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How to Attract Birds to Your Garden

How To Attract Birds To Your Garden

Do you love waking up to a blue bird on your back porch?

Would you like to encourage birds in your garden?

Happy Friday! Can you believe that Christmas is on Tuesday? This past week has been full of holiday preparation. The gifts are wrapped, the cookies have been baked and the house had been cleaned. On this snowy Friday before Christmas, we are sharing about how to attract birds to your garden.

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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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How to Hang Lights on Your Christmas Tree

How to hang Christmas tree lights

Are you searching for ways to decorate your freshly cut tree that won’t harm it?

Did you find the perfect tree, but do not know where to go from here?

Happy Monday and welcome to “Christmas Tree Monday”. Every Monday this month we have been sharing “How Tos” on Christmas trees. On this wintery Monday, we are sharing about hanging lights on our Christmas tree without harming the tree.

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6 Tips on How to Care For Hollies

Holly  bush

Do you love the way hollies look around Christmas time?

Would you love to be able to grow your own?

Hollies are beautiful shiny red berries and bright glossy green leaves scream Christmas. They can be grown inside or out and can be bought at most nurseries. Hollies can add color to your winter garden as well as in the summer.

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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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How To Keep Your Christmas Tree Alive

Christmas Tree Alive

Do you love having a fresh Christmas tree, but hate how quickly they can die?

Are you hoping to get your fresh Christmas tree early enough for the Christmas party, but somehow have it last until Christmas Day?

So, you’ve found the perfect tree, you’ve hung all your ornaments proudly, the lights are up and the star is on top. As you take a step back to admire your hard work, you notice that a few branches drooping.

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4 Tricks to Planting Beautiful Spring Flowers

Red tulips

Thought it was too late for planting spring bulbs?

If you love the look of spring flowers blooming, but thought that it was too late to plant you can breathe and sigh with relief because it is not too late! However, I would not wait too much longer. This may be your perfect weekend project, if you are not heading out for a Christmas tree.

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How to Pick the Perfect Christmas Tree at the Farm

How to choose the perfect Christmas tree

Heading out to pick up your Christmas tree this weekend?

Want to know what to look for at the farm?

I love the smell of a fresh Christmas tree. I will even buy candles to enjoy that smell when I don’t have a fresh tree around. Happy Monday, and welcome to our Christmas Tree series. This series is all about Christmas trees, how to pick, care and even dispose of your fresh Christmas Tree.

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