Gift ideas for gardeners this Christmas season
John Vanderwees outlines practical garden themed gifts for all skill levels and spaces. Suggestions include fresh greenery arrangements statues fountains quality tools and gift cards to a garden centre to inspire future planting and shared gardening joy.
Surviving winter blues with tropical houseplants
Readers learn how to protect tropical plants during cold months and treat them as perennials instead of annuals. The piece highlights elephant ears, canvas, and caladiums as sturdy choices for long-term indoor growth and year-round tropical vibes.
Winter care guide for tropical plants and tubers
Keep chiutnids smele canna and caladiums indoors by sunny windows with regular watering and light fertilizing. For outdoor plantings, wait for first frost, cut to six inches, dig up, rinse and dry bulbs, store in ventilated peat moss boxes in a cool dark place, checking monthly and spritzing if shriveling, discarding rotted pieces, then plant outdoors when soil warms in spring.
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