Inspired after decorating at the White House, I decorated my mantel when I returned. Fresh greens, glittery balls and ornaments, and a little imagination is all it takes to make a welcoming festive mantle.
Decorating the White House, 2015-Part 2
Decorating the White House for Christmas is a massive undertaking for lots of volunteers around the country. Find out what it takes to make the magic happen.
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Decorating the White House, 2015 -Part 1
Decorating the White House is every designers dream come true. Learn how to volunteer for this fantasy job and how much work is involved in making the magic happen.
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Lemon Cypress Christmas Tree
Lemon Cypress is often used in Christmas decorating because of its miniature size, gold color, and Christmas tree shape. Pair it with a birch bark container, add red accents, sparkly lights, and you have an instant Christmas decoration for your mantel or tabletop.
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Grand Entrance-Decorate for the Holidays
Creating holiday outdoor containers with Pizzazz is a snap using fresh greens from your garden.
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Allium-Bulb of the Year 2016
Alliums are the best kept secret of the bulb world and once you start planting them, you will add to your collection every year. Deer resistant, easy to grow, and multi-season interest are some of their best attributes.
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Pumpkin Treats-Decorating with Succulents
Succulents and pumpkins go together like peanut butter and jelly. Decorating the pumpkins with succulents gives you a long lasting Thanksgiving decoration that requires little care.
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Moth Tongues and Orchids-Darwin’s Prediction Came True
The Comet Orchid and it's Hawk Moth pollinator is a fascinating story of how biologist Darwin predicted the existence of the insect before it was even discovered.
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Honey-Eternal Shelf Life & Other Amazing Facts
Many people don't know how to store of care for their honey after it leaves the hive. Find out how to enjoy honey and all it's health benefits long after a bee has touched it.
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Floating Beauties
Inspired by Chanticleer floating gardens, anyone can create a stunning water arrangement in minutes using seasonal foliage and flowers from your garden.
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Winter Savory-A Keeper!
Aromatic, culinary, and medicinal. Winter Savory is an underplanted, underused landscape plant that you can snip off branches for cooking.
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Gourdzilla!! Growing Champion Pumpkins
The Growing Growing titanic orbs or gourds is a competitive cut throat sport. As recently as 16 years ago, the heaviest (official) pumpkin weighed a mere 403 pounds. Now in 2015 the one ton mark has been surpassed. That is a lot of pumpkin, not to mention how do you move one that size?? With a …
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