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This trellis is different than any you’ve seen before. Instead of anchoring into the ground, it is held up by a bracket at the top.  Hanging from the bracket are 5 weighted cords, which form the trellis.
The adjustable trellis can be attached to a fence post, mailbox, deck rail, column, or even a tree. Decide [...]

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Video Saturday

You’ve been busy-cooking, eating, visiting, shopping, entertaining.
So take a load off and enjoy this video:

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As soon as I saw this FreezePruf plant protector, I knew it was going to be important. It’s a water based spray that improves plants own ability to resist cold and freeze damage. It actually reduces the freezing point of water inside plant tissues, improving cold tolerance up to 9 degrees or more.
It lasts 6 [...]

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The Beautiful Fall Garden

The leaves have fallen, the flowers are gone, plants are going dormant. So what is there to look at in your garden? Take a critical assessment.
If your yard lacks interest in the fall and winter, now’s the time to find out where, and improve the view. By the time spring arrives, your attention will turn [...]

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Caring for Holiday Plants

Beginning this week with Thanksgiving, many of you will purchase or receive gifts of holiday plants – poinsettias, Christmas cactus, Amaryllis, Cyclamen, Kalanchoe to name a few. Here are a few tips to help you keep these beauties looking their best throughout the season and longer.
First of all, keep them away from heat sources. Sure, [...]

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I was going to tell you about these beautiful glass hummingbird feeders, and then I remembered that a picture is worth 1000 words.
For Example:

I’ll just tell you what you can’t see:

They are made of recycled glass.
The bright colors attract hummingbirds.
Some come in multi-packs, giving you 6 gorgeous gifts for one price.

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Creative Cleanup

Maybe you are way ahead of me. But right now, my fall yard chores are lagging behind, while Thanksgiving is barreling down the highway towards me, and I know the 2 of them are going to collide.
If you’re in the same boat, make the collision work for you.  While you finish the yard clean up, [...]

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Winter? Already?

How did this happen? It seems like a few days ago I was sitting around sweating in a t-shirt and shorts, and now suddenly, I am bundled up in flannel, a throw over my lap, trying to soak up body heat from the cat. I need a bigger cat.
Or this space heater. I’ve been lusting [...]

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Is your driveway:

Narrow
Curved
Dark
Steep

or sometimes covered in snow?  If you answered yes to any of those, you’ll want to watch this video about Rebound Driveway Markers.

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Predator urine is an organic repellent that offers excellent protection without harming animals, people or the environment.  We get a lot of questions about using it. Here are some.
Do I have to cover the whole area? NO you do not. The idea is to mimic a predator marking its territory, so a few drops every [...]

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