Category: Landscaping

  • Invasive Plants-Avoid

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    An invasive plant is a species non-native to the ecosystem. Whether accidental or intentional, they will cause harm to the environment, economy and/or human health. Invasive plants grow rapidly and spread quickly. They have few diseases and are difficult to control. Once invasive plants are established they are extremely difficult to get rid of. Cutting,…

  • Before the Chill Mow That Lawn One More Time

    Before the Chill Mow That Lawn One More Time

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    Mow that lawn one more time and feed a hawk. With the onset of (gulp ) cooler weather, remind yourself of the threat of field mice and other rodents. Furry neighbors that like a warm place to visit for the winter months– inside our homes! A final mow will remove the pests’s hiding place and…

  • How to Honor a Veteran Today and Everyday

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    It was one hundred years ago. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, it was the end of the “war to end all wars.” That day, to be observed annually on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, became known as Armistice Day. Later on, it became known as Veterans…