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Cardinal in winter snowstorm

How to Protect Your Landscape from Winter Storms

How to Protect Your Landscape from Winter Storms

Are your trees full of snow from a recent winter storm?

Does the cold weather have you nervous your plants and trees won’t make it through the cold weather?

The winter can be full of snow and cold temperatures. All the snow and freezing cold weather may have you worrying about your lawn, trees, plants, and shrubs. A winter like this one is turning out to be could be your landscapes biggest enemy.

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January Gardening Tips and Tricks You’ll Want to Know

January Gardening Tips

Are you ready to start off the New Year planning your garden?

Are you already longing for spring and dirt under your fingernails?

Here in Michigan, we are about to head into some of the grayest months of the year. This type of weather always gets me anxious for the spring. I get anxious for warm sunshine and to getting back to gardening. If you’re anything like me, you are already starting to feel the gardening bug, too.

In the meantime, I would like to share some tips and tricks for the month of January to keep us all busy as we wait for the sun to return. Even if you are not in the northeast region of the country, these tips and tricks are for you as well.

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The 2013 All America Rose Selection Winner – Francis Meilland Rose

Francis Meilland Rose

Francis Meilland Rose – photo used with permission by www.WitherspoonRose.com

Do you have a favorite rose?

Do you know how many years has All America Rose Selection (AARS) been picking the best rose of the year?

With the New Year’s Day approaching, we wanted to share with you the All America Rose Selections rose of the year for 2013. For the past 23 years, All America Rose Selection or AARS have been using strict standards to pick the best rose of the year.

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What to Do with Your Christmas Tree after Christmas

Christmas tree recycling

Does your Christmas tree seem to be hanging onto its last few branches?

Would you like to be able to keep your Christmas tree all year long?

One thing that you might be thinking at this point in the holiday season is what am I going to do with that Christmas tree? While we hope you are having a wonderful holiday season, it might be time to do something with that tree. Don’t worry; today we are going to be reviewing Christmas tree disposal options.

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Tip and Tricks on How to Grow Hollies

Hollies

Do you love the look of hollies around the holidays?

Would you like to be able to grow your own hollies?

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone! We hope that you are making great memories with family, friends and loved ones. On this Christmas Day, you may be noticing how great hollies look.

Hollies can be the finishing touch as a center piece or they can welcome everyone into your home as they hang on the door. Wherever you decide to put hollies in your home, they add that something special as a holiday decorating addition.

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Scented Geraniums – An Easy To Grow Herb

Scented Geraniums

What do you think about a chocolate-smelling herb?

Would you like to add something special to your window box?

Happy Holidays everyone! Can you believe it is almost time for Christmas? Today, we wanted to share with you an herb that can offer your herb garden a variety of aromas. This herb is really easy to grow and it was actually included in Better Homes and Gardens Easy-to-Grow Herbs. The variety that we would like to focus today is the scented geranium.

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3 Amazing Herbs to Grow Indoors in Containers

3 Amazing Herbs to Grow Indoors in Containers

Would you like to grow fresh herbs indoors?

Do you know what the best herbs are to grow in containers?

If you are looking to add a little serenity to a crazy time of year then this is the article for you. Gardening is one of those things that will bring relaxation for many gardeners.

Today, we want to share with you 3 herbs that grow great in a container and because they grow so great in a container, they are perfect for growing indoors in the winter.

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How to Grow Joe Pye Weed – Beginner Gardening Challenge

Joe Pye Weed

Are you looking to attract butterflies to your garden?

Would you like to add something to your garden that is drought-tolerant?

Can you believe we only have one week until Christmas? The holidays are such a great time of year. Sometimes though, it is great to take a break and start dreaming of your summer garden.

Welcome back to Beginner Gardening Wednesday! This is our weekly series that will turn even the greenest thumb into a successful gardener. Today, we are sharing about the best kind of weed you can add to your garden. This prairie native weed will be one of your favorite parts of your garden.

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How to Grow Dill Indoors Organically

dill-herb

Would you like to try to growing dill in your herb garden?

The winter months can feel like a very long period of time for gardeners. We crave sun on our faces and dirt under our fingernails. Just because most of the country is heading full swing into winter, it doesn’t mean gardening needs to stop. Have you ever grown an herb garden indoors?

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