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Recycling Christmas Trees
After the holidays are over, what should you do with your Christmas tree? If you chose to display a live Christmas tree, you can plant it in your yard or donate it to a local park for planting. If...
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Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding
Figgy pudding is a traditional Christmas dessert, and your guests “won’t go until they get some,” as the song goes. Figgy pudding (or fig pudding, if you please), has been around since the 19th...
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Last-Minute Gift: Fresh Flowers
Fresh floral bouquets are always in season, and make a perfect last-minute gift idea for anyone on your list. The major florists can deliver next day, so you don’t need to worry about your gift...
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Last-Minute Garden Gifts
Christmas Day is approaching quickly, and at this point most online retailers have already posted their deadline for items to be delivered by Friday.If there’s a gardener that slipped your mind when...
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Christmas Plant Significance
Around the holiday season, there are several plants that we only see this time of year. Poinsettia, mistletoe, holly… We think of these as “holiday plants“, but do you know the significance of these...
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The history of poinsettias and Christmas
You see the classic red star-shaped leaves every year, but only during the holiday season. Have you ever wondered how poinsettias became associated with Christmas? We might see poinsettias everywhere...
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2012 White House Christmas tree lighting
Photo of 2010 National Christmas Tree courtesy of National Park Service Tonight the first family will be lighting up the National Christmas tree, kicking off the holiday season for the nation’s...
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4 Fresh holiday wreaths
Faux evergreen wreaths and garland might be super popular these days, but for die-hard green thumbs, nothing beats the scents produced by a fresh wreath. See our picks fresh holiday wreaths: (Starting...
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When to take down your Christmas tree
Christmas might be over, but before you start taking down your Christmas tree, you might want to check out these dates based on tradition (and maybe a little superstition): Oh, the dreaded chore of...
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Don’t trash it! Recycle your Christmas tree
Before you haul your Christmas tree out to trash day, take a look at these other options to give your tree a second life in the garden. Mulch it baby A layer of pine needles around your garden bed can...
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