Winter Gardening Tips and Deer-Proofing Your Yard with Frank Schafer

On this episode of The Good Neighbor Podcast, host Stacey Poehler chats with Frank Schaffer, owner of the Landscape Group in Milton, Roswell, and Crabapple areas. Frank shares insights on winter gardening, including simple irrigation winterization steps and how to protect plants during cold snaps. He also discusses effective strategies for deer-proofing your yard and trending landscape design ideas that homeowners are gravitating towards for the upcoming year. Frank highlights the importance of engaging with the community and announces their participation in Christmas in Crabapple, inviting listeners to visit their booth. Tune in to learn practical tips for maintaining your landscape during winter and preparing for a beautiful spring.

00:00 Welcome to The Good Neighbor Podcast

00:14 Meet Frank Schafer of The Landscape Group

00:27 Winter Gardening Tips

01:35 Irrigation System Winterization

06:32 Deer Proofing Your Garden

12:12 Planning Your Winter Garden

17:22 Exciting Community Involvement

18:30 Contact The Landscape Group

19:09 Thank You for Listening!

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