The Garden Shed
A Community Newsletter published by the Piedmont Master Gardeners
December 2017 - Vol. 3 No. 12
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Table of Contents
Recipe of the Month
Wow your holiday guests with this tasty make-ahead appetizer!
Tasks and Tips
The Vegetable Garden in December
Happy holidays from The Garden Shed! You’ve completed all your Christmas shopping and done all your decorating, so now you’re looking for a few gardening tasks. Right? Well, here’s our list of December tasks and tips for the edible garden:...
Tasks and Tips
The Ornamental Garden in December
December is a good time to reflect on your garden’s successes and failures.
In the Ornamental Garden
The Pros and Cons of the Eastern Redcedar
The eastern redcedar — is it a “weed” or a valuable native tree?
Feature
Reflections on the Winter Landscape
Winter, the dormant season, is when the bare bones of the landscape are revealed.