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Well can we start thinking GREEN yet? Will this miserable Winter ever end? What damage will we find when this all melts? I'm ready for some answers how about you?

Start thinking GREEN in two ways....Recycle everything possible..plastics, paper, clothing, table scraps and plant your OWN vegetables and fruits. Plastics and paper can be collected at local collection bins for recycling into other plastics or insulation or packing materials. Clothing can be taken to Salvation Army or Goodwill Stores for distribution to those less fortunate as long as they are in good condition...if you wouldn't wear in that condition, don't take it there. Table scraps like fruit and vegetables make excellent compost for your garden, just collect in 5 gallon buckets with lids in an outside storage area til Spring. Planting and harvesting your own fruits and vegetables is the most economical and healthy option possible for the consumer today. Not only do you retain the most nutrients possible but you also get great exercise from planting, caring for and harvesting your garden treasures. And it's a great hobby that can involve the whole family. How fun!!!!

Yes,this Winter will come to an end...we're just not sure when...end of March or end of April? The days are getting longer...did you notice?

Damage from this lengthy snow cover is hard to determine. Die out on lawns is very much a possibility and so is rabbit or other rodent damage on susceptible nursery stock. They got REALLY hungry this winter! Some reseeding, some major pruning or even replanting maybe in store for us all this Spring...it just can't be helped in a Winter like this.

Don't get down hearted, sooner or later this will pass and we'll just have to get out and enjoy our Spring and Summer the best way we know how...recycling or gardening or BOTH! Think SPRING!!!!! It really isn't that far away.