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Jenny Hardgrave of Simply Flowers Inc. plans her pansy bed at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Ga. CAES News
Jenny Hardgrave of Simply Flowers Inc. plans her pansy bed at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Ga.
Plant pansies like the pros
With their colorful faces and cold-weather tolerance, pansies are an easy landscape edition – unless they are installed incorrectly.
Soil moisture conditions in the southern half of the state are generally at the fifth percentile, meaning the soils at the end of May would be wetter 95 out of 100 years. CAES News
Soil moisture conditions in the southern half of the state are generally at the fifth percentile, meaning the soils at the end of May would be wetter 95 out of 100 years.
Mild drought returns to parts of Georgia
Georgia has remained free of drought for more than a year. But drought conditions have returned to north-central, west-central and southwest Georgia.
Alpharetta Elementary 4th graders from left Joey Santoro, 10, and Neal Seaman, 10, search a stream for life during environmental education at Washega 4H camp in Dahlonega, Thursday, April 28, 2005. CAES News
Alpharetta Elementary 4th graders from left Joey Santoro, 10, and Neal Seaman, 10, search a stream for life during environmental education at Washega 4H camp in Dahlonega, Thursday, April 28, 2005.
4-H centers offer environmental education for Georgia schools
Learning “al-fresco” style, or getting out into nature’s classroom, is a great way to connect children with the things they are expected to master in school, says a 4-H education specialist.
University of Georgia turfgrass specialist Brian Schwartz drinks water to stay hydrated during the 2010 UGA Turfgrass Field Day held in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
University of Georgia turfgrass specialist Brian Schwartz drinks water to stay hydrated during the 2010 UGA Turfgrass Field Day held in Griffin, Ga.
Precaution and preparation prevent heat stress, stroke
Adam Miller of Dalton, Ga., gained five pounds over the weekend. By Wednesday, he had lost seven pounds. The college football player’s weight drastically fluctuates during the first weeks of intense, sweaty summertime practice.
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Adult day set at Rock Eagle 4-H Center
Adults can experience Rock Eagle 4-H Center Saturday, Aug. 21 during a special Rock Eagle Adult Learning session. During this REAL session, adults can learn about the history of the Rock Eagle Mound and the Little Rock Eagle.
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Landscape workshops focus on graphics, sustainability
Landscape professionals can learn better design techniques using graphics and sustainability practices at upcoming workshops on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga., Nov. 11-12.
Participants view exhibits at the 2010 Southeast Bioenergy Conference at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. CAES News
Participants view exhibits at the 2010 Southeast Bioenergy Conference at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center.
Southeast ready for bioenergy boom
Bioenergy scientists, policymakers, industry leaders and enthusiasts met in Tifton, Ga., Aug. 3-5 to discuss how Georgia and surrounding states could soon establish and grow a vibrant renewable energy market to help the world find alternative ways to power itself.
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UGA students win national food prize
An edible class project earned six University of Georgia students national recognition and a little dough.
Three participants in the 2010 UGA Turfgrass Field Day take a break from the heat to hydrate and cool off. CAES News
Three participants in the 2010 UGA Turfgrass Field Day take a break from the heat to hydrate and cool off.
Georgia sets record high and low temps in July
Anyone who dared a toe outdoors in July knew that the heat started in June turned up in July, which was an extreme weather month. Above-normal temperatures ruled with some record highs being broken. Some record lows were set, too.

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