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How To Save Dying Poinsettia Plants – Keeping Poinsettias Alive After The Holidays!

Don’t throw those those dying poinsettia plant to the curb after the holiday season passes – see how to save and keep them alive and thriving as a houseplant all year long! As the holiday season comes to a close, the gorgeous blooms of a poinsettia usually follow suit soon afterwards as well. The once …

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How To Keep Hibiscus Plants Alive Indoors Over Winter

Looking for a few tips and tricks to keep your hibiscus plants alive and thriving indoors this winter? Hibiscus is a tropical plant featuring beautiful, glossy foliage and large intricate blooms in a variety of bold colors. They really are quite the showstoppers during the warm months in almost any growing zone. But in order …

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How To Make Scented Pine Cones – Turn Ordinary Pine Cones Into Holiday Magic!

You won’t believe how simple and inexpensive it can be to make your very own scented pine cones to fill your home with the joyous scents of the holiday season! Pine cones and holiday decorating go hand in hand. Whether dressing up greenery on fireplaces and mantles, or piled high in glass containers with ornaments, …

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Feeding Birds In The Fall – How To Help Birds Prepare For Winter!

Fall is one of the most critical times in the life cycle of most bird species – and it’s exactly why feeding birds in the autumn months before winter arrives can help to make a huge difference in both their health – and their survival! In the spring and summer months, birds have an abundance …

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The Mistletoe Plant – How A Thieving Plant Became A Christmas Tradition

Who knew the mistletoe plant had such devious roots? Mistletoe is a part of one of the oldest and most recognizable Christmas traditions around – the mistletoe kiss. And yet, as it turns out, the plant itself is a bit of a nuisance! Each and every holiday season, mistletoe graces the hallways and front entrances …

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Caring For A Living Christmas Tree – Before, During And After Christmas!

A living Christmas tree is an excellent way to celebrate the holiday season and add lasting beauty to your landscape. For many, decorating the house for Christmas all starts with selecting the perfect tree. Many folks still love the tradition of heading out into the woods to find and cut down their special tree. Others …

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Building And Using A Hoophouse – Growing Beyond Warm Weather

How to extend your growing season with a Hoophouse. When the weather turns cold, many gardeners think it’s time to pack it in until warm weather returns. Although its true that a hard frost or freeze can stop vegetable plants in their tracks, a hoophouse can protect plants and extend the growing season well beyond …

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The 5 Most Common Summer Landscape And Garden Mistakes!

Some of the most common garden mistakes and landscaping miscues occur during the middle of summer. Summertime is great time to enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately, all of that enjoying sometimes leads to a few forgotten chores. As much as gardeners worry about getting things “just right” in the spring, or putting their yard and garden …

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Predicting Winter – Myths And Folklore To Tell What’s In Store!

There is simply no shortage of folklore when it comes to predicting winter. For as long as humans have roamed the earth, they have been passing down stories, myths and legends about how to tell how much snow will fall, or how cold the temperatures will plummet this coming winter. Some involve animals, while others …

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