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Episode 20: How to prepare your yard for winter

Angies List member-submitted landscaping photoThe seasons they are a-changin’. What should you do now to prepare your yard so it’s even healthier next year? In this audio episode of the Angie’s List podcast, we talk to Vicki Payne, Angie’s List member and host of PBS television’s “For Your Home”, as well as Advanced Master Gardener Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp to find out:

  • how to best prepare your lawn for its winter sleep
  • which vegetables you can plant this fall
  • when to fertilize your yard

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Episode 13:
Natural Lawn Care:
Organic Fertilizer, Native Plants and Green Lawn Mowers

EcomowerLush, beautiful yards typically use copious amounts of synthetic fertilizer and water, and plenty of gas to power lawnmowers. However, alternatives exist. In this episode of the Angie’s List podcast, lawn care professionals tell us how using organic fertilizer, native plants and eco-friendly lawnmowers can make your yard even healthier and easy to care for!

 
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For more info on natural lawn care, check out the links below, and be sure to find a highly rated lawn care professional or landscaper to help you with your yard on Angie’s List!

Six ways to jumpstart your eco-friendly yard

Find plants native to your region

How to create your own compost bin

Featured in this episode: InHarmony: Sustainable Landscapes and Design

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