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100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/21/the-giving-tree-christmas-trees-provide-joy-and-they-do-so-much-more/"> The Giving Tree: Christmas trees provide joy, and they do so much more </a></h2> <p> Are you feeling guilty about cutting down a young, living tree? The head of the Maine Christmas Tree Association says the trees do lots of good. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 14, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/14/gardening-season-is-done-sigh-lets-buy-houseplants/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/11/MG-amaryllis-1731093484.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/14/gardening-season-is-done-sigh-lets-buy-houseplants/"> Gardening season is done. Sigh. Let&#8217;s buy houseplants! </a></h2> <p> With winter coming, columnist Tom Atwell cheers himself up with new houseplants. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 7, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/07/some-people-hunt-for-deer-and-turkeys-in-the-fall/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/MG-norway-maple.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/MG-norway-maple.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/07/some-people-hunt-for-deer-and-turkeys-in-the-fall/"> Some people hunt for deer and turkeys in the fall &#8230; </a></h2> <p> while others hunt for invasive plants. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">October 31, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/31/my-annual-end-of-the-season-garden-report-in-sum-contentment/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-Atwell-monarch-e1730122487497-1730123256.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/31/my-annual-end-of-the-season-garden-report-in-sum-contentment/"> My annual end-of-the-season garden report: In sum, contentment </a></h2> <p> It was a good year in the garden, especially for the flowers. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">October 24, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/24/cutting-edge-in-the-garden-edges-cover-a-multitude-of-sins/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/MG-garden-edge-1729258890.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/24/cutting-edge-in-the-garden-edges-cover-a-multitude-of-sins/"> Cutting edge: In the garden, edges cover a multitude of sins </a></h2> <p> There are many approaches to tidy garden edges. Whichever you chose, your garden will look better. </p> </li> <div class = "ad notice" style="display: block; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: center;"">advertisement</div><div class = "opscoad-adPosition1" data-unit = "/6119/pressherald.com/news"> </div> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">October 17, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/17/its-debatable-cleaning-up-your-yard-in-the-fall-has-adherents-and-opponents/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/39898822_SJ.CITfallLeavesSAP.100424-1728567939.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/17/its-debatable-cleaning-up-your-yard-in-the-fall-has-adherents-and-opponents/"> It&#8217;s debatable: Cleaning up your yard in the fall has adherents and opponents </a></h2> <p> In the not-too-distant past, raking was a standard fall chore. Now some say that raking the leaves in your yard hurts the natural world. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">October 10, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/10/leafpeepers-come-for-the-dramatic-tree-colors-on-mountainsides/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/shutterstock_1599579178.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/shutterstock_1599579178.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/10/leafpeepers-come-for-the-dramatic-tree-colors-on-mountainsides/"> Leaf peepers come for the dramatic tree colors on mountainsides </a></h2> <p> In your own garden, plenty of shrubs can provide their own fall show. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">October 3, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/03/all-summer-your-house-plants-have-enjoyed-the-open-air/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/MG-rootbound-1727458441.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/03/all-summer-your-house-plants-have-enjoyed-the-open-air/"> All summer-long, your house plants have enjoyed the open air </a></h2> <p> It&#039;s time to bring them back inside the house and give them a little TLC. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">September 26, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/09/26/set-up-your-garden-for-success-next-year-by-protecting-the-soil-now/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/shutterstock_2450039845-1726778577.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/shutterstock_2450039845-1726778577.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/shutterstock_2450039845-1726778577.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/shutterstock_2450039845-1726778577.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/shutterstock_2450039845-1726778577.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, 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