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Who wouldn't welcome a bottle of 'homemade' flavored vodka, as a hostess gift? Your garden will become the talk of the party. About's Guide to Cocktails (now there's a job)...

Long blooming and fragrant, with an almost unparalleled range of colors, Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) seem at home in any garden. I like to plant them with my pole...

For you gardeners who are snowed in today and looking hard for a distraction from the Christmas goodies popping up on the table, take a tour through David Beaulieu’s ...

Botanical gardens are great places to visit and get ideas about what to grow in your garden. They showcase the brand new and the tried and true. ...

The Christmas Rose is actually a buttercup. Hellebore niger, known as the Christmas Rose, also has the frustrating tendency of not blooming until Easter - making it all the more...

December 12th is National Poinsettia Day. That's right, the US Congress actually gave the Poinsettia an official day of recognition. They are hard to resist at this time of year,...

This question comes up every year. Sooner or later, we all buy more bulbs than we can reasonably get planted. Who can resist? But there really is...

Paper whites, a small, pale Narcissus, are one of the easiest bulbs to force indoors. We’re so used to seeing them in pots that we forget they also make wonderful...

Are you thinking of getting a live Christmas tree this year? (And by live I mean a tree that is still growing.) When getting a tree that will...

Mistletoe, like cranberry sauce, makes its appearance at the holidays and then disappears for another year. But if mistletoe is such an attractive evergreen, how come we don’t grow...