‘Tis the season to be jolly – and to decorate home and hearth. Trees, lights, swags, a big wreath for the door, but you still want to buy presents, and it all costs money. Hard to be jolly when you feel like you are “poor.” But listen – you are […]
Save your holiday amaryllis and plant it outdoors in your landscape! Note- this will work if it doesn’t often get below 15 degrees F where you live. If your climate is good, your amaryllis will grow and bloom for years to come. Amaryllis is Awesome I posted some of […]
Many people think that “Dia de Muertos” (Day of the Dead) is some sort of Mexican Halloween. After all, it happens close to Halloween and has the word “dead” is in there. In reality, the original Day of the Dead was about as opposite to Halloween as you […]
America’s favorite holiday flower is the poinsettia. To help you celebrate, here is a little of the rich and sadly bloody history of this alternately loved and reviled plant. Do you prefer cyclamen as a holiday flower? Here is my post on growing cyclamen. Poinsettia are from a Beautiful Area […]
Cyclamen abound in stores during the holiday season. I love them. They are festive, but in a more refined and delicate way than the boisterous poinsettias. Cyclamen are Captivating I am captivated by cyclamen. Their brightly colored flowers dance over the heart shaped leaves like little fairies, or maybe angels. […]
Pine trees once covered the Southwest, and they can still grow well here. Pines can be excellent low-water landscape trees – if you select the correct species. (More history of pines in the Southwest below.) Why Grow A Pine? When you plant a tree that grows really big – like […]
Amaryllis and other holiday plants are appearing in stores right about now. I encourage you to indulge yourself when it comes to amaryllis because you can enjoy it indoors for the holidays – and then they will survive and re-bloom for YEARS in your garden – or in your low-water […]
