If you're interested in doing a deep dive into the history of poinsettias as a holiday plant, read this article published by Purdue University.
A Postcard From Poinsettia
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I Love Philodendron pinnatifidum × melinonii hybrid aka Philodendron Golden Crocodile
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I Love The Buckskin Pumpkin From Ball Seed
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Christmas Merchandise so EARLY?
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Dried Flower Fun
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I Love Ginkgo Biloba
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I Love Staghorn Sumac aka Rhus typhina
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I Love Fire Light Tidbit® Panicle Hydrangea
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I Love Canna Cannova
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I Love Epilobium canum aka California fuchsia Zauschneria canum var. arizonica ‘Sky Island Orange’
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I Love Symphyotrichum ericoides aka White Heath Aster
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I Love Lophospermum Lofos Compact Rose
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I Love Solidago Canadensis aka Canada Goldenrod
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What To Do With A Large Potato Harvest
My husband and I have about ten large (25 Gallon) Smart Pots that we use for growing potatoes every summer. We grow them in Smart Pots because we...
I Love Eupatorium perfoliatum aka Bonset
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I Love Pearly Everlasting aka Anaphalis margaritacea
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