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There is no such thing as a maintenance-free lawn or garden. However, a lower maintenance lawn and garden can be easily achieved. The secret? Use mulch to lower your garden maintenance.
Read moreLaying flock provides magnificent mulch with chicken manure fertilizer for the best garden ever grown by its Georgia Master Gardener owner.
Read moreThe first day of spring, which usually falls between March 19-21, is basically an official holiday for gardeners, but it doesn’t always feel springy. I live in upstate New York (USDA Zone 6a), and melting ice and muddy ground are pretty common in early spring. If you live in area that is USDA Zone 7 or above, you’re no doubt already seeing spring flowers poking up and possibly already blooming, along with some trees beginning to flower.
Read moreNothing compares to homegrown vegetables. When you grow your own food, the flavor and texture far surpass anything you can buy at the store.
Read more(StatePoint) Greater income allows parents to better meet children’s basic needs, and financial stability can reduce parental stress. Advocates say that child tax credits (CTCs) provide one avenue for states to increase family resources and are encouraged by progress being made by Washington, D.C. and states around the country.
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Registration is open for the annual Dynamic Women of the Chickasaw Nation Conference, set May 28-29 at WinStar Convention Center in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Read moreNewly released data show the eastern monarch butterfly population has grown for a second consecutive year, offering a hopeful sign for a species that has declined by approximately 85–90% since the mid-1990s. The latest annual survey of overwintering monarchs in Mexico estimates the population at 2.93 hectares, according to the latest survey released by the World Wildlife Fund– Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance (WWF) and Mexico’s National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP). This represents about a 64% increase compared to last year’s estimate of 1.79 hectares.
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