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Gardening has been a lifelong passion for Wende and she’d like to share her passion with her readers. Follow her as she writes about her gardening adventures, lists tasks to do depending on the season, and gives easy to understand gardening advice.

National Poinsettia Day is Dec 12th

Posted by Wende Warren on Dec. 6, 2011

fertilize, indoor, holiday, perennial, plant, transplant, winter, flower

·                  December 12 is National Poinsettia Day.

·                  Poinsettias are native to Mexico. The Aztecs called the poinsettia Cuetlaxochitl. They made a reddish purple dye from the bracts.

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Late December Gardening Tasks

Posted by Wende Warren on Dec. 20, 2011

care, garden, holiday, indoor, plant, plants, seeds, transplant, winter, bulb

This list is from the calendar that Steins Gardens & Gifts posts online to help remind you of gardening tasks that should be done... Not much to do in December, but these are good suggestions to keep your gardening thinking cap on!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

 

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