Poinsettias: Disease-Ridden, But Beautiful!
Poinsettias are normally large tropical shrubs or small trees, but disease turned them into a houseplant. Photo: countrylife.co.uk The poinsettiaContinue Reading
Category: Christmas
Is Frankincense Going the Way of the Dodo?
Frankincense: one of the gifts of the Magi. Photo: artisanaromatics.com Most Westerners well know the story of the gifts ofContinue Reading
Myths About Christmas Tree Care
No need to add anything weird to Christmas tree water! Ill.: favata26.rssing.com, sites.google.com & clker.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Yes, it’s that season again: theContinue Reading
Getting Your Poinsettia to Rebloom The Easy Way
Poinsettias are in full bloom when you buy them, but few ever bloom again. Photo: gpnmag.com The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)Continue Reading
Frosty Fern: Not So Easy
Variegated spike moss (Selaginella martensii ‘Variegata’), sold under the name Frosty Fern. Photo: www.harster.ca Question: I received a small fern for ChristmasContinue Reading
When a Christmas Tree Refuses to Die
Sometimes a Christmas tree will sprout, right in your living room! Photo: Grégory Thiell, flickr & clairemedium.com Question: My Christmas tree,Continue Reading
The Story Behind Christmas Holly
Common holly (Ilex aquifolium). Photo: theoriginalgarden.com Common holly (llex aquifolium) has a long history of use as a Christmas symbol.Continue Reading
The Oak and the Fir Tree: A Christmas Legend
Boniface felling the Donar Oak. Ill.: Heinrich Maria von Hess (1834) There are many stories of how the fir treeContinue Reading
Easy Watering for Christmas Trees
Photo: www.thisisourbliss.com & amazon.com Are you finding it awkward slipping a watering can under all the presents and branches toContinue Reading
A Cold Hardy Christmas Plant
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens ‘Big Berry’). Photo: Manuela Popesc, pinterest.ca Traditionally, potted Christmas plants, such as poinsettias, Christmas cactus, and Christmas kalanchoes,Continue Reading