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A beautiful clash of whimsy and kinetic motion with a glow in the dark twist. The Illuminarie Scapyard Cat Garden Rocker is a luminescent hand-blown glass sun catcher that combines a myriad of geometric shapes with exclusive glow crystal technology to give you a piece of art for your garden. The luminescent crystals absorb solar energy during the day and emit a soothing light green glow which can be visible for up to 4 hours after dusk. These glass and wrought iron felines sway and dip with smooth motion with just the slightest breeze. Add some zest to your garden or patio!
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FEATURED ITEM Illuminarie Scrapyard Cat Garden Rocker
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December 2010 Newsletter |
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* Clean and oil your garden tools for winter storage. Place some sand and some oil in a large bucket, then slide your garden tools in and out of the sand. * When you have finished your last mowing of the year, make sure that it is properly stored. Run it until it is out of fuel.... old gas can turn to varnish, and severely damage the engine. * This is a good time to start pruning dead and dangerous limbs from trees. These should be burned in case they harbor insects and disease. The wounds made in sawing off the limbs should be protected by painting them. * Mound five to six inches of soil around the bases of your hardy fuchsias and roses. * Most plants and shrubs winter-kill because of alternate freezing and thawing, so it is a good idea to bank them up with snow. * Make sure your outdoor faucets are covered to protect them from freezing * Take care of our feathered friends!! Keep your bird feeder filled, especially when there is snow on the ground. * This year, consider purchasing a living Christmas tree for your home. This is a great way to improve your landscape, and at the same time, save a tree. Living Christmas trees should not be kept in the house for any longer than 10 days. * When opting for a live tree, prepare the planting hole in fall or early winter before the ground freezes. * Do not cut back ornamental grasses now...this will leave winter protection for birds and they will feed on the seeds. * Check out the Holiday Sale at: |
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Winterberry Holly Winterberry is a deciduous shrub with extremely attractive red fruits that persist into Autumn and Winter. It has dark green shiny leaves with a reticulate (net-like) branching to their veins, with the leaves becoming deciduous in mid-Autumn (a "deciduous holly"), bright red berries on female plants from late Summer through mid-Winter. A suckering growth habit at maturity to form broad colonies in a group or mass planting, and best performance in moist to wet, acidic soils characterize this very showy representative of the Hollies. Native to the eastern and central United States; parts of Canada. Winterberry shrubs can grow anywhere from 3' to 15' tall, and their width also varies.
Design Tips: Winterberry Holly is most effectively used in a group or mass planting, found at entranceways, along borders, as a deciduous screen, in wet naturalized areas, and excellent at the very edge of bodies of water. Plant one male plant (of the appropriate flowering time) in close proximity to three to five female plants, to ensure good pollination and subsequent fruit set. Like Blue Hollies, Winterberry male plants need to be carefully matched with female plants (mismatch of blossom times by even one week will result in poor to non-existent pollination and little or no fruit set on female plants. The plant will attract songbirds to your property, with the fruit of winterberry holly serving as an emergency food source for birds.
Maintenance: Can grow in full sun to partial shade, however, best performance occurs in full sun in acidic, organically-enriched, moist to wet soils, but it is somewhat adaptable to soils that are occasionally dry. |
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During the Holiday season, we Americans generate a lot more garbage than at other times of the year. Here are a series of tips to help you reduce your upcoming Holiday impact on the environment. * Shop online. Sometimes online retailers will have better pricing than bricks and mortar stores, plus you'll save fuel in travelling from store to store, time and stress! Items purchased online are often shipped straight from the factory to you, so it can also cut down on the overall freight impact. * Make a donation to a charity, developing world or environmental project as a gift for someone else. Does the person you are buying for really need another pair of socks? * As part of your gift buying, purchase rechargeable batteries and a battery charger - these are quite economical items to buy these days and will save money in the long run. * When purchasing gifts, try and think "earth-friendly" every step of the way; from the product itself to the packaging. If you buy green gifts, make a special effort to let the person know of its environmental benefit as you may just set the receiver on the path to a greener life. * Purchase a live tree to use as a Christmas tree. After Holiday is over, plant the tree in your yard. * Use a timer for your external lighting decorations. This will save a lot of electricity. * Buy solar lights for your outdoor Holiday lighting. You will save money on electricity and help the environment. |
Holiday SaleIlluminarie Scrapyard Cat Garden Rocker Our Price: $39.99 + shipping Use Coupon code: HOLI at checkout to get the 10% Off. Order from our website at: www.Go-GreenGardening.com. Or call our office at: 317-780-6619. Sale Price good on All of Our Fun Illuminarie Products
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Use these practical tips from The National Christmas Tree Association to be a more informed consumer and to ensure a great experience with your Real Tree.
10 "Quick" Tips on Selecting a Tree at a Retail Lot: * Be sure you know what size (height and width) you need before heading to the retail lot. * If you want the same species you know or have always used, great. If you want to try a different species, browse the NCTA website www.realchristmastrees.org to become familiar with the species popular in your area before heading to the retail lot. * Go to a retail lot that is well-lit and stores trees in a shaded area.
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