Have you been given a Christmas Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) for the Holidays? You can plant yours in the garden, enjoy…
Eating your own home grown new potatoes is a luxury at any time. And your own Christmas potatoes are a…
Evergreens and winter-blooming plants offer life amid the bleak cold, plus the promise of spring. Flowers of the Christmas Rose…
Never has there been so much variety on offer. But which should you choose? The answer depends on how long…
Araucaria heterophylla, the Norfolk Island pine, is the only araucaria that can be maintained indoors as a houseplant throughout the…
Christmas tree history is rooted in a number of religious and regional practices, some of which are still being used…
Most people have a traditional tree at Christmas time such as a pine or Douglas Fir. Other people prefer to…
When in bloom, what appears at first sight to be flowers are actually bracts. In simple terms, bracts are brightly…
The Mistletoe, usually associated with Christmas, has a long mythical history. It is a parasitic plant that grows on trees…
When the ground is blanketed with snow all the world is white, gardeners and home owners are blessed with a…