Did our pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm take you by surprise? I know lots of people who have said they didn’t finish all their fall clean-up chores before the snow hit, and were worried they wouldn’t be able to get things put away. Luckily, the warm-up and rain took care of the snow, and we now have the opportunity to finish up. I have often said that it’s best to get the clean-up done when the weather is nice so that you aren’t racing the weather, or freezing yourself while you’re doing it, but I didn’t exactly follow my own advice this year. I didn’t get my rain barrels emptied and my hoses put away until the day before the snow came, and I was running around in the cold and wind trying to get it all done. I got lulled by all that beautiful, warm weather we were having, and thought it was just going to keep coming. I should know better – after all, our state is literally shaped like a piece of winter apparel! (No, I didn’t think that one up on my own – I’m not sure who did, but a friend posted it to Facebook, and I thought it was too good not to share!)
In this issue:
- Watering your trees — even in the winter!
- Protecting evergreens
- Adding mulch to flower beds
- Removing snow from branches
- Planting bulbs
- Feeding and watching the birds
- Cleaning bird feeders and houses
- Hometown Holiday celebrations in Chelsea, Michigan
- $10 off coupon
Read December’s issue of Let’s Get Gardening
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Happy holidays from Jennifer and the staff at the Garden Mill!