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GEORGE WEIGEL
The Patriot-News
on October 25, 2012 at 7:37 AM, updated October 25, 2012 at 7:38 AM
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Video: George Weigel’s Garden Tip of the Week: Love ‘Em and Leaf ‘Em
Why are you raking every last leaf out of the yard — and paying your municipality to haul them away — then turning around and buying mulch and fertilizer in the spring? Leaves aren’t nature’s trash. They’re God’s gift to gardeners and an excellent soil-building resource. Garden writer George Weigel gives you a few better ways to make use of those falling leaves in your yard in this week’s Garden Tip of the Week. Video by: Christine Baker, The Patriot-News
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Why are you raking every last leaf out of the yard — and paying your municipality to haul them away — then turning around and buying mulch and fertilizer in the spring?
Leaves aren’t nature’s trash. They’re God’s gift to gardeners and an excellent soil-building resource. Garden writer George Weigel gives you a few better ways to make use of those falling leaves in your yard in this week’s Garden Tip of the Week.
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Look for George Weigel’s Garden Tip of the Week each Thursday. George Weigel is the garden writer for the Patriot-News and also owner of a garden-consulting business for do-it-yourselfers, garden-tour host, frequent garden speaker, Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist and certified gardening nut.
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