Sunday, November 12, 2017

Local nurseries far more in tune with water quality than in years past


Cherokee County is home to several natural and manmade bodies of water. Around those waters lies acres of woodlands.
And carved into those woodlands are various nurseries that raise an array of plants, flowers and trees.
Plants need water and nutrients, and nurseries in particular use a lot of both. Runoff produced from nurseries can contain nutrients, pesticides and herbicides that adversely affect the environment. That means environmentally-conscientious nurseries have to go the extra mile to protect natural resources...