Gardening
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It’s time to maintain your tools, organize garageDec 04, 2024 12:23 pm - As the gardening season winds down, it’s a good time to shift your focus to preparation and maintenance. Taking care of your tools and winterizing your garden now goes a long way when spring comes around.
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Put your roses to bed after several hard freezesNov 26, 2024 6:31 pm - Winterize your hybrid roses after there have been two to three hard freezes.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 1-7Nov 25, 2024 7:30 pm - Holiday house tour, holiday displays and more.
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Home & garden calendar Nov. 24-30Nov 20, 2024 12:56 am - Fall gardening, holiday displays and more.
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Natural materials make easy, beautiful holiday displaysNov 20, 2024 12:30 am - Now is a good time to prepare your garden for winter and set up seasonal displays.
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Serviceberry is a sadly underused native tree worth planting
Nov 20, 2024 12:00 am - An early spring bloomer, the serviceberry is an important food source for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Its summer berries sustain dozens of bird species and mammals (humans included). There are 20 species of the native serviceberry. Here are four favorites to consider for your yard.
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There are flowers too? Some plants prized for foliage surprise gardeners with late-season blooms
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Home & garden calendar Nov. 17-23Nov 12, 2024 11:36 pm - Fall garden cleanup, seasonal centerpieces, holiday public light displays and more.
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How to know whether to cut perennials back in fall or springNov 12, 2024 10:23 pm - Keep your garden interesting and attractive through the winter by waiting until early spring to cut back perennials. However, there are some situations to cut back some perennials in the fall.
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The last rose of summer … er … fall: Mild November results in ‘weird’ lilac, crabapple floweringNov 12, 2024 6:47 pm - Drought and a mild fall is confusing flowering plants, experts say.