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These glow-in-the-dark illuminaries will add a bit of celestial light to your outdoor spaces. Illuminarie glow crystals within the hand-blown glass globe capture light energy during the day, then release a soothing glow for hours after dusk. Copper-finished steel stake is 34" high. The metal stakes are rust-resistant and durable for exterior use.

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· 34”tall with 2.5” glass globe

· copper finished steel stake

· works indoors or outdoors

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No...We haven't changed our name to Go-GreenGardening. We are still Progressive Lawnscaping, and we still offer the same top notch landscape service we have since 1990. Go-GreenGardening is our new online garden store featuring a variety of eco-friendly garden and landscape products. Many are items that our customers have requested over the 19 years we have been in business.

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November 2009 Newsletter

* Tying up climbing roses, so the canes do not damage themselves in the winter winds. Climbing roses bloom on old growth, so do not prune them now.

* Keep plants watered until the ground freezes. Give your evergreens one last, good soaking so their roots will go into the winter months well hydrated.

* Then….drain your hoses and put them away so they don't freeze and burst.

* You can continue to transplant your perennials throughout the fall and winter, as long as they remain dormant.

* Mound five to six inches of soil around the bases of your hardy fuchsias and roses.

* Cut back perennials. Cutting off the foliage a few inches above the ground in the fall will not harm the plant. After the ground freezes, put down a thin layer of mulch to protect the root system during the winter months.

* Mow and compost fallen tree leaves. Chopped up leaves will compost much faster than whole leaves.

* Clean weeds and leaf debris out of landscape/garden beds. This will help discourage pests from overwintering in your yard.

* Continue mowing lawn as needed.

* Do not cut back ornamental grasses now...this will leave winter protection for birds and they will feed on the seeds.

* Winterize your pondless water feature.

* Check out the Summer Clearance Sale at Go-GreenGardening.com

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.

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.

Spring flowering bulbs can provide your garden and landscape with the first beautiful colors of spring. While the rest of your landscape is just starting to come out of it’s winter slumber, spring bulbs are blooming, bringing life to your garden. We have put together these answers to frequently asked questions about planting bulbs.

Q: How do I plant my bulbs? Which end goes up?

A Plant bulbs pointy end up. The pointed end is the stem. Some bulbs that don’t have an obvious point often have traces of old roots. Plant that end down. Plant bulbs to a depth of about 3 times…...

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