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    Feb 01, 2022 4 minutes

    GREAT IDEAS FROM SMART GARDENERS

    The fragrant flowers of lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) make a lovely addition to a planter in a shady spot. Claire dug up a clump just as it was about to bloom and combined it with a six-pack of pink impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) that she got for $1. After the lily-of-the-valley’s flowers faded, the impatiens filled in with season-long color.

    Claire Meglino, NY

    DIY birdhouse hole protector

    John Wachowicz, TN

    You can purchase hole protectors specifically made to prevent squirrels from chewing the entrances to your birdhouses. Or you can easily make them. John uses two brass flat corner

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