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Prepare Your Yard For Winter

Just because snow is coming does not mean that you should abandon your yard until the thaw of spring. If the snow has not yet come, here is what you should do to prepare your yard before it is frozen.

1. The Lawn

Winter is Coming!

How do you add texture, color, and beauty to your yard during the winter? With careful planning during spring, summer, and fall and adding a few easy accents during winter, can lead to a beautiful landscape during the winter season.

1. Be sure to plant some dogwoods and birch trees which are both great for texture and color. When you think about trees and color, you probably think about their leaves. For winter you should think about the bark and which  trees would offer pretty bark through the winter season.

Raking Leaves: Yes or No?

In recent years, the environmental impacts of raking have become increasingly well known. Yard debris accounts for 13% of the nation’s solid waste! Every fall re-introduces many seasonal favorites that we get to experience, such as pumpkins, apple orchards, apple cider, and so on. However, it also gives us another chore – raking. Most people have always known raking leaves and bagging them is what we are supposed to do. This chore is optional though! There are other ways that are better for the earth and our backs!

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