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No Peeking! 8 Fast-Growing Trees and Evergreens for Backyard Privacy
Our backyards are extensions of our living space, and we have every right to relax out there and enjoy the sunshine. Whether you want to catch some rays next to the kiddie pool, take a nap in a lawn chair, or barbecue in your boxers,…
Operation Garden: 5 Tips for Successful Transplanting
If you’ve been binge-watching your favorite hospital tv-drama and find yourself daydreaming of performing emergency surgeries and life-saving transplants, we’ve got a low-risk alternative that doesn’t require ten years of University training: transplanting garden plants! Heck, it’s even easier than the board game “Operation.” When…
Reseeding Your Existing Lawn
If your lawn is thin or full of weeds it is time to reseed. Spring or fall is the best time of the year to renovate your lawn. There is usually plenty of rain and the temperatures are cool which is ideal for grass seed…
Trees for the Troops Mission
The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has not ended and the American Military still has forces in both countries as well as others in the Middle East. It has been 14 years since the mystery woman came into Dees’ back in 2004 and asked Tom Sr. if he could get a Christmas tree sent to her son, who had just been sent over to a very dangerous part of the world. It has been 14 years since our great customer Jim Adelis, whose own son was soon to be sent to the war zone, was told of the mystery lady. Luckily for us, he and his company Adelis International Security, based out of JFK, knew Cathy O’Reilly and the team at DHL Logistics and Freight Company.
The History of Valentine’s Day
The history of Valentine’s Day originates back to the Catholic church; where Saint Valentine was martyred. Saint Valentine was a priest whom served in the 3rd century in Rome. It was Emperor Claudius II that decided a “single” man made a better soldier than someone…
Planting and Growing Paperwhite Narcissus
There is nothing more fun & rewarding than having plants bloom in your house during the cold months when everything in your garden is asleep for the winter. Paperwhites are a variety of daffodil that are easy to grow and force into bloom. They are great to…