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Tips for creating the perfect butterfly oasis
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Pollinator plants attract fluttering butterflies, busy bees and hungry hummingbirds looking for nectar, and each has its own preference.
Kelsey Williamson
Updated: Jul 31, 2015, 5:00 AM
Published: Jul 30, 2015, 11:16 PM
As summer nears its end, gardeners longing to fill their flowerbeds with the flutter of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds must quickly design a space for the preferred plants of the insects and birds. However, two state experts explained designing such a garden is no easy task. Factors of building a butterfly or pollinator garden include plant selection, location and maintenance.
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‘Something that needed to be done’: Markers to line Green Street for Memorial Day
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Rock Creek Vietnam Veteran Johnny Hulsey attends the Rotary Club of Hall County's weekly meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Gainesville Civic Center along with other veterans for the donation of $17,000 toward the club's Salute to Veterans service project. - photo by Scott Rogers
Greg Finan Jr.
The Times
Updated: May 15, 2024, 6:48 PM
Published: May 15, 2024, 6:03 PM
Losing three of his high school friends along with others he served with in the Ninth Infantry Division during his tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967 is something that still haunts Johnny Hulsey.
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