2010 Fall Home and Garden

September 26, 2010

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The historic Oak Grove Plantation and Gardens will have an Open Gardens day on Oct. 2 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Newnan Oak Grove is located at 4537 North Highway 29 in Newnan.

A fundraiser for the Arnold Cemetery (on site), Open Gardens admission is a $10 contribution and is tax deductible. Children are admitted free.

Oak Grove is a restored 1830 plantation with outbuildings, complete with farm animals.

Bring your family, a picnic lunch and enjoy the day. There are five acres of gardens, including herb garden, formal garden, secret garden, sunken garden and a playhouse garden.

The gardens have been ongoing for 27 years. They are an interpretive restoration of what a 19th century plantation owner’s wife might have done.

The owners, George and Liz Tedder, grow heirloom plants and recent introductions.

There will be extra plants

Magazine and the other publications. Pictures of the gardens can be viewed online at www.oakgrovega.com.

Fall leaves expected to be vibrant For many people, the perfect autumn weekend includes cozy campfires, gooey s’mores and fiery-hued forests. To help leaf peepers plan their fall escapes, Georgia’s state parks will soon launch “Leaf Watch 2010” to track fall color as it moves across the Peach State and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Whether heading north for hiking and waterfalls or south for canoeing and camping, “Leaf Watch 2010” offers advice on where to find the best color at Georgia’s state parks. Found at www.GeorgiaStateParks.org throughout October and November, travelers can get

updates on fall color, learn safe hiking tips, and make reservations for the many campsites, cottages and lodge rooms offered at Georgia’s state parks.

New this year is a partnership with Georgia Forestry Commission and a webcam at Black Rock Mountain State Park near Clayton. Expert foresters will advise travelers about overall color, specific tree species and even the weather’s effect on leaf watching. The webcam will provide a glimpse of color progressing across the Blue Ridge Mountains.

"Fortunately, there are no

'bad' years for fall foliage in Georgia," said Ken Masten, Gainesville District Manager for the Georgia Forestry Commission. "With moderating temperatures and sufficient rainfall in the next weeks, sunny and cool fall days should set the stage for the best showing of autumn color."

Typically, Georgia’s mountain parks peak in late October; however, color can be seen as early as September and throughout much of November.

Some of the most popular parks for leaf watching include Amicalola Falls, Black Rock Mountain, Cloudland Canyon,

Fort Mountain, Moccasin Creek, Smithgall Woods, Tallulah Gorge, Unicoi and Vogel. Since some of these parks are crowded on the prettiest weekends, visitors may want to explore lesser-known parks, which can be equally pretty. Providence Canyon State Park, also called Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon, has hiking trails that highlight sweetgums and sassafras. Hardwoods and mossy rock gardens can be found on the 23-mile Pine Mountain Trail at F.D. Roosevelt State Park in near Columbus.

Fall is fire ant mound treatment time

By SARAH LEWIS University of Georgia It’s that time of year again.

School is back in session, football is around the corner, fall harvesting will begin, and it’s time to fight fire ants, says a University of Georgia entomologist.

Most people treat when they see active fire ants. “April and September are good times to apply baits, once at the start of the season and toward the end to help control before they come back in the spring,” said Will Hudson, a professor with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Fire ants are most active in warm weather. Fire ant season can last 10 to 11 months out of the year in the most southern areas of Georgia.

Controlling ant colonies before they produce a mound is important. However, Hudson says that once a treatment program is in effect, timing is not all that important.

Baits and sprays The general rule of thumb is if the area is one acre or less, don’t use baits. Re-infestation is more likely from colonies outside of the yard when baits are used.

One important thing to remember is the difference between ‘no mounds’ and ‘no

erage. This should rid the lawn ants.’

“There is a difference of fire ants for one to three between eliminating ants and months.

If you choose a granular prodcontrolling them,” he said.

“Baits do not eliminate ants uct, measure carefully to be sure because there is no residual you apply the correct amount of control. A new colony can still material and get good, even covcome in and be unaffected by erage, he said. the bait laid Minimal down prior to impact their arrival.”

Baits are To eliminate considered mounds comto have pletely, apply minimal baits every six environm o n t h s , m e n t a l Hudson said. effects for “There will be those who invasion in the chose not meantime, and to use hazyou will still a r d o u s have fire ants, chemicals. just not Once the enough to crebait is out, ate a new there is mound,” he hardly anysaid. time for The least Photo courtesy USDA anything to effective treatment option To eliminate fire ant mounds com- come in for most peo- pletely, UGA experts say you must c o n t a c t with it ple is individ- apply baits every six months. before the ual mound treatments, according to ants get to it.

Other nonchemical options Hudson.

Treating mounds in general is include using steam or boiling going to be an exercise of frus- water.

“We recommend using boiltration, and killing an entire colony by treating just the ing water to treat a mound near an area such as a well where mound is a challenge, he said.

