Stop bagging up all those beautiful fallen leaves and tossing them out with the trash! If you can’t leave them where they fall, rake them up and put them into a corner of your property somewhere. There’s life in there!
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Fall, Guide, Observations, WinterAs a teenager I enjoyed nature in passing—animals, insects, and trees were usually background to whatever else I was doing. I would always watch the birds chasing waves at the beach, but I didn’t know the difference between sanderlings and seagulls. I sure as hell never imagined I’d come to see trees as one of
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FallThe hot days of summer are behind us and I’ve even rested from the fatigue that a long and productive summer of gardening can bring on. The fall days are often filled with soft sunlight, but rain, cold, and even early frosts are nipping at our heels. Warm fall colors blanket the ground as deciduous
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Fall, Garden TasksWhen I was growing up in Florida, I wasn’t into any of this. I do not come from a family of gardeners or growers. I rarely stopped to admire, the way I do now, the incredible biodiversity that Florida offers. I didn’t grow plants when I was a teenager, and I would never have grabbed
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