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Garden Knowledge:
How to Choose an Arborist
 After
hurricanes, tornadoes and ice storms, tree care professionals do an
excellent job clearing downed trees and repairing damage. On the other
hand, some "tree experts" are expert only at taking money and chopping
a tree into pieces. How does a homeowner determine who can be trusted
with their trees? get the
answer here
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Reader
Questions:
 Q: My Indian hawthorns have a fungus. Should I also
be on a yearly program? Sandy L.
 Q: Something is chewing on my big fig bush! All of
the damage is within eighteen inches of the ground. Harriett B.
 Q: My thirty-year-old sassanqua camellias are being
murdered branch by branch. What can I do? Mike C.
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Garden
Calendar
Walter's To Do List for March
Start tomato seed, mow liriope, fertilize pansies,
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Ask
an Arborist
Winter Damage to Trees
 Will winter never end? When an ice or snow storm hits, you
can immediately see where damage to trees has occurred. Broken limbs
and split trunks are painfully obvious. But what about hidden damage
that may not appear until spring? If winter weather continues, be
prepared to have damage to susceptible trees.
Learn More
by
Theresa Schrum
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Design
Tip
Hillside Erosion
 I see this problem almost every day where a housing
development was built in a hilly area. The builder has graded flat,
terraced lots for construction leaving a hill between the properties.
If left bare, the soil begins to erode or even collapse. Landscaping
can be one option to prevent this problem.
Learn more...
by Theresa Schrum
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