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Holiday

Living Christmas Tree

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You can start a magical family tradition with a ready-to-plant Christmas tree. As the years pass you'll watch your Christmas tree develop into a beautiful landscape specimen and wildlife habitat. You can continue to use it as part of the holidays by adding outdoor lighting.
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Christmas Cactus

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The Christmas cactus plant is a hybrid of two different species of schlumbergera (s. truncata and s. russelliana). It was first developed in England about 150 years ago. It is popular around the holidays because it generally blooms at about Christmas-time. Being a tropical rain forest plant, it is not hardy in our area, so it is raised as a house plant.
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Caring For Your Fresh Cut Christmas Tree

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The key concept in care for your fresh cut Christmas tree is to keep the tree from drying out.
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Caring For Your Poinsettia

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The poinsettia is a tropical plant brought to the United States from Mexico in 1825 by the first US ambassador, Joel Robert Poinsett. Since then it has become a staple of the holiday season.
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Reblooming Poinsettias

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Poinsettias are one of the most difficult plants to coax into re-blooming indoors. If you would like to give it a try, follow these steps.
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