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Lawn Lawn : Shortlist for fall lawn and garden tasks Shortlist for fall lawn and garden tasks

by Terry Blackburn

Autumn.

September.

September is the time when you will be planting fall plants and also getting your lawn ready for the wintertime. You should mow your lawn a few more times and water it to make sure that it is healthy. You may experience more rain, so watering should become less frequent.

You will also experience more wind which will start knocking the leaves from the trees.

In September, you should:

Remove

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Perennials Perennials : How to propagate plants from cuttings How to propagate plants from cuttings

by Glory Lennon

How to start your own hedge from cuttings.

I stood in horror as I watched my friend take the clippers to her Forsythia. It had been a nice though admittedly a way

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Trees & Shrubs When to prune shrubs and bushes

by Tina Hartley

Pruning shrubs and bushes is a dreaded chore to some and an enjoyable task to others. I fall in to the latter category. I love to shape

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Financial Planning How life insurance can be used as an asset and source for loans

by David B Hitchcock

You are strapped for cash and need a loan, but what can you use for collateral to secure it? Instead of using your car or house, use

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Loan Basics A look at how car title loans work

by Morgan Carlson

Car title loans are centered on a secure offering of a car in exchange for a loan from a willing lender. While they seem good at

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Loans (Other) Who would qualify for a VA home loan

by Rena Sherwood

VA home loans were set up as a way to thank honorably discharged veterans for serving their country. As you've already guessed, the

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Football Players Should Brett Favre have come back out of retirement to play football for the Vikings?

vote now: Yes or No - (view results)

Yes

by Thom Amundsen

Dear Brett,

OK, so how the heck are ya man? I mean, you're a regular guy, so I can speak to you like a

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No

by Patrick Sills

Forget the Dallas Cowboys. There is only one NFL football franchise that deserves to be called America's

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Online Advertising & Sales How to advertise on Facebook

by Debbie Blunt

Using Facebook as a Marketing Tool

'I Thought it was just Social - What Am I Missing?'

Facebook gives you a way for people to get to

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College Life College dorm room luxuries

by Theresa Rose

Every college student who first goes away to college will have to get used to a wealth of new experiences, new living conditions, and

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Web Marketing Promoting your blog with Twitter

by Lou Belcher

Twitter has provided a way for busy bloggers to get the word out that their blog exists and that they have something new on it for

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Education (Other) Green back to school tips

by Colene Pefley

Ready to ride the green tidal wave? This fad isn't over yet, and hopefully being green will never go out of style. Being green can

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