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What are native plants? Either you love them, hate them or don’t really know what they are. If you fall into the latter ...

Purple Daydream® Dwarf Loropetalum is easy to grow in Southern gardens located in USDA hardiness zones 7 and warmer. At the ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical ...

A Trenton firm has been chosen to design and install three educational signs along the Colonial Lake shoreline.

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A new partnership between Central Carolina Community College and a local chamber of commerce is helping Chatham County ...

While tourists flock to California’s famous national parks, savvy locals slip away to Jug Handle State Natural Reserve in Fort Bragg—a coastal sanctuary where nature’s complexity and beauty combine to ...

Hidden among the rolling prairies of southeastern South Dakota lies a woodland sanctuary that feels like a secret only locals know. Newton Hills State Park near Canton offers a refreshing forest ...

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A longtime surveying and mapping business has sold its downtown Winter Garden office building to an investor who plans to ...

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