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Fayette Master Gardeners Host Plant Sale, Speaker Event in April | The Citizen
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (303+ words) The Fayette Master Gardener Association will host its annual plant sale and a public speaker event this April, with both activities supporting local horticultural education and community grants. The organization's 16th annual plant sale is set for Saturday, April 18, from 8 a. m. to…...
Popcorn Trees, Longer Days, and the Spring Wake-Up | The Citizen
3+ week, 5+ day ago (546+ words) Spring is here! Well, meteorologically speaking. Technically spring starts this Friday, but tell that to Georgia. The popcorn trees have been in full effect and pollen has landed on the hood of every car. I like this season, actually. It's…...
The Pollen Apocalypse | The Citizen
3+ week, 5+ day ago (186+ words) So, what causes the super high pollen count? Trees. Our state is covered with them, and unless we're going to cut down all the pines, oaks, and sycamores, the yellow stuff is here to stay. So how can I be…...
Fayette County's Chris Stanley Named Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Plan Reviewer of the Year | The Citizen
3+ week, 6+ day ago (326+ words) Fayette County, GA " Fayette County's Chris Stanley has been selected as the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) Level II Certified Plan Reviewer of the Year for 2026. Stanley was honored for his exceptional professionalism, technical expertise, and unwavering commitment…...
Add Cheer to the Garden with Winter Containers | The Citizen
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (150+ words) Cascading plants are them added strategically to spill over the sides of your pot. They can be evergreen, like ivy or creeping jenny, or a blooming annual like sweet alyssum, with fragrant, small flowers in white, pink or purple, or…...
Midwest Food Bank Georgia Celebrates Record-Breaking Harvest of Blessings Event | The Citizen
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) Community comes together to help feed families across Georgia and the Southeast Guests experienced an inspiring program featuring stories of lives impacted, a live and silent auction, and a paddle raise to support zero-cost food distribution and disaster relief efforts....
You might be a real gardener if. .." | The Citizen
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (708+ words) You might be a real gardener if: You cannot resist buying every new plant that comes on the market. You know what USDA Hardiness Zone you live in." You have at least ten sets of gardening gloves, all with holes…...
Garden Junk: Recycled Items Add Personality in your Garden | The Citizen
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) Savvy gardeners rarely throw anything away " rather they choose to reclaim, recycle, salvage and reuse vintage materials in new and inventive ways. That "junk" collecting in your attic and garage can be repurposed in your garden to add personality and…...
Sprouts supports Flat Rock Food Forest | The Citizen
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (146+ words) The Flat Rock Middle Food Forest is getting a big boost thanks to a $8, 300 grant from the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation." The Eagles use the Food Forest to grow fresh food for cooking lessons, for the school cafeteria, and for…...
The Rewards of Seed Saving | The Citizen
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (95+ words) Tips to start seed-saving: I am in total support of you. You have always stayed true to what you have said. You are a" Prove me wrong - that this commenter knows anything at all about the Houghs or how the…...