My Thursday #gardenwalk share is from The University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. It is a quick hour drive up north from my home and garden and I wish I could get up there more often to visit. Matthaei Botanical Garden and Arboretum connects people with nature. They teach about sustaining the [...] 
Kate Copsey Shares Poinsettia at Local IGC It isn’t everyday I get to visit one of my favorite independent garden centers with a fellow garden writer. You can imagine my excitement to meet up with the fabulous Kate Copesy at Bostdorff Greenhouse in Bowling Green, Ohio yesterday. Kate was on location filming for her new [...] 
One of the freshest and uplifting scents in nature is that of the conifer; Any cone-bearing tree. Who doesn’t enjoy a walk in a wooded area loaded with evergreens and pines? I don’t remember the story of why trees like the Douglas Fir were picked as the ‘official’ Christmas tree but if I were to [...]
And the Winner is …… ( watch the video ) Thank you everyone who participated in the Cheerful Tradition Wreath Giveaway. It has been inspiring reading about your holiday traditions you enjoy to continue each year. Big THANK YOU to my friend P.Allen Smith for arranging this product giveaway. I can’t wait to see where [...] 
Christmas Cactus is the Star of My Sunroom This Week Every year I grab a Christmas cactus from the garden center in our local grocery store as an impulse purchase. Who can resists the colorful packaging featuring a seasonal bow and of course the blooms on the plant are to die for! And for some [...] 
