Friday

It's been a damp and foggy day in Highlands after receiving 1/2" of rain last night.  It was a perfect day to continue pruning along the edges of the golf course.  Today, the focus was the right side of #6 between the fairway and Cobb Road.  This has been on our radar for a couple years now and we're glad to finally get to it.  

There is an unfortunate rumor circulating that we've been cutting down a lot of native Azaleas on your golf course.  A native Azalea is also known as a Flame Azalea with bright orange flowers that sometimes come in pink and even white.  I've not seen any native Azaleas being cut anywhere on the golf course.  Rhododendron as you know, are very aggressive and need to be pruned back from time to time to reclaim the golf course.  That's what we've done on holes like #12 and #9 this winter.  It's a healthy program for the golf course in addition to the shrubs, themselves.  Rhododendron that are pruned back, grow back with a fuller and denser growth habit.  Please disregard this rumor if you hear it and don't hesitate to call me for a first hand account of what we're working on, on the golf course.

On #10, opposite side of the pond, we've been working to clean up this area that was badly damaged by fallen trees during the hurricane in September 2024.  We're really going to put a lot of effort into making this a really nice setting- perhaps a nice place to fish!

On #11, we are removing the stumps and roots in the way of our cart path widening effort.  After the paving, we'll be grassing a 6-10' wide strip on the opposite side of the cart path.  This will really improve the aesthetics of this area.