Garden tip: When you need to water your plants in the flower beds or gardens, be sure to water early in the morning to give the leaves time to dry. This prevents fungal disease. You can now start to prune your blooming shrubs such as azaleas, rhododendrons, etc. Note: You do not want to prune the blooms off before they bloom. Prune after they bloom

• Happy birthday greetings to: Mardell Berry on May 11;  Chester Hallmark on May 12; Brent Bailey and Lisa Mickle on May 13. May each one of you have a great day and year.

• Decoration day will be May 16 at Morris Cemetery, Union Baptist Church located on Warrior-Jasper Road and Watts Cemetery.

• Remember to pray for our troops that are in harm’s way and pray for our country.

Evangeline Sloan is The North Jefferson News correspondent for Warrior and Corner. She can be reached at 647-9655.