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Wednesday, October 10,2018
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Clark MacAllister is the Dawson County extension
agent. For more information, call (706) 265-2442.
Fragrant Tea Olive
offers pleasant scent
One of my absolute
favorite fall-flowering
plants is the Fragrant Tea
Olive, or Osmanthus fra-
grans. Given its name,
you’d be right to assume
this plant’s flowers give
off a beautiful smell.
Some liken it to a sweet
perfume, and it is wonder
ful to encounter in the fall
garden.
Fragrant Tea Olive is a
large, evergreen shrub that
can reach 20 to 30 feet
wide and tall at maturity,
but they are usually short
er in our part of the state. I
often see them planted by
landscapers much too
close to a home’s founda
tion or near the house,
which can often cause
headaches to those tasked
with pruning.
It can be planted to soft
en a corner of a home, but
make sure to plant far
away from the house and
give plenty of room to
spread. Fragrant Tea Olive
is best used as a back
ground plant or as an
evergreen border. They
prefer sites with part sun.
This plant is well loved
by landscape designers
and landscapers because
of its toughness and abili
ty to adapt to a wide range
of soil. I have seen it
planted in several different
soil types here in Georgia,
and it excels in most of
them.
Tea Olives have very lit
tle insect and disease
issues, making them per
fect for someone aiming
for a low-maintenance
landscape.
The scented flowers of
the Fragrant Tea Olive are
what really set it apart in
the landscape. Small
white flowers pop up in
the fall and are usually
hidden by the large leaves.
The fragrance is similar to
a citrus blossom or jas
mine. Heavy bloom usual
ly runs a few months in
the fall, with sporadic
blooming continuing
CLARK MACALLISTER
Columnist
through the winter and
into spring.
Tea Olives are native to
China, where they are
referred to as the cassia
flower. The blooms are
often harvested and the
fragrance infused into per
fumes, soaps and various
food items.
Fragrant Tea Olives do
well in our area up until
the end of USDA
Hardiness Zone 7. Once
you get into Zone 6, very
cold winters may cause
some damage. Another
Tea Olive species that is
more cold hardy is the
Fortune’s Tea Olive, the
Osmanthus x fortune. It
has a similar growth habit
and fragrance.
If you are looking for a
tough evergreen shrub to
plant this fall, take a good
look at the Tea Olive vari
eties. With the right site
and room to grow, you
will get many years of
delightful fall perfume in
your home garden.
Grigsby named Rotary Student
of the Month for September
For the Dawson County News
Robinson Elementary School's Student of the Month for September was
Maddie Grigsby.
Principal Page Arnette said that the fifth grader is always willing to lend a
hand to her teachers and is empathetic to the needs of her classmates.
"Maddie always tries her best in the classroom," Arnette said. "She has
dreams of being a teacher when she grows up. She has also volunteered in
Mrs. Anglin's class after school.Thank you for showing yourTiger PRIDE and
leading others with your actions."
The Rotary Club of Dawson County believes the future of our community
lies with the elementary students of Dawson County. They have developed
the student of the month program to encourage and promote outstanding
fifth grade students in each elementary school. The principal has full discre
tion as to how the student is chosen. The Rotary Club presents two movie
tickets to each student chosen.
Castro named Rotary Student
of the Month for October
For the Dawson County News
Black's Mill Elementary School's Student of the Month for October is Nichole
Uribe-Castro. Principal Cindy Kinney said that the fifth grader is a great role
model for other students. "Nichole is always polite and respectful to her
teachers and peers," Kinney said. "She encourages others to try and to work
hard. She has a fantastic work ethic."
The Rotary Club of Dawson County believes the future of our community
lies with the elementary students of Dawson County. They have developed
the student of the month program to encourage and promote outstanding
fifth grade students in each elementary school. The principal has full discre
tion as to how the student is chosen. The Rotary Club presents two movie
tickets to each student chosen.
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COMMUNITY
Public notice:The quarterly
meeting of the Dawson
County Library Board
ofTrustees will be held
Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at 5
p.m. at the Dawson
County Library, 342 Allen
Street, Dawsonville, Ga.
30534. All meetings are
open to the public.
Members of the audience
may be allowed to speak
at the end of the regular
business session, if recog
nized by the chairman.
Visitors may not partici
pate in board discussion of
items on the agenda.
Public notice:The quarterly
meeting of the Chestatee
Regional Library
System Board of
Trustees is scheduled for
Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at 5
p.m. at the Dawson County
Library, 342 Allen Street,
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534. All
meetings are open to the
public. Members of the
audience may be allowed
to speak at the end of the
regular business session, if
recognized by the chair
man. Visitors may not par
ticipate in board discussion
of items on the agenda.
Phil Hudgins, author of
Travels with Foxfire, will be
the guest speaker for the
Lumpkin County Historical
Society (LCHS) meeting
beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 11
in the Lumpkin County
Parks and Rec building at
365 Riley Road, in
Dahlonega. Books will be
available for sale and for
signing after the meeting.
LCHS invites everyone to
attend and light refresh
ments will be served.
Travels with Foxfire was
released in August and has
several Lumpkin County
connections including a
chapter on former sole
commissioner J.B. Jones,
Monday night music gath
erings in the Auraria
Community and quotes
from several Lumpkin
County residents.
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