April gardening tips for yard and lawn care
A compact guide from A. Lynette Parsons, master gardener in Chambers County, on spring gardening. It covers selecting small plants, root handling, trimming, and fertilizing hanging baskets, plus lawn weed signs, mowing heights for St. Augustine and Bermuda, mulch rings around new plantings, ant bed control near the house, and careful, localized spraying with herbicides and insecticides.
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Celtic Nights Spirit of Freedom at Lee College PAC
The Celtic Nights cast from the British Isles bring a rhythmic celebration of 100 years of Irish independence to Lee College Performing Arts Center this weekend. The 7:30 p.m. show features songs dance and narrative inspired by the Easter Rising of 1916 with tickets from $25 at www fee.edu/pac or 281 425 6255. The production tours North America and blends history with audience participation creating an intimate Irish party atmosphere.
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Lee College
Celtic Nights
Spirit of Freedom
PAC
Fee.edu
Ireland
Michael Durkan
Rebekah Shearer
Shearer
Lee.edu
Texas Homemade Pie Day honor for Helen Smith pie maker
Baytown’s Helen Smith known as the Texas Pie Lady has baked for Gov. Abbott and former Gov. Perry on Texas Homemade Pie Day. In 2013 state Rep. Wayne Smith introduced February 16 as the observance to honor her birthday and pie legacy. Emeril Lagasse lauded her on national television.
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Helen Smith
Baytown
Texas
Greg Abbott
Helen
Abbott
Rick Perry
Wayne Smith
Emeril Lagasse
Baytown woman to be honored during La Porte Tea Weekend
Kim Boyd of Baytown owner of the Mustard Seed Tea Room will be named among four local women awarded for wisdom and service by Tea in Texas in conjunction with La Porte. Awards will be presented at a sit down Texas Tea Affair at Sylvan Beach Pavilion April 15 to 17. Events are free Friday and Saturday with Sunday featuring themed tables and gourmet lunch.
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Tea In
Texas
Tint
Kim Boyd
Baytown
Beth Brady
Deb Gallington
Sherrie Thomas
Boyd
Blossoms
Lee Q Garcia
Texas Tea & Travel Publications
Sylvan Beach Pavilion
Texasteaaffair.com
Lee Q. Garcia
Teaintexas.com
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Lauren Hillin
Ashley Pedroza Contreras
Heaven Nelson
Priscilla Garcia
Jonathan Hawthorne
Brandi Hernandez
Christian’kette
Camilla Mullin
Michael Paredes
Ryan Valverde
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Readers Choice Awards
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Readers’ Choice Awards
Dn Deere
Teverites
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