How Many Types of Christmas Trees Are There?
With a little knowledge about the different species of Christmas trees, you can narrow your choices on the tree farm and cut the perfect tree for your home.
Tips For Buying the Perfect Fresh Cut Christmas Tree
The most exciting day of the season isn’t Christmas or Christmas Eve, but the day I bring home the Christmas tree. That’s my official start of the holiday.
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8 Ways Trees Protect Your Home
Besides aesthetics and shade, trees also stabilize soil and reduce erosion, store water, provide wildlife habitat, and moderate air and soil temperatures
Pictures of Hurricane Sandy Damage, Bethlehem, PA
Hurricane sandy was the most ferocious storm to ever hit the Northeast. Pictures of the damage to my town, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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November Gardening Tips: Mulch flower beds, protect trees, clean gardening tools
Mulching, protecting young trees, and wrapping evergreens are some of the gardening tips for November.
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Three Little Flower Bulbs With Big Impact: Cape Hyacinth, Autumn Snowflake, Romulea
The evergreen popularity of crocus, snowdrops and miniature narcissi casts a shadow over dozens of other species that are equally worthy of attention.
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Magid gardening gloves (review)
I’m incredibly hard on gardening gloves – I go through them like nobody’s business. But these Magid gardening gloves are beautiful and tough.
The Power Of We Gardeners
Gardeners work together to make a positive difference in their own communities and around the world.
Halloween: How Pumpkins Became Jack-o’-Lanterns
Happy Halloween! How pumpkins became jack-o-lanterns, apples were used to predict the future and herbs were used to ward off evil spirits.
October Gardening Tips: Dig Dahlias & Gladiolas, Test Soil, Plant Garlic
Gardening tips for October include digging dahlia tubers to store over winter, planting garlic for harvest next summer and testing soil.
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Climate Change: Bill Nye the Science Guy and Isaac Asimov sing it out!
Bill Nye, Isaac Asimov and others “sing” about climate change in a video produced by the BBC. Who says you can’t have a little fun with a serious subject?
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