Public employees. Less than half of the states include state employees in their definitions of public official and of those, most only include high-level employees. Effective June 2008, Illinois added sworn law enforcement or peace officers to their definition. Excluding legislators.
Definition of dogwood winter. South & Midland. : a brief spell of wintry weather in spring.
The dogwood borer, Synanthedon scitula, is the most common and destructive pest of flowering dogwoods in the landscape. Borer larvae tunnel and feed in living wood, destroying vascular tissues and causing loss of vigor, structural weakness, branch dieback, or complete girdling and death of trees.lowering dogwood is considered a desirable woody ornamental for residential landscaping because its relatively small size keeps it from dwarfing the house or getting into power lines.