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Ornamental spring-blooming trees can be either deciduous or evergreen. See how to grow some of the most popular spring flowering trees.

The Twelve Days of Christmas once had birds as the gifts on each of the first seven days, and may have started out as a game - but why a partridge in a pear tree?

Many have criticized, or praised, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God as a feminist novel.

Many people sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" believing the "gifts" it names for each day are all in fun.

It's difficult for most trees to tolerate the pollution in city air and the pressure of trampling feet over their roots, so the number of urban species is limited.

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a very popular Christmas carol and is a welcome addition to any web site - especially if it is animated using Javascript.

Careful planning is critical with long-lived, perennial crops that will occupy the same space for many years, like fruit and nut trees.

Trees affect our lives and deserve recognition and planting in gardens and parks.

Some people believe that this popular Christmas song originally had a hidden meaning. What is this meaning and is it true?

The Twelve Days of Christmas is more than a popular holiday song. Verses may represent Bible verses and Christian lessons.

The champion of business Christmas card websites offers free corporate greeting e-cards that can include customized messages, color photos, music and videos.

The Ballerina range of apple trees, pear trees and ornamental crab apples are ideal for container growing. Traditional fruiting varieties are available in the same form.

Just how much is a partridge in a pear tree, anyway? For the last 24 years, the PNC has calculated the CPI as a fun way to look at the cost of "The 12 Days of Christmas."

Meaning in Schuyler's poem entitled "Shimmer" glistens immediately as the audience instantly notices the fixed form and aesthetic appeal of the work on the page.

Six of the best deciduous trees with weeping growth habit and pendulous silhouettes. Is your favorite listed?

A Christmas tree skirt is not only a key holiday decoration but also a functional drape that hides the base of the tree. Find the perfect Xmas tree skirt online.

Adding some holiday displays to the classroom can help students stay excited about learning even as they are excited about the holidays.

Get free Winnie the Pooh Christmas coloring pages plus Tigger, Kanga, Baby Roo, Piglet, Rabbit & Eeyore. Find other Disney character kids coloring pages, too.

A fun, hunt-and-find art book for kids.

The best corporate retreat locations foster a sense of corporate community. Get new ideas for unique locations for executive retreats and offsite meetings in Washington.

A closer look at the life of gifted storyteller, P. D. James, author of the Adam Dalgliesh series.

The Christmas Bird Count takes place in late December or early January in locations in North, Central, and South America. Data aids research and conservation efforts.

A gardener who buys fruit to grow in a particular space in his backyard without understanding a microclimate may set himself up to fail in producing edible crops.

A Cadillac Catera with a couple of electrical problems.

At the Long Point Bird Observatory in Canada, you can adopt a banded bird or give an adoption certificate as a gift.

Halcyon birds, according to Greek mythology, bring us days of peace and calm around Christmas time--halcyon days. The bird in the legend is the European Kingfisher.

Where to find unique Christmas photo cards online, plus tips for sending family holiday greetings with picture Christmas cards.

Wow your party guests this festive season with anything-but-ordinary Christmas party decorations.

Learn how to combine favorite old fashioned flowers of all kinds to design your own colorful cottage garden filled with fragrant roses, lilacs, peonies and more.

Creating your own Christmas mantel? Here are some beautiful ways to decorate your fireplace for the holiday season.

Though most gardens look pretty skeletal in January, there are still enough jobs to do to keep an avid gardener busy.

Use Christmas and holiday-themed song titles and lyrics to challenge students to practice translating French phrases and to encourage learning more French vocabulary.

Natural beauty products and a focus on ethics, athleticism and education have turned a small, eccentric NYC-based into an international success.

Pears are very food and wine friendly for all courses: appetizers, salads, main dishes, slaws, chutneys or even desserts

In the famous Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas," the seventh day brings seven swans a-swimming. What's so special about swans?

In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston continually uses animals as symbols to show Janie's struggle against conforming to her Nanny's definition of a black woman.

Roast goose didn't start with the Christian holiday of Christmas. Read about what geese symbolized in other religions and cultures as far back as ancient Egypt.

The first day of Christmas, according to the old song, has someone sending a gift of a partridge on a pear tree. Why not host a dinner or party based on these food items?

Most people know the song about the 12 days of Christmas from Boxing Day to Twelfth Night. Why not use the words as ideas for dinner and party themes during winter?

"On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me..." Millennia of tradition and symbolism lie behind the gift of two Turtle Doves.

In a world where it is possible to have any foodstuff all year round, it can be a rewarding challenge to cook and eat seasonal produce.

A set of four questions to spark discussion about the themes in this great American Classic.

Growing fruit trees in the garden means an abundant supply of fresh fruit in season - fruit that has not been sprayed with anything toxic.

You envision lush greenery and deep shade when adding trees to your landscape. But you could end up with unforeseen problems. Read this before planting.

Walking into a garden full of indigenous or exotic plants grown from rare to exceptionally rare bulbs is like walking into a land of fantasy and wonder.

Roanoke, a mid-size city in southwestern VA, demonstrates urban beautification. Its Parks Division oversees design, planting and maintenance of city parks and plazas.

Silver trees and shrubs are relatively scarce but there are some beautiful ones in commerce that can light up your yard. Most are drought tolerant.

A set of eight questions for reading groups to use when discussing the novel Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier.

Hated by many, commercial decoration leads people to believe it symbolises materialism. Yet like every other aspect of Christmas, it is rooted in Christian faith.