Hudson recommends treating you do not want any chemicals,” lawns with a registered insecti- Hudson said. “Using hot water cide in a liquid solution. Use a is very effective, but the probhose-end sprayer for good cov- lem is you are not always able to

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boil the water right next to the area you want treated.”

Carrying the boiling water can inflict serious burns, so extreme caution should be used when treating with this method.

There are products on the market that are approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and labeled as organic.

Hudson says organic designation is a “slippery” definition.

There is an official USDA certification and many states have their own set of regulations when labeling a product as organic. This labeling can mean the product is either a natural product or derived from a natural product.

“While there are a few products that qualify as organic, with most baits the actual amount of pesticide applied is minimal,” he said.

Hudson says to be careful when choosing a product because the labels can be confusing, even deceptive, and it is difficult to make the right choice. For assistance in selecting a product, contact a pestcontrol professional or your local UGA Cooperative Extension agent.

“The most important thing to remember is that you need to be realistic in your expectations,” Hudson said. “If you are treating mounds, you need to be prepared. You are going to chase the mounds around the yard.”

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The Piedmont Newnan Hospital Auxiliary will have a Decorator Show House open for tour this Nov. 20-23. Several local designers will lend their creative expertise to the show house, the former home of Dr. and Mrs. James J. Thomasson Jr. Proceeds from the tour of the 1937 Georgian mansion, located at 74 Jackson St., will benefit the Auxiliary’s scholarship program for nursing students, and its pledge to the Women’s Diagnostic Center. Pre-sale ticket locations will be announced soon.

Functionality in the home named top priority According to the latest poll the space differently than conducted by the National empty-nesters. Multi-generaAssociation of the Remodeling tional households oftentimes Industry (NARI) on its Web require universal design princisite, the majority (56%) of ples to be incorporated to homeowners cite functionality increase the accessibility for as their largest concern when it everyone who lives in the home. NARI comes to their ■ For remodeling and home remodelers home. have the “The funcimprovement tips or ability to tap tionality of a information to help you into the spehome is very decide to whether to “do it cial needs of important, their clients especially over yourself” or hire a and incorthe long term, professional, visit porate them as many homewww.nari.org. into the owners in this design. economy have “It’s all opted for remodeling over moving to new about personalization — homehomes,” says NARI National owners want to know that their President Paul Zuch, CR, presi- space can be converted easily dent of Capital Improvements. into a difference space in the Functionality of the home future,” Zuch says. “As children generally starts with good age and move out, they want to design. Remodelers can help be able to make that space homeowners take special care their own.”

When planning a remodel, to look for the missing details in any home design — from the here are a couple details you location of the electrical out- may want to think about: Where you want electrical lets to the location of light outlets, telephone jacks and switches.

To address concerns, home- cable hook ups.

What type of lighting is owners should think about how they intend to use the required — perhaps you’ll want space in the future. Young fam- to add a skylight or recessed ilies with small kids may use lighting.

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Your current and future storage needs.

Universal features to accommodate the needs of a broader range of people throughout their lifetimes.

These details will enable your remodeling contractor to help implement a design that best suits your needs and lifestyle. Consulting with a professional will provide you with ideas to increase convenience, time and money-saving hints for your particular project.

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Autumn home and garden tips, tricks MOVE SHRUBS October is a great time to transplant shrubs, say University of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts.

Prepare the hole in advance so the transplant won't dry out while it waits to be replanted.

until it drains from the bottom holes. Wait a few minutes, then repeat.

DISINFECT PRUNERS

Disinfect pruners between cuts when removing diseased tissue from plants, say experts BULLDOG PUMPKINS with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Most Pumpkins are grown mostly authorities recommend a 1:10 in northern regions of the state. solution of bleach and water.

Georgia is among the top 10 But it can be cumbersome to pumpkin-growing states. carry a bucket of this mix Orange Bulldog, a new UGAabout in the garden. The solubred variety, consistently produces yields of 13,000 to 20,000 tion is corrosive, too, and must pound per acre in north and be rinsed from tools after use.

South Georgia.

You can also use a household disinfectant spray for this job.

It won't damage tools and is CLEAN DIRT much easier to carry.

Leach container soils occasionally to remove any mineral salts accumulated from fertiliz- UNWELCOME er and hard water, say experts HOUSE GUESTS with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Brown As temperatures drop, you leaf edges and crusting on the may find Asian lady beetle in sides of clay pots are two indi- your house. But don’t grab a cators of a salt problem. To can of pesticide. Use a handleach large containers, water held vacuum to suck up the lituntil the soil is soaked, then allow water to run slowly from tle critters. Then release them outside where they can much your hose into the pot for on harmful pests in your landabout 20 minutes. For small pots, water each container scape.

Free gardening sessions offered The Backyard Association is sponsored by the Coweta County Master Gardeners and provides free gardening sessions for the general public the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the county fairgrounds.

The sessions last approximately one hours.

Call 770-254-2620 to register for door prizes.

The group’s next meeting is Oct. 12.

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