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Maddy: Getting ready for winter

This might be better titled “Getting Ready for Spring.” Many of the things that we do now will make our spring gardening much more enjoyable. ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, November 3, 2017 6:05 pm

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Maddy: Fall splendor: Why leaves change color and their value

At this time of the year many people travel to north Georgia to enjoy the fall colors. The pastor of our church went all the ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, October 20, 2017 7:50 pm

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Maddy: Goldenrod is back

October heralds one of nature’s last big flower shows. Pastures and roadsides are adorned with the brilliant displays of the goldenrod. Goldenrod belongs to the ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, October 13, 2017 9:28 pm

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Maddy: How to deal with aggravating Argentine Ants

It’s early morning and your eyes are barely open. Your cat is hungry and you reach for the bowl to fill and you realize ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, October 6, 2017 6:58 pm

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Maddy: Fall gardening and preparing for winter

Fall is upon us already, and we need to be doing preventive maintenance in our gardens. We are blessed by our southern climate. Folks further ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, September 29, 2017 7:21 pm

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Recognizing oakworms, webworms

You may have seen the web sacks of the fall webworms overhanging our roads in the county. They like to defoliate the leaves within the ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Sunday, September 10, 2017 3:57 pm

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Caterpillar Invasion: Fall Webworms

Fall seems to be the time of the year when moths invade our landscape. Their progeny will munch and crunch on many of our landscape ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 18, 2017 11:39 pm

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Nature’s barb wire

We’ve all seen it around our yard. Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 11, 2017 7:31 pm

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Chiggers galore

Those of us who appreciate the great outdoors rarely appreciate an inhabitant that can cause a lot of irritation, namely chiggers. If you run into ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 4, 2017 9:29 pm

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Three leaf terrorist: Poison ivy

Poison ivy, according to the American Medical Association, causes more cases of contact dermatitis than all other plants, household and industrial chemicals combined. Contact dermatitis ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, July 21, 2017 8:54 pm

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