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The Care & Feeding of Christmas Trees Every tree trimmer's nightmare is the tree that immediately loses all its needles and becomes drier than the Nevada dessert in a mere matter of days. Don't let this happen to your tree... |
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Christmas Tree 101 Tips on how to buy the perfect tree, and what to do with it when you get home. |
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Potted Christmas Trees - Is It Worth It? Each holiday season, I think about getting a live, potted Christmas tree. I keep thinking that it would sure save a lot of money because we should be able to use it as a Christmas tree for a few years -- as long as I can keep it alive... |
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A Tree for All Seasons Trim it now, plant it later, and watch it grow through the years. |
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Waterworks Inconspicuously designed to look like an present, the Ever-Green Watering System sits under your tree and automatically gives it a drink. |
This Old House
December 2007
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Choose a Live Christmas Tree Choose a live tree to extend the holiday spirit long past Christmas. Buy one now, plant it later, then watch it grow year after year. |
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How to Buy and Plant Trees Improve the health and longevity of your trees... |
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Mia Cronan |
Let the Holidays Loom Large, But Not Heavy An article about planning ahead for the Christmas holiday and saving money in the process... |
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History of the Christmas Celebration While Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, many of the symbols and rituals associated with the holiday go back far beyond this important event... |
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Putting Down Roots How to add a tree to your yard---the right way. |
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Natalie Rodriguez |
How to Hang a Hammock Tips on hammock installation - and picks for summer relaxation. |
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Lee Reich |
Pruning Fruit Trees How to get young trees off to a good start and keep mature trees productive... |
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Holiday Decoration Safety Tips for Avoiding Fires and Injuries Tips on choosing and using a Christmas tree, lighting, etc. |
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Gardening Guide: Planting Mature Trees Cut years off your landscaping schedule with the right equipment and transplanting know-how... |
U.S. CPSC
December 5, 2002 |
CPSC Urges Consumers to Decorate Safely for the Holidays The holiday season should be merry and bright, not dangerous. Avoiding hazards such as dried out Christmas trees, unsafe lights and unattended burning candles could prevent thousands of injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
December 8, 2005 |
Holiday Season Decorating Safety Tips Each year, hospital emergency rooms treat about 12,800 people for falls, cuts, shocks, and burns due to incidents involving faulty holiday lights, dried-out Chris tmas trees and other holiday decorations. Here are tips on avoiding these types of accidents. |
U.S. CPSC
November 28, 2007 |
CPSC Warns: Avoid Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging families to keep safety in mind when stringing holiday lights, purchasing Christmas trees, and lighting candles this holiday season. |
| National Gardening |
Peach Tree Borer Peach tree borer is mostly a problem in California, but can occur wherever peaches grow. |
U.S. CPSC
December 14, 2009 |
Ten Tips to Keep Your Holiday Home Fire and Injury Free: Fires Lead the List of Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating As the holiday season approaches, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to make safety a factor in holiday decorating. |
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Tree Tips How to find a healthy evergreen, cart it home, get it into the stand, and decorate it -- and your house -- safely. Oh, and what to do with the tree after the holidays are over. |
U.S. CPSC
December 13, 2004 |
CPSC Announces Holiday Season Decorating Safety Tips Holiday decorations, like candles, lights and Christmas trees, add a joyous and festive mood to the holiday season. But when these decorations are not used properly, they can cause fires, injuries and death. |
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July 28, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Christmas in July Ignore the humidity and act like it's the holiday season. Your family and finances will thank you. |
U.S. CPSC
December 7, 2006 |
CPSC Warns of Fire, Other Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating A list of safety tips to use when decorating this year. |
National Gardening
William Bryant Logan |
Getting Smart About Chain Saws There's no meaner power tool -- learn how to select and use one wisely. |
U.S. CPSC
February 16, 2011 |
Balsam Hill Recalls Pre-lit Christmas Trees Due to Shock Hazard Christmas trees advertised before Dec. 21, 2010 as indoor/outdoor were supplied with extension cords rated for indoor use only, posing an electrical shock hazard if used outside. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
