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View this email in your browser Contact our Garden Maintenance department for a Free Estimate on any of our services - Leaf removal  - Deer repellent - guaranteed to work - Lawn mowing - Lawn renovations - Lawn and landscape fertilizing and pest control  - Weed control in the lawn or planting areas - Organic lawn and garden controls - Mulching and planting bed maintenance   Call or contact us through our website for a Free Estimate     703-327-5050    301-353-0606  Contact us for a Free Estimate     Garden Nuggets - Mild temperatures in early winter encouraged new growth of many spring bulbs, with early types of snowdrops already flowering. Cold temperatures are inevitable over the next two months, but there should be no damage to daffodils or other flowers or emerging foliage, and no protection is needed.   - Cold damage is unlikely for winter flowering shrubs such as witch hazels, or for winter flowering hellebores.   - Damage to broad leafed evergreens such as hollies and laurels from cold temperatures can often not be assessed until warmer weather. Damp soils are advantageous to plants, but some evergreens such as nandinas are likely to show signs of winter damage if temperatures drop below ten degrees. Browned leaves are rarely a problem.   - Accumulations of snow or ice can be removed by gently nudging branches of trees and shrubs with a rake or broom. Avoid sharp blows that might cause injury. Only branches that are leaning under the weight of ice or snow should be cleaned, and if snow is expected to melt quickly there is no need to take any action. - Weathered and faded foliage of perennials should be removed prior to new spring growth. With some perennials the faded leaves pull easily by hand, but others require pruners or scissors so that roots are not disturbed. - While foliage of hellebores is evergreen, leaves will often turn brown. Care should be taken when pruning old leaves not to cut flower buds.  The warm spots Today, as the neighborhood turns green,  this shaded garden remains mostly snow covered, but with pockets of thawed, bare ground. At long last, I have mapped the areas, expecting these are the protected microclimates that will best support more cold tender treasures that often entice me. Several wait in the small greenhouse for spring planting, and while there's little space for new planting in areas with melted snow, I must take advantage of this minor degree of winter protection.   Check the latest update on Ramblin' through Dave's Garden blog Meadows Farms | 703-327- 5050    301-353-0606 42461 John Mosby Highway, Chantilly, VA 20152 MeadowsFarms.com

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