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Give your garden a rest; tend to Mom this weekend
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Gift a Flowering Houseplant this Valentine's Day
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Find oranges at their peak during winter months
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Add some color to your winter landscape by growing holly
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Sugar and spice make everything nice
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The origin of frankincense and myrrh add to their special meaning
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Is your glass half full or half empty?
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Keeping Your Poinsettia Alive Through the Holidays
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The shapes, sizes, and stories of holiday cookies
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How to identify common holiday evergreens
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How to introduce kids to the joys of cooking, baking this holiday season
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Christmas tree traditions and care practices
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How to take care of amaryllis and get them to rebloom
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Take time for self-care during the holidays
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Recycling Your Real Christmas Tree
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New Poinsettia options are a modern twist for an iconic holiday decoration
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Buy a live tree, support a family farm, wake up to the smell of Christmas!
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Helpful tips to cope with grief this holiday season
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Eight food ideas for your holiday charcuterie board
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Enjoy your holiday chili with a few healthy alternatives
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More tricks than treats this Halloween
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Dealing with pumpkins after Halloween: Debunking social media advice
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How to make homemade seed cards for Valentine’s Day
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Why buy flowers if they're just going to die?
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Houseplants for Valentines
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What to do with live Christmas tree after the holidays
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Raising Reindeer
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Many ways to recycle the Christmas tree
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Holidays at home
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Poinsettia Myths
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Salud y Bienestar Durante las Fiestas Decembrinas
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Kissing under the mistletoe – A holiday favorite with a dark side
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History and helpful hints for Christmas trees
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Give the gift of gardening
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Harvesting evergreens for holiday decorations
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Christmas Tree Selection
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Holiday DIY: Gifts from the kitchen
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Selecting a Christmas