This year’s spring plant sale will feature Texas natives, Texas Superstar plants, perennials, cactus, succulents, herbs, vegetables, indoor and patio plants, and garden accessories and décor. Certified master gardeners will be available to help with plant selection, answer gardening questions, and provide educational materials and demonstrations on such topics as butterfly gardens, water-wise gardening techniques, and more.

Last week, former Dublin Citizen publisher Mac McKinnon held a yard sale and was rolling out of town a few days later for his new home in San Angelo. Although we were well aware of the move, it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around a Dublin community without him.

Dear Editor, I’d like to thank everyone who made the Things Celtic Silver Jubilee & St. Patrick’s Day event such a wonderful success.

The weekly Toddler time for children 6 months to 24 months is held Thursdays at 10 a.m. On Friday, March 22, The Crimes and Clues Book Club will meet at 6 p.m.

It’s that time of year: is it spring yet? Or is it summer? Wait, is it going to get cold again? What? There’s snow in the forecast this week? Marpril in Central Indiana is like a box of chocolates, assuming that box of chocolates was insane and had a personal vendetta against you and your garden.

In September of 1948, Mr and Mrs. Clifford England both residents of Dublin, returned from a reunion of fellow soldiers in Lubbock. Clifford was one of the “Lost Battalion” in Burma from 1942 to 1945. He survived 42 months of slave labor and starvation in a Japanese prison camp. He had been sent to Java on February 1 to help the Dutch and his battalion was not heard from again until the end of the war. (Dublin Progress, September 10, 1948) After they arrived in Thailand, the Japanese took over the island enforce and the island capitulated on February 8th. The captured men were sent to Burma and were forced to begin construction on a railway from Burma to Bangkok, Thailand.

Brandi Jo Fort has lived all over the state, and enjoyed experiencing life in different places. Now back in Dublin, she’s happy to be home.

“The devil made me do it!” Was the exclamation of famed comedian, Flip Wilson. Back in the day he had a comedy show and this was one of his signature statements when he would do something wrong. “The devil made me do it!” It would bring a roar of laughter because everyone knew that this was only an excuse. He did it on his own free will (of course it was all for the comedy routine).

I often forget that most folks do not understand what the numbers on a bag of fertilizer are there for or what they mean. This is understandable, as it can all be confusing if you are not familiar with fertilizers and fertilizer blends. Here is a quick guide to understanding the numbers and ingredients in a bag of fertilizer.

Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette Content Editor “All the roads are closed,” my mom told me on Feb 27. “We are sheltering in place.” I knew the fire was bad.