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  How to Turn Your Garden into A Hummingbird Paradise

  Diane

  7 years ago
  Hi, This is Diane Linsley at Diane's Flower Seeds. Thank you for linking to my article on Flowers for Hummingbirds. I'm writing to tell you that the URL for that page was changed when my site went mobile. Here's the new URL so you can update your link. http://www.dianeseeds.com/hummingbirds-flowers.html Thanks, and have a great day! Diane

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  Sleek Storage to Stay Safe

  Culver's Garden Experts

  7 years ago
  They are $28.99. We have 6 different patterns and one to fit the larger phones.

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  Sleek Storage to Stay Safe

  Sally McAleer

  7 years ago
  Looks like a must have. How much is it? Sally

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  Prune your Oak Tree before it is too late!

  Culver's Garden Experts

  7 years ago
  Hi Angela! Great question! If you have a very large oak tree, it is best to trim earlier than the end of February. The mild winter is not the major concern, the concern is having the tree heal over the wound before the insects that feed on the fungus become active. The insects are not active in February, however if the trend of warmer temperatu...

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  Prune your Oak Tree before it is too late!

  Angela

  7 years ago
  This article talks about trimming during certain months. I have heard to only trim our oak tree if it's consistently below 45degrees. With such a mild winter we've been scared to trim our oak tree. Not only do we love it, it is very large and a lot of large branches hang over our house and garage. Should one consider the temperature when trimming, ...