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Unseasonable Warm, Unquestionably Nino

Well, the winter started out snowy enough. Big fluffy mound of snow had covered everything and then *BAM* (as they say in the cooking world), Mother Nature kicked it up a bit and it has been unseasonably warm here in Read more ›

How the Poinsettia Stole Christmas

If there was ever a plant/holiday combination that screamed “How the heck did that happen?”, the Poinsettia as a Christmas plant is it. This ridiculously tropical, though admittedly lovely plant has now become a staple in the American Christmas landscape. Read more ›

The Snowman Cometh

One of the unspoken effects of winter in the garden is that a gardener loses control of her or his yard. Normally, no one would dream of putting decorations in your yard without your explicit approval and consent for fear Read more ›