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Have you seen holiday cactus for sale in stores this season? This is the time of year when they become readily available.

Autumn is in swing, and with it comes changes in leaf color on many deciduous trees.

As October passes right along and November approaches, our fall decorations continue into celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Yes, they are both upon the horizon! As these holidays draw near,

Throughout the summer, our homes have been beautified by lush lawns. The hot weather will soon give way to the cooler temperatures of autumn, and several steps need to be

Honeybees are well known for their ability to produce honey. However, these bees, both cultivated and in the wild, have declined because of colony collapse disorder in recent years.

Its most common name is Christmas Cactus, but it is also called Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, and even Easter Cactus. Much depends on when the Epiphyllum, Schlumbergera bridgesii bursts into

The schlumbergera, also known as a Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter cactus, are hugely popular around this time of the year and after the holidays.

As October prepares to say goodbye and November is welcomed into the fold, our decorations continue from simply fall statements to celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. As both holidays draw

Tis the season of wacky weather with wicked winds! Just last week, there were two days on which record-high temperatures were set. Then, there was this week, with its mix of sub-freezing temperatures, rain, a bit of occasional snow, and the wicked winds that brought down a few trees and numerous branches, and caused power outages. My plans to plant peas, the first outdoor crop I sow in spring, were blown away in Monday’s gale-force winds. The weather is not the only thing that is wacky. Ou...

GREG REYNOLDS / CONTRIBUTORLeafy mistletoe in a tree in Alabama. KATIE OAKES / CONTRIBUTORNorfolk Island Pine. KATIE OAKES / CONTRIBUTORNorfolk Island Pine branch. KATIE OAKES / CONTRIBUTORA cream colored poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). KATIE OAKES / CONTRIBUTORA Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata). KATIE OAKES / CONTRIBUTORThe actual flowers of the poinsettia plant are small and yellow in the center of the colored bracts.   It’s that magical time of year when the temperatu...