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Is Tree Removal a DIY Project?

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When it comes to DIY projects for your lawn, most experts agree that tree removal and large branch trimming shouldn’t be among them.

via Angie’s List: Those jobs are best left to professionals because of specific skills, precision and safety precautions needed.Saving a few hundred dollars isn’t worth endangering your life.“There are many stories in the news media each year depicting the sad details of homeowners getting severely injured or killed by attempting to manage large tree limbs on their own,” says Tchukki Andersen, staff arborist for the Tree Care Industry Association…. Go here Is Tree Removal a DIY Project?

Whole Foods’ sunflowers growing on Durr Farm

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…. Jim Durr’s flower farm is the main supplier for Whole Foods stores in New Jersey, New York and Western Connecticut. His sunflowers, dahlias, peonies, zinnias and other flowers also have been in demand at upscale weddings, gracing the altar at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. Durr says his quince will be on display at the Waldorf-Astoria on New Year’s Eve, and his orange dahlias once decorated an event at the United Nations… [Read more…]