Here are a few tips for gardening through the busy holiday season from Plant Answers' Tom LeRoy in Texas:
* Newly planted evergreens should be kept adequately moist during dry winter periods. Too much watering will cause damage of course, but proper soil moisture during dry winter periods will help prevent freeze damage.
* Continue to rake up fallen leaves and add them to your compost heap. If you let them pile up on the lawn where they fall, they'll simply block out sunlight and decrease the winter hardiness of your lawn.
A couple of great Christmas decoration tips here:
- Mistletoe will remain fresh and hold its decorative berries if the end of the stem is dipped in wax to seal off possible moisture loss. Remember: mistletoe berries are poisonous so keep out of reach of small children.
- When using holly or other Christmas greenery to decorate, you'll get a longer lasting arrangement by crushing the cut ends of the stems and soaking overnight in water before displaying.
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