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  • Boxwood Dieback replacing Boxwood Blight

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    Boxwood hedges have been iconic features of gardens and landscapes for thousands of years, reportedly dating back to Egyptian gardens from 4000 BC. These evergreen hedges, clipped into boxy vertical and horizontal planes, form walls and borders in countless famous gardens and attractive foundation plantings for family homes. Boxwoods can live for a long time.…

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  • Managing the Neighborhood Ponds or Lakes

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    We have a lot of ponds and lakes in Forsyth County, most of them associated with one of the 49 dams we have here. Like pools and tennis courts, neighborhood ponds and dams need routine maintenance. Ponds are complex ecosystems of water, plants, microorganisms, fish, turtles, frogs, birds, temperature, sunlight – you get the picture.…

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  • Is Agriculture Still Important?

    Two adult women helping several young children start seeds in seed trays.

    Forsyth County has undergone tremendous growth and change since 1987. The completion of Georgia Highway 400 in the 1980s turned Forsyth County into a suburb of Atlanta, encouraging population growth. Along with this growth, many locals have watched the county go through significant amounts of change, including a decrease in farmland within the county. In…

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