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Pruning boxwood and yew shrubs
With summer winding down, we’ve been finishing up some yard work lately – such as pruning our boxwood and yew shrubs. As new homeowners, we’re still trying to figure out a regular landscaping...
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Pruning our hydrangeas, crossing our fingers
The temperatures are dropping fast here in the Midwest, and we’ve been attempting to do a little landscaping maintenance and pruning in the garden before winter sets in. One of the plants we’ve...
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Spring buds on our Annabelle hydrangeas
Look what I found budding on our hydrangeas this morning! (photo originally published on Instagram) You may remember that I drastically pruned back our Annabelle hydrangeas last fall, based on some...
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Spring landscaping in the garden
Like for most of the U.S. this year, our Midwest spring season arrived later than usual. But after a long long long winter, we’re doing some spring landscaping, and our backyard and all its garden...
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Yew and me: A landscaping renovation story
Remember the huge yew bushes in our front yard that we talked about in our last landscaping post? Well, we did a little work on them recently… You may recall that last summer I spent a lot of time...
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How NOT to prune a smoke tree
Not all of our home improvement projects are successful… especially in the landscaping and garden department! Today we’re talking about how NOT to prune a smoke tree, and also some ideas on how we’re...
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A late summer landscaping round-up
It seems like we’ve been doing a lot of outdoor work this summer. Some projects were planned, others came up unexpectedly, and one or two were even emergencies. Since we knew we’d be having a new baby...
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Gift Guide for Your Home: Keeping it Strong and Safe
You may be seeing a lot of gift guides popping up lately, with a plethora of ideas for what to get your friends and family this holiday season. But don’t forget to add your home to your gift-giving...
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Pruning hydrangeas in winter
A couple of weeks ago, I decided that the weather was perfect to do some gardening. So I put on my snow boots and winter coat, grabbed a shovel and some pruning shears, and went outside to prune our...
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Pruning our smoke tree into a bush
We’re back in the garden, and this time we’re pruning our smoke tree… again! You may remember that we originally tried this last year, with disastrous results. Well, now we’re changing up our...
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