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• Poll

  How do you help songbirds and other animals through the winter?

  Poll: How do you help songbirds and other animals through the winter?

  • I put out bird feeders
  • I have plenty of plants that help shelter wildlife
    
  • Many of my shrubs and plants have berries or seeds
    
  • I leave some fruit on my fruit trees

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• Poll

  With gardening season in hibernation, how do you survive the winter?

  Poll: With gardening season in hibernation, how do you survive the winter?

  • I take up indoor gardening
  • I switch to another hobby
    
  • My interior space gets some extra attention
    
  • I plan for next year

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• Poll

  How do you deter freeloading squirrels who try to make off with your bulbs?

  Poll: How do you deter freeloading squirrels who try to make off with your bulbs?

  • I use blood meal
  • I only plant bulbs that won't become lunch
    
  • I put chicken wire over all my planting beds
    
  • I sprinkle cayenne pepper
    
  • I apply a thick, smelly mulch to disguise my bulb beds
  • I bribe them with easily accessible peanuts and other goodies

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• Poll

  Which fall gardening task is your least favourite?

  Poll: Which fall gardening task is your least favourite?

  • Mulching beds
  • Cutting down plants
    
  • Raking leaves
    
  • Erecting wind breaks to protect shrubs
    
  • Putting away my tools

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• Quiz

  

  Are you ready for fall?

  By

  Jennifer Murray

  The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder, and the trees are definitely starting to go a bit yellow—fall is on the way. Are you ready to put your garden to bed? Take our quiz and see if you know what to do before the frost hits!