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Dear Neil: I have a St. Augustine lawn where clover seems to be taking over in patches.

Karla Mikaela Aldeco Cruz was recently announced as the recipient of a Sherman Rotary Club Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.

Gabe Rodgers, a senior at Sherman High School and an Eagle Scout candidate from Boy Scouts of America, Sherman Troop 15, installed an official U.S. Flag Retirement Box at Sherman Fire Station 4-Progressive Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

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The best way to garden “green” is to work with Mother Nature as much as possible. The weather is always controlling everything about our gardening activities. In the last few years, we have had some of the worst freezes in history and some of the hottest summers with long periods of drought. It has become the norm to go from winter to summer and skip right over springtime. In Oklahoma recently, we seem to get all our rain in June to the point of flooding and then not much rain until late September or October. Throw in a few hailstorms, high winds, and devastating tornadoes, and we have the worst situations possible for plants and gardeners. The following are suggestions for “going green” in our gardens that will help provide the extra care our plants need to survive extreme weather conditions.