When you are all finished with your tree, or just the needles that constantly rain off of it, limb it up!
The limbs make great protection for bulbs, perennials and bare soil. Hellebore's appreciate a canopy of evergreen limbs as do freshly planted bulbous iris. The timing is close to perfect most years. By the time you're done with the tree the ground has usually frozen.
Want mine too, Phallen?
ReplyDeleteNo thanks Mom! One is enough. On Maritime Noon the other day, they were encouraging people to prop the tree up on their property b/c birds enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteI just dismantled our tree and tucked all the branches around a few miscellaneous plants stored in our "ditch"
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