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Metal flowers plucked for restoration

Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Created by Edmund Williamson, the flower sculpture has been in downtown West Monroe for at least 20 years.(Photo: Courtesy) The huge, colorful flowers that move in the breeze at Wood and Trenton streets in West Monroe have been plucked — temporarily. Brooke Foy said the sculpture will be removed for about a week, depending on if she hits any snags, so it can be repainted to its original colors and parts that allow movement can be replaced. Her company ARROW Public Art will do the restoration work. Created by Edmund Williamson, the sculpture has been located in downtown West Monroe for at least 20 years. Downtown West Monroe Revitalization Group will fund the work. In the news West Monroe Parks and Recreation Director Doug Seegers said the project is part of an overall downtown beautification effort for which the city of West Monroe, the West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce and the revitalization group have partnered. Seegers said the city of West Monroe provided new landscaping in this area and added a Little Library on the Alley that was desi... http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2016/10/21/metal-flowers-plucked-restoration/92511862/

Plant perennials in fall for spring color

Northeast Louisiana Master Gardeners Association is holding its fall bulb sale this Saturday, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the West Monroe Farmer’s Market, 1700 N. 7th Street in West Monroe. Daffodil varieties known to perform well in north Louisiana will be for sale, as well as other bulb-producing plants. This will be a wonderful opportunity to come out and meet our Master Gardeners, especially members of the new class who graduated on Tuesday evening. Bring lawn and garden questions, too. Master Gardeners is a volunteer service of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and the LSU AgCenter. We will be running a new Master Gardener class in spring 2016. If you’re interested in becoming a Master Gardener, call the LSU AgCenter’s Ouachita Parish Extension Office at 323-2251. Kerry D. Heafner is Assistant Extension Agent and Northeast Regional Horticulture Coordinator for the LSU AgCenter in Ouachita Parish. Reach him at 323-2251 or kheafner@agcenter.lsu.edu. Read or Share this story: http://tnsne.ws/1LwKjZO ... http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/life/2015/10/16/plant-perennials-fall-spring-color/73957920/