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Jarkat2002
 
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Default Frugal Gardening and Landscaping

>I suppose that would depend on where you live. In many areas the local power
>company will place you on a list for a FREE delivery of wood chips from when
>they clear branches from power lines. Usually they insist that you sign for
>the entire dump truck load, about 10-12 cubic yards, which they will drop in
>your driveway. It's up to you to move them to wherever... be warned... 10-12
>cubic yards is quite a foreboding looking mountain of wood chips, but once
>spread out will do very nicely for the size area you describe, just that it's
>a
>lot of work. Be prepared for two people to spend the better part of a day
>with
>wheelbarrows and shovels... ordinary garden shovels will not work for wood
>chips, you'll need those huge plastic barn mucking shovels, some snow shovels
>will work too. When first you see that load they drop in your driveway you
>will suddenly become very frightened at the enormity of it; don't think about
>it, just start shoveling... once you're done it will be worth it, because
>it's
>all for FREE... don't ask me how I know this.
>
>
>---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
>Sheldon
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ohhh! Thank you ... I'll call about this today ... I had no idea


~Kat


"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese."