Last Frosts, Cool Season Annuals, Black Knot & Other March News
“March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil…” — Sara Coleridge, “The Months”
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- Shamrocks, The Icon of Ireland March 17, 2025When someone says St. Patrick’s day one particular plant comes to mind, shamrocks. The word ‘shamrock’ derives from the word seamróg, which is a diminutive of seamair óg meaning “young clover”. This iconic symbol of Ireland is a type of clover, also known as a trefoil, derived from the Latin word Trefolium meaning “three-leaf.” There […]uconnladybug
- Daylight Savings Time: A Fascinating History and Enduring Controversy March 14, 2025For over a century daylight Savings Time, (DST), was thought of as a tool to aid farmers during the growing season. In truth, it came into widespread use as a wartime measure to conserve fuel during WWI. Since then it has evolved through various acts and policies yet, its benefits remain controversial. The idea of […]Marie Woodward
Have You Tested Your Well Lately?
By Alec Janis M.S. – Connecticut Institute of Water Resources In 1718, in what is now Franklin, Connecticut, a well was dug as an all-purpose public source of water for the community. In about 1755, the people began to complain about the water’s quality, saying it stained clothes and remained tainted until 1794, when an […]
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