Sorry, no freebies in the box like your Xmas tree lights -- we tried.

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Ideally I would like to plant deep beds of greenery clouds of box, ferns, a willow tree and maybe a magnolia, with a glossy black-painted metal bench somewhere.

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Analysts say businesses like Dollar Tree and Dollar General have positioned themselves to draw shoppers from grocery stores and big-box retailers.

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