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Are you still unsure if aeration tubes are worth it?

We share a lot of information on this blog, everything from herbs to Christmas trees. We review a lot of information about gardening here, and we do this because we love helping our readers grow the most beautiful gardens and landscapes.

It all started when we engineered the Rootwell. We saw how trees, shrubs and plants can easily die off. We saw how frustrating it is to spend the money on a tree, spend the time to water it and care for a tree, then, to watch it die.

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How to Spray Fruit Trees

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Do you have an apple tree in your backyard, but cannot enjoy it because of disease and pests?

My in-laws recently moved onto a beautiful property with apple trees, orange trees and a wonderful garden. This fall, we were visiting and we were so excited to try this free organic fruit. We realized that the fruit had not been sprayed and the fruit was diseased and covered with worms.

Has this ever happened to you? Growing your own fruit and vegetables is such an amazing way to save money and be healthy, but it does require some upkeep. Today, we are sharing about spraying fruit trees.

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How to Care for Birch Trees

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Do your birch trees in a little sprucing up?

Happy holidays to you and your family from all of us here at Rootwell Products, Inc. We hope that your holiday was full of joy, good food and great gifts. Today, here at Rootwell, we are sharing about birch trees and how to prune them.

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4 Tips on How to Prune Your Willow Tree

Willow Tree

Has your willow grown faster than you can keep up with?

Did you know that right now is the perfect time to prune your willow tree?

Willow trees are stunning and graceful trees that can grow up to an amazing 10 feet per year! This fast growth causes willow trees to become a bit unruly and in need of periodic pruning. They tend to grow in the northern hemisphere in moist soil near water. Willows thrive in cold weather and are very versatile.

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The Best Time to Prune Maple Trees

Pruning a maple tree

Have your maple trees become unruly?

The holidays are right around the corner and if your home is anything like mine, you are preparing for family and friends to visit. Along with the preparation inside the home, there is preparation going on outside the home that is beyond putting the Christmas lights up. One of those is tree care.

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The Top 5 Types of Christmas Trees

The 5 Different Types of Christmas Trees

Do you want a fresh Christmas tree in your home this year?

Unsure about what kind of tree is best?

Sunday morning, my family woke up to snow on the ground and we couldn’t help but smile because Christmas seems to be in the air. Christmas is my personal favorite time of year. I love the decorating cookies and I love my Christmas tree.

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Potted Christmas tree care

How to Keep a Potted Christmas Tree Alive

Potted Christmas tree care

Would you love a fresh tree this year for Christmas?

Have you had trouble keeping your potted Christmas trees alive?

We hope your Thanksgiving was full of wonderful food and great times family. If you are not out shopping, you may be thinking of putting your tree up. I love the smell of a fresh pine tree, however, I’m not always able to get to a Christmas Tree Farm.  Having a potted Christmas tree may be a great option.

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2 Reasons Aeration Tubes Cause Growth in Trees

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Do your trees keep dying?

Have difficult soil to grow trees is?

Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Wow, this year is passing by so quickly. Let me start this post off by saying Happy Thanksgiving! Here at my house, we are letting our turkey defrost, making pies, drinking hot chocolate, and welcoming family into our home.

The past three weeks, we have been sharing about Aeration Tubes. First we looked at how these tubes will enhance your herb garden in 5 Reasons Aeration Tubes will Enhance Your Herb Garden. After that, we shared about how aeration tubes can benefit your shrubs in Why Your Shrubs Need Aeration Tubes.

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4 Tips to the Perfect Maple Tree

Maple tree leaves

Do you love the look of maple trees in a landscape?

I love maple trees in the fall. It isn’t fall until the maple tree has made its dramatic debut of beautiful color. Happy Friday! Another week done and now it is time for a weekend project.

I know that we are all getting ready for the holidays.  I also want my house to look perfect.   Sometimes I achieve that desire, but it is with a lot of help. Today, we want to share 4 tips to growing the perfect maple tree.

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How to Plant an Ash Tree

Ash treeAre looking for a weekend project?

Would you like a tree that will attract hummingbirds and is traditionally drought tolerant?

Happy Friday to you! For all of us here at Rootwell, it seems this week has flown by. It is hard to believe how close we are to the holiday season. While you are preparing your home for the holidays, remember not to neglect the outside.

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