Holiday Blooms From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, millions of houseplants are used as gifts and decorations just to be dumped when holiday cleanup commences. That’s a nice boost to growers and sellers of poinsettias, Christmas cacti, amaryllis, paperwhites, Norfolk Island pines, rosemary, citrus and numerous lesser-used gift plants. As a thrifty gardener who really…
Learn the Tips and Tricks to Make Fresh Trees Last Are you getting a fresh Christmas tree this year? Follow these tips and tricks to keep them looking good until the big day. Here’s a roundup or articles we wrote for HGTV that will guide you on how to select the perfect tree, how to…
Steel Magnolias I live in the deep South. Yet, I have never attempted nor purchased a Magnolia wreath. I know, I know. I even have a huge Magnolia in my back yard. Over the Thanksgiving holidays, my sister got a wild hair and proclaimed that she was going to harvest leaves from my Magnolia tree…
It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas Two weeks and counting down…Already? December has been flying by for us and before we know it, we will be starting seeds for next Spring’s garden. With about two weeks left to go, we still have some prep work to do to get ready for the…