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Add color and seasonal interest throughout the landscape with container gardens. Set them in garden beds to add vertical interest, place pots of edible plants on a patio, deck or balcony for convenient picking and include pollinator-friendly plants in containers to attract and support pollinators.

BROOKINGS — The latest season of Garden Hour, South Dakota State University Extension’s popular webinar series for gardeners, will start on May 5.

Dry, dormant grass surrounded Terry Peak this winter. The ski area was a patch of artificial white amid miles of brown.

Anesthesiology is the branch of medicine committed to pain relief and patient care before, during, and after surgery and other procedures. It has origins in ancient times but made large advances in the last two centuries.

Ione Kleinschmit always preferred working outdoors in the corn, sorghum, oats and alfalfa fields on her family’s Bow Valley, Nebraska, farm, but most of her childhood she ended up helping more with housework.

Spring is a time of renewal in our landscapes, but a weather-worn lawn may need your help to regain its health and beauty. Overseeding thin and sparse lawns can help jump start your way to an attractive lawn that’s better able to outcompete the weeds.

You don’t need much space to create a bit of paradise on your balcony, patio or deck. Fill the space with a collection of plants that provide texture, color, and privacy. Then add comfortable seating, a fountain and lighting for additional ambiance and relaxation.

More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.

Screen unwanted views, buffer traffic and other noise, create privacy and add year-round beauty to the landscape with evergreens.

When he’s not at the Capitol, South Dakota state Rep. Al Novstrup helps oversee his amusement parks in Sioux Falls and his hometown of Aberdeen.