Garden Detective: Valencia orangesWe have a Valencia orange tree in our front yard. It's about 3 feet tall, maybe 3 years old.• Workshops on ponds, moreCooperative Extension in Rowan County is sponsoring an educational workshop on Aquatic Weed Control for Ponds. The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the Extension Office on Old Concord Road in Salisbury. Dr. Rob Richardson, ...Time to start fertilizing that fescue lawnNow is the time to fertilize your fescue lawn. It is best to fertilize before March 15. Putting fertilizer on now gives the grass a chance to take up the nutrients before weeds can steal it. Fescue roots remain active at soil temperatures just above freezing.There May Be Hope for Your Brown GrassBy JENNIFER FICKLEY-BAKER LEDGER CORRESPONDENT When freezing weather came through Polk County in January, Lakeland resident Sarah Hubbard started noticing a change in her lawn. \"It has big brown patches on it,\" Hubbard, 56, said. \"I wondered if it's going to come back. I noticed it has happened to my neighbors, too.\"Landscaping course to save water, money to be presented on MarcoMARCO ISLAND —Marco’s Community Development Department is presenting the Florida Friendly Landscapes public workshop from 6 to 8 p.m., on Thursday, at Mackle Park, located at 1361 Andalusia Ct.. The courses will inform residents, including gardeners, landscapers and property owners, how to what to plant and where to save money, water and the surrounding environment.Catherine Feser ...Around Town 3/6/10CREATIVE DRAMA WORKSHOPYoung Audiences of Abilene will partner with the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature to offer a creative drama workshop with the Berenstain Bears, America’s best-loved bear family.Dr. Victoria Spangler from Young Audiences of Abilene will read the book The Berenstain Bears Out West, and then guide and direct the children as they create characters and act ...Saudis to host conference in ChicagoCommerce minister talks about the need for foreign investment Chicago Confidential: The Saudi commerce minister talked with us about the two-day Davos-style \"business opportunities forum\" it is hosting Chicago to entice U.S. investment, particularly in manufacturing.Bruce J. Graham, Chicago Architect Who Designed Sears Tower, Dies at 84Known for his integration of modernist design and sophisticated engineering in buildings, Mr. Graham played a role in changing Chicago’s skyline.Loyola-Chicago - Team NotesOn March 2, the Horizon League officially named Loyola-Chicago's student section as the best in the conference following a two-month evaluation of all 10 schools.'Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in IrelandWhat, you may well ask, is Irish food? \"The Irish used to have a very rich, complex food culture, but that was hundreds of years ago,\" says writer Coleman Andrews. In The Country Cooking of Ireland (Chronicle Books, $50), he'scollected and refined more than 225 recipes, documenting both a historicand an emerging Irish cuisine. Both are pretty far from Chicago Irish fare.2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park AcademySun-Times Special Report: Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. And this school year, blanket A's were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers.
