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Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
I guess August is the time to plant Cleveland Select Pear Trees. It seems to be a trend around these parts. I have no idea why…maybe it’s because the landscaping rush is just about over in the big box stores … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, cleveland select pear tree, compost, Crabapple, dry weather, Fall, front yard, hickory trees, Hillside, home depot, Landscaping, Leaves, lowe s, Maple, Maples, nursery area, peach, peach tree, peach trees, Pear, pear trees, Pictures, plant, root, roots, season, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Trees, trees and shrubs, trunks, water, weather
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Saving All Sorts of Money
I gotta tell ya, I’m getting pretty good at saving money. It’s really a change of mindset. There have been so many times in the past few months that I would have gone off and bought something that I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cable, cable tv, compost, computer, evergreen, evergreen trees, excel spreadsheet, Financial, financial portfolio management, garbage, garbage pickup, google, google search, hose, little trees, magazine subscription, moisture, money, mulch, portfolio, rebalancing, root, roots, saving money, Soil, Summer, top dressing, tree, Trees, water, wood, Woods
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How To Stop Moles and Voles From Eating Your Holly Bushes
This is a real problem. Moles and Voles eating the roots of Holly bushes, that is. It’s infuriatingly maddening. It’s time, labor and money down the drain. I have read articles on the internet about people having big beautiful Holly … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, bush, bushes, dirt, fencing, ground, Holly, holly bush, holly bushes, hollys, lawn, mole, rabbit, rabbit cages, root, root system, root systems, roots, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Tunnel, tunnels, water
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
Okay, so I am probably thinking the same thing everyone else out there is thinking right now. What is the best cool season grass for heat and drought? That’s right. If you are reading this post, you most likely live … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, aerator, Autumn, Bluegrass, connecticut, cool season grasses, crabgrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, dry soil, Fall, Fescue, germinate, grass seed, grasses, heat, Kentucky, kentucky bluegrass, lawn, lawns, November, October, pennington, plant, root, roots, Scotts, September, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, tall fescue, water, weed, weeds, Winter
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Growing a Butterfly Bush
I have to tell you, we have this Butterfly Bush that continues to impress. When we first got this plant last year, I had no idea what to expect from it. I didn’t know how tall it was going to … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, Butterfly, butterfly bush, flower, flowers, plant, purple flower, purple flowers, root, roots, Soil
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Planting Norway Spruce Transplants
Yesterday was very exciting for me. I received my package of 100 Norway Spruce transplants from NurseryMan.com. Let me tell you, these things are awesome. What a deal. I paid $190 for 100 beautiful Norway Spruce transplants that stand between … Continue reading
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Tagged ArborDay, neighbor, Norway, norway spruce, norway spruces, Pine, pine trees, plant, Planting, plantings, plants, root, roots, Spruce, Spruces, transplants, tree, Trees
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A Nice Late Winter Hike – Planting White Pines
Can you believe it’s still Winter? Today is March 18th and it’s supposed to be in the mid sixties today. Hey, I’ll take it. Since there is abundant sunshine and warmth, I figured that I would enjoy a short hike … Continue reading
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