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Butterfly Gardening in Arkansas

Butterflies are a welcome visitor to any Arkansas garden. To attract butterflies, gardeners are planting all types of blooming plants, in the hopes that butterflies will flock to their garden. While many flowering plants will entice butterflies to your garden, to increase diversity, consider adding plants that serve as food for the caterpillars. A butterfly garden can be as small as a few containers of plants, or as large as the yard you have.
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YMOTS welcomes Route 358

Route 358’s tracks have that love for their craft feeling. You know these guys would be amazing to see live after hearing just a few songs “You almost itch for it.” Best known for bending and blending of Americana music, Route 358 has been touring for the past 6 years in support of their first two albums “Fragile Hearts,” which received national and international air play, and their 2020 release “Peregtination I,” which continues in that same trajectory.
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Project in Yellville City Park

This is the second article in a series highlighting local horticulture projects maintained by Marion County Master Gardeners. The Yellville City Sports Park, located directly off Highway 14, features a beautiful garden filled with a variety of annuals and perennials. Whether you are picnicking under the pavilion, cooling off at the Splash Pad, or walking along the paved perimeter trail, it’s hard to miss the horseshoe shaped garden that contains Butterfly Bushes, Lantana, Cala Lilies, Hostas, Clematis, Milkweed Roses and many other varieties of pollinator friendly plants.
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Pollinator Week

With pollinator week coming up June 19- 25, here are some thoughts, questions and information about pollinators. What is a pollinator? An animal that carries pollen from one plant to another is considered a pollinator.
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Facts of the Maple Tree

Maple trees are one of the most well-known trees, spanning across the northern hemisphere. The maple’s leaf is even featured on the Canadian flag! Maples belong to the family Aceraceae, and there are more than 128 species, making it an incredibly diverse and fascinating family of trees. According to fossil records, maple trees are quite ancient. They date back to at least 100 million years ago, if not even older. These trees were growing when dinosaurs roamed the Earth! Of course, not every species of maple tree survived from that time. But maples belonging to the family Aceraceae existed back then and still today.
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Pyatt 50th Reunion scheduled

Pyatt graduates of 1972 should make plans to attend the 50-year Class Reunion The Class Reunion will be held at the Pyatt Community Building on June 18, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Attendees are asked to please bring finger foods and desserts for an open buffet.
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The Adventure of Summer Camp

You know, when I started this, I really didn’t know exactly where this trail would take me. I knew I wanted to share my fond memories of what it was like growing up in Flippin in the 1960’s and see where it went from there. I’m so grateful that Mr. Lyons has given me some free license with the directions I went.
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