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The Garden in Winter

By WSJ.com: Home and Garden • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Home and Garden

Snow, ice, barren trees? These frigid months are the ideal time to prune hedges, plant seeds and compost leaves to make a garden bloom in spring.

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