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Monday, December 10, 2012

Growing Greener

The December Gardener

Gifts to satisfy the garden lovers on your list

It’s the time of year to brainstorm about good gifts for gardeners on your list. But before I get into the juicy details, I need to pause for a very important seasonal alert. This winter may be especially cold -- we know this because of the mice. The mice are making their way into homes all over southwest Boston (a conclusion reached after polling my neighbors and members of the water aerobics class at Curtis Hall). They are finding their way through openings in walls around pipes and ducts, squeezing through ¼ inch openings, flattening themselves to scurry under the door. What does that mean? According to some old wives’ tales, an influx of mice in the fall ranks right up there with an excess of fallen acorns and the thickness of the …

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