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Caring For Your Christmas Cactus
The Christmas cactus is a truly beautiful plant that will add some much-appreciated color to your home during the dark season. Here's here to care for it throughout the year.
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The Christmas Cactus
The Christmas cactus is a common sight in many holiday homes throughout North America and Europe; however, its history and origins are of more exotic and warmer climes.
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Care of Christmas Cactus
The holiday cacti are colorful, easy to care for plants. Learn how to grow these plants, how to get them to re-flower as well as how to propagate them.
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Holiday Gift Plants
Holiday gifts planst and how to care for them.
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Houseplants for Holiday Decor
The holidays are on the way, and that means the arrival of some very special houseplants. To keep them looking their best now and beyond the holidays, read these tips!
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Pass up the Poinsettias!
Try something different this holiday season, pass up the poinsettias and enjoy these lovely substitutes.
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Plants as Christmas Presents
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Colorful Cactus for the Holidays
Place one of these cactus on your mantel or table for festive holiday eye candy. Then plant it in your garden in the spring.
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Holiday Decorating on a Budget
Indoor gardeners on a limited budget can find affordable ways to decorate for the holidays.
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Holiday Houseplant Care
Holiday plants such as poinsettia and cactus are popular as decorations and gifts during the holiday season, but do you know how to care for them afterwards?
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Holiday Houseplants
The holiday are here and that means it's time for some very special houseplants. Learn more about everyone's favorite holiday plants for indoor decor!
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Desert Conservatories in the Mid Atlantic States
Winter is a good time to go indoors and see cactus and succulent plant collections at public gardens. Here are two desert conservatories in Mid Atlantic States.
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The Cactus Family
The cactus family is an ancient botanical family which is native to dry, desert regions of the Americas; the Cactaceae plant family includes many familiar cacti.
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Child and Pet Safe Houseplants
If you have concerns about keeping poisonous houseplants, invest in a few family friendly, non-toxic indoor plants.
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Opuntias; The Prickly-Pears and Chollas
Our spiney friends are easy to grow and better than roses!
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Quick Holiday Decorating Tricks
Holiday decorating doesn't have to be time consuming or difficult; a few simple decorating tricks can give you a festive home in minutes.
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Elegant Christmas Decorating
Instead of plastic Santas and garish Christmas trees, decorate your home for the holidays with style and class.
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Houseplant Q&A
Answers to houseplant questions submitted by my readers.
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Ideas for Holiday Shopping
Holiday shopping with a theme in mind can be fun and very creative. Here is a list of possible themes for your holiday gift giving.
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Plant Dormancy
For sustained good health, plants must experience a period of partial or complete inactivity. This dormant state is necessary for the continued survival of the plant.
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Traditions for Winter Solstice
Every season is a celebration. Winter is the beginning of a new year. Quiet and cold winter days are a wonderful time to create seasonal family traditions.
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Visit Kingwood Center in Mansfield Ohio
The Kingwood Center is worth a trip to the mid-western state of Ohio. This Mansfield estate is filled with heritage and display gardens, greenhouses and an orangery.
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Winter Flower Garden Indoors
Every winter gardeners crave blooms, color, flowers, green leaves and spring! Try raising some of these easy flowering plants inside.
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Cacti on your Windowsill
The original "drought" plant. Many of these prefer the hot, dry conditions of a desert, and won't mind the drought!
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Gardening Checklists for November and December
Gardening isn't a top priority as November begins the countdown to the holiday season, however, for gardeners spending time in the dirt provides welcome stress relief.
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Gifts for the Gardener
The holidays are here! Here are a few ideas to inspire you when you want to buy something special for the gardener on your list!
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GROWING CACTI AND SUCCULENTS
This is a general discussion of growing cacti and succulents.
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Hard to Kill Houseplants
Low maintenance houseplants are hard to kill, and thrive with little attention. These are the best types of houseplants for homes with either low sun or a lot of sun.
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Holidays and Companion Birds....Part 2
Happy Holidays from Companion Birds! Let's make sure that our birds' participation in the holiday celebrations are happy, fun and safe! Read on to find out about toxic plants, dangerous decorations, and more.
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The Gift of Flowers
Give yourself the gift of sweet scented blooms this holiday season. Surround yourself with exotic winter-blooming houseplants.
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Those Exotic Azaleas
Don't toss out that lovely florist azalea once the blooming's done. Follow this simple method of care to keep those luscious blooms coming back year after year.
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Caring for Holiday Plants
Holiday plants add to our personal enjoyment of the season. They shouldn’t be a burden. Know how to make each one happy and let it make you happy too.
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General Care of Cacti & Succulents
Cacti & Succulents can require very different care than other plants. Many, in fact, fall victim to unintended improper care. While providing specific information for all plants is impossible, there are a few simple guidelines for succulent cultivation.
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Holiday Safety Tips
Make your holidays safer with some simple tips. A safe holiday is a less stressful holiday. I hope you have both!
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INDOOR GARDENING
Growing cacti - Indoor gardening pleasures
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Feeling Strapped? Fundraiser Ideas
fund-raising ideas for music and school groups
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Treasury of Natural Health Tips
A collection of natural health tips which are not covered in other articles. You also get a chance to share your own.
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Xeric Max in The Case of the Overturned Opuntia
Xeric Max appears in an election year mystery. Here's your chance to become a writer: Add your thoughts to next months conclusion.
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