

Grooming your lawn to golf course perfection

How many times have you driven past a thick, lush open plot of the greenest grass you've ever seen only to realize that it's part of a golf course? Considering how much effort goes into home lawn care, it's amazing that golf course superintendents are able to groom every inch of a course to perfection.

Two-cycle mowers path of least resistance

When my lawn needs mowing, I have only one thought: Get it done. Sure, I want it to look nice when I'm finished, but spending a lot of time on my lawn is not my activity of choice for a sunny afternoon. That's why I use a two-cycle engine lawn mower.

Bird facts and fancies

Bird-watching, physicians say, can be therapeutic for people. It's both calming and educational. By keeping a journal of birds you see every day, you can determine which species come back year after year.

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