The Kindest Cut How and when to prune small trees and shrubs |
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December 2, 2010 |
CPSC Gives Consumers a Holiday Home Decorating Safety Guide The CPSC recommends the following 10 safety tips as a guide for safe decorating this year. |
This Old House
Arianne Cohen |
Professional Tree Removal Crashing through your roof is not the only hazard dead and diseased trees pose to your home -- they also steal water and light from the rest of your yard. |
National Gardening
Bonnie Lee Appleton |
Fall Tree Care The attention young trees need in Fall |
| National Gardening |
Peach Care Peaches do best in well-drained, sandy soils. Plant in the spring so the tree will be well established by winter. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Change for a Dollar Tree Dollar Tree reported three weeks ago that its sales grew 9%, beating both the company's own reiterated guidance of a month ago and analyst forecasts. Profits, however, could still underperform. Investors, take note. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Apple Trees Choose a site with full sun, moderate fertility, and good air circulation and water drainage. Apple trees will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. While you can improve your soil with fertilizer and mulch, other factors will go a long way toward overcoming less-than-perfect soil. |
| The Family Room |
The Non-Religious View of Christmas: Or How to Have Fun This Holiday Season You don't have to be religious to enjoy the holidays... |
U.S. CPSC
December 16, 2008 |
CPSC Releases "Do's and Don'ts" of Holiday Decorating The holiday season is here and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to keep safety in mind as they decorate for the holidays. |
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November 17, 2008
Dayana Yochim |
5 Steps to Salvaging Holiday Finances Salvage the holiday season, both financially and psychologically. |
U.S. CPSC
April 24, 2007 |
iObjectSolutions Inc. Recalls Pre-Lit Palm Trees Due to Shock, Fire Hazards If the electrical connectors are not fully inserted, they can overheat and pose electric shock and fire hazards. |
U.S. CPSC
December 19, 2001 |
Game Tracker Recalls Climbing Sticks and Tree Steps The buckles on the climbing sticks and tree steps can fail, posing a risk of serious injury to hunters... |
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December 20, 2005 |
Family Dollar Stores Recall of Spinning Star Christmas Tree Topper The tree topper can melt or smoke near the on/off switch, which could pose a fire hazard. |
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Are Your Kids Anxious for Christmas to Come? It is easy for adults to forget how excited children become when the arrival of Christmas draws near. Of course the children only seem to think about the presents, but it is actually more than that... |
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Barry Farber |
Stay Strong When Business Gets Rough The sales management expert and author lays out ways to deal with sales setbacks and negative situations. |
| Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
| National Gardening |
Sweet Cherries Get Easy Fresh sweet cherries have long been out of reach for most gardeners because the trees grow so big. The solution is to buy sweet cherries on a rootstock called 'Gisela'. It makes a tree you can maintain at 10 to 12 feet tall. Growers are especially excited because trees on 'Gisela' begin bearing heavy crops in just three or four years. |
National Gardening
Robert Kourik |
Gardening Fact or Fallacy? Though plants, soils and weather conditions are always evolving, it seems as if some gardening practices become embedded like fossils. |
U.S. CPSC
October 20, 2005 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Recall of Miniature Musical Bells Christmas Trees These battery-operated Miniature Musical Bells Christmas Trees could overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard. They were sold at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations nationwide from August 2005 through September 2005 for $19.99, and have the item number 233010. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Leafy Quarter at Dollar Tree The deep discount chain will report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
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June 2008
Justin Nyberg |
How to Build a Bomber Anchor To set up your own anchor for a climbing top rope (or slackline, or car stuck in a ditch), all you need is a 20-foot piece of webbing, a carabiner, and a tree. |
U.S. CPSC
May 18, 2004 |
CESSO, LLC Recall of Tree Stand Components If the "Tree Lounge" is subjected to significant impact from a heavy load, a tube on the leveler can crack. If the leveler is installed beneath the "Tree Lounge," the bolts attaching the leveler to the "Tree Lounge" can bend or begin to pull through the leveler. In either of these circumstances, users can lose their balance and possibly fall. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A Dollar and a Dream at Dollar Tree The deep discount retailer improved its margins despite tough year-by-year comparisons. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Trees to Power Their own Wildfire Sensors MIT researchers devised a sensor that could measure temperature and humidity and store enough energy to broadcast data four times a day. |
