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Mark your calendars: SHA Board Meeting | June 11th | 7:00pm | Jones Creek Library
10 PLANTS FOR ATTRACTING BENEFICIAL INSECTS TO YOUR GARDEN:
1. Bee Balm: Bee Balm is a great plant for your garden. The nectar attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators as well. In addition, lacewings (a beneficial insect) prefers the leaves as a habitat for laying their eggs. The scent can also repel insects if you plant it in your vegetable garden.
2. Borage: Bees love the purple star-shaped flowers of the borage plant. It easily self-seeds, and you can use borage, too, for a tasty tea.
3. Comfrey: The bell-shaped purple flowers of the comfrey plant are a popular source of nectar for many pollinators and beneficial insects. You might find garden toads hiding in the shady comfort of the giant leaves of the comfrey plant. And there are ALWAYS bees on the flowers.
4. Coriander: Not only do pollinators LOVE coriander (and other members of the carrot family), it also attracts beneficial insects including: ladybugs, hoverflies, parasitic wasps, and lacewings.
5. Dill: Dill is also a member of the carrot family, and the yellow flower stage of the dill plant attracts beneficial insects such as ladybugs, hoverflies, parasitic wasps, and lacewings.
...who’s responsible for
repairing sidewalks?
Credit: Advocate , Baton Rouge, Louisiana DEC 10, 2017 - 4:05 PM
I live in a subdivision old enough for tree roots to be pushing sidewalks up and causing breaks. Who has the responsibility to repair these sidewalks and who is liable for injuries caused by broken sidewalks: the homeowner or the city? Are sidewalks along streets considered part of the easement?
Fred Raiford, the city-parish transportation and drainage director, notes that any issues about sidewalks may vary depending on the inspection of the site.
“When dealing with tree roots, we would make an inspection to determine what type of damage has been caused,” he said.
If the tree is considered a public nuisance or a danger, the city is required to give 10 days’ notice to the property owner to have the tree removed, Raiford said. If the owner refuses, the city-parish can remove the trees at the owner’s expense.
As to who is responsible for repairs of the sidewalks, that would be determined after the city-parish inspection.
“If the sidewalk is damaged due to city work, then the city would be responsible,” Raiford says. “If damage is caused by someone else — utility companies or contractors — then we would hold them responsible.”
As for liability, Raiford says each situation is different and should be addressed by the Parish Attorney’s Office.
Finally, are sidewalks along streets considered easements? “In some cases, yes,” Raiford says.
“In many subdivisions the approved final plats state that sidewalks are located in easements or servitudes and that property owners are responsible for the maintenance of them. However if a city utility (sewer or storm drain) caused the sidewalk problem, then the city would fixed the sidewalk.”
6. Fennel: Another member of the carrot family, fennel also attracts ladybugs, hoverflies, parasitic wasps, and lacewings. Just don’t plant it next to your dill, because they can cross- pollinate.
7. Lovage: Lovage tastes a bit like celery, and is a tall perennial plant. The greenish-yellow flowers attract many kinds of pollinators, and beneficial insects often seek shelter in the foliage.Yarrow:
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