Category: Functionality
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Fast Growing Trees for Your Yard
Some suggestions for fast growing trees to enhance your landscape. Sweet Bay Magnolia: Lemon-scented flowers, dark green leaves and it’s evergreen nature makes this is good specimen plant. It is more tolerant of shade and grows 10 to 20 feet in the north. Crape Myrtle: White, pink, purple or deep red blooms with outstanding fall…
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Why You Need an Oak Tree in Your Backyard
Just one oak tree provides shelter and food for hundreds of bird and butterfy species. Plus, it offers a shady escape in your backyard. Native trees offer incredible benefits for wildlife, so it’s more important than ever to plant an oak tree. Oak Tree Wildlife Benefits The oak tree is indeed mighty when it comes…
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Stink Bugs
What To Do BEFORE They Devour Fruit Trees & Gardens Brown marmorated stink bugs are on the move in gardens in Connecticut, though you may see the damage left behind by the shield-shapped menace until July or August. Stink bugs’ preferred diet comes from fruit orchards, ornamental trees and garden vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and…
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Heat-Tolerant Plants
Choose from these top heat-tolerant plants for your summer flower garden. Blanket Flower: The brilliant hues of the native North American blanket flower have a place in any garden. Blanket flower thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Celosia: These fiery, heat-tolerant plants thrive in scorching summer weather. It will grow well in a wide…
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Tree Diseases
Anthracnose Anthracnose is a common disease among deciduous trees, especially sycamore, ash and oak. It also affects shrubs such as privet. The disease is more prevalent during wet, cold springs. It is not a serious tree health threat and doesn’t normally require treatment. To prevent anthracnose fungi dispose of leaves and twigs, as well as…
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Fall Leaf Colors in Your Yard
Love to look at gorgeous fall leaves? For those longing for a spectacular landscape past the traditional summer display of flowering plants, plenty of options abound. Show stopping trees, seasonal shrubs and fall blooming perennials can bring a burst of autumn color to your yard. All it takes is a little forward thinking and knowledge…
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Fall Cleanup
Fall cleanup chores are more important than others to keep your yard and gardens looking fantastic. They also set yourself up for success through winter and spring. Here are a few tasks never to skip: 1. Take Care of Garden Tools Clean all your garden tools thoroughly. It’s also a good time to organize them…
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Garden Weeds
Identifying Weeds in Your Garden Not sure how to tell the good from the bad when identifying weeds in your garden? Is it a weed or a flower? The truth is we all face the dilemma of identifying weeds in the garden. When plants start sprouting in spring, all those tiny leaves seem to look…
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Trees Down?
How to Deal With Trees in a Storm If you have ever watched trees in a storm, you know it can be scary. It’s an uncomfortable feeling when uncontrollable forces of nature are at work and all you can do is cross your fingers that a heavy branch or tree won’t fall on your home…