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10 Myths About Being Green at Home

This Old House debunks some commonly held misconceptions about sustainable household products and practices… more

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Designing with Trees

With proper planting, trees soften your property—and bring it into focus…more

Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden

by Tabitha Sukhai

Create a habitat garden in your backyard, and butterflies will come to you…more

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How to Take Down a Dead Tree

Follow along with the pros while a tree in peril is carefully felled before winter storms can send it tumbling

Cut, Cart, and Care for Your Christmas Tree
Cut, Cart, and Care for Your Christmas Tree

You can learn a lot from TOH master carpenter Norm Abram's holiday tree-cutting ritual

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How to Prune Small Trees and Shrubs

The right way to clean up limbs and when to get it done

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How to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Habitat Garden

Encourage pretty fliers to come to your place and stay awhile

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How Do I Rescue My Ivy?

Q: "Can winter-tormented ivy be revived?"

Mushroom Problem

The roots of a long-gone tree can continue to nourish the fungus

What Alternatives Are There to Downspout Extensions?

Q: "Is there a better way to disperse water runoff from gutters outside of downspout extensions?"

Why is My Shrub Turning Brown?

Q: "Why has our 30-year-old English yew has begun to turn brown in places?"

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December 2009

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