Margaret Lauterbach: Clippings fuel fertile ‘hugel’ mounds

By the middle of this month, we should be past the probability of extremely cold weather, so it should be safe to perform dormant pruning. Pruning before severe freezes occur may result in tissue damage that could kill your tree, shrub or plant.

Windermere Treebute to focus on environment

The 8th Annual Windermere Treebute Arbor Day Festival this Saturday, Jan. 21, features tree climbing, environmental education and Florida native and flowering trees for planting and sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at Windermere Town Square, 520 Main St.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbins: Wind chill not a problem for plants

Q. Weather reports often mention wind chill temperatures that make us feel colder. Do these lower temperatures affect the plants?

Mother Nature's natural decorations

Grey winter days are much more cheerful if you can look out of your window and see bright berries, colourful stems or decorative twisted branches. This is just as possible for smallspace gardeners as it is for people with large space.

Workers on holiday lead to garbage pile-up

MPAJ public relations officer Norhayati Ahmad said the council had used their own workers and lorries to collect garbage in areas that were badly affected.