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What do you get when you cross Mother Nature and a willingness to experiment in the garden? Dolly Sickles, our Optimistic Gardener. When she isn’t working in the non-profit sector, she can generally be found brandishing her gardening gloves.

Faucet Freeze Protectors

Brr ... it's freezing outside. Literally. 

To protect your outdoor garden faucets, try a faucet freeze protector. My husband put ours out last evening, so we were able to insulate our faucet and rest our worries about freezing pipes—which have the potential to burst and cause extensive water damage. 

Ours is a very simple version purchased recently at Lowe's Home Improvement for around $4, but you can also find them online if you like comparisons. 

  • Have you got your garden faucets freeze-ready?
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My son-in-law put these on my outside faucet last night. Hopefully this will prevent any problems caused by the extreme cold.

Great idea!

you got ripped off! I bought mine at Lowe's for 2 bucks each! Same ones!

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