Big win for Castledine, Latta at Bass-N-Bucks
By PATTY LENDERMAN Lakecaster Managing Editor
      The move is on! Big mama bass are moving up to spawn, and site fishermen are right on top of them. The top 10 Bass-N-Bucks teams brought in over 20 pound sacks, and there were loads of eight and nine-pound bass weighed in. Todd Castledine and Jaret Latta brought in one of the heaviest sacks in Bas...
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Some roses requires almost no care
By LIZ CONNELL Lakes Area Rose Society
      Wow! For those of us who have been growing roses for a long time, it is hard to believe there are really roses that require almost no care. These roses are called EarthKind roses. Texas A&M has been conducting field research for years on more than 100 varieties, in search of carefree rosesones tha...
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Bluebonnets ready to bloom on Texas landscape
By BETH WAXMAN Bluebonnet Garden Club
      "The Bluebonnet is to Texas what the Shamrock is to Ireland," acording to historian Jack Maguire. "It's not only the State flower but also a kind of floral trademark almost as well known to outsiders as cowboy boots and the Stetson hat." Soon a spectacular showing of our Texas State flower will gr...
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Try gardening - small style
      You have a green thumb, and your apartment is loaded with plants. You'd like to move your efforts outside and create a garden there, but there's just no room to do so around your patio...or is there? Many people who live in small spaces have gardens.
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Working on roses
      A MEMBER OF THE LAKES AREA ROSE SOCIETY works on pruning the rose bushes around Jasper City Hall. Rose bushes must be pruned back every year to ensure proper growth.
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Avoid these mistakes this year
      You come from a long line of green thumbs, and this year, you're planning to take your own stab at gardening. Like any first-time gardener and even some pros, you're bound to make some mistakes. Following is a description of some of the most common ones that you'll want to keep in mind and try to...
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Do your part while boating
Waterways need protection too
      Picture it. It's a bright, breezy morning, the skies are clear and the birds are singing. As you lie in bed basking in the warmth of another beautiful morning, you decide that it's the perfect day to go boating. You get up, shower and dress, and head to the marina for a run on the river.
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Water everywhere can be dangerous
      Life may be easier during summertime, but one thing is more difficult-protecting children from one of the leading causes of accidental death in children: drowning. Fortunately, there are ways parents can keep their kids safe-and new legislation may help. The legislation will encourage states to re...
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And you think you have a green thumb?
      You have a backyard garden, just a small one that allows you to spend time outdoors working with the flowers and vegetables you like. It's the perfect size and you can't imagine having one any bigger. Well, try to imagine a garden that covers hundreds of acres or one that thousands of years later ...
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Spring has sprung
      GERANIUMS ARE BLOOMING all over town as spring's warmer weather has settled into East Texas. Now is the time to start planting your summer flowers in preparation for the coming year.
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What to do with all those leaves?
      Every fall, you feel like you rake up enough leaves to fill a dump truck. You can't stand the thought of bagging them for the landfill, so you toss them into a pile at the far edge of your lot. The pile is starting to get out of control, though, and you'd like to find a new use for your leaves. Luc...
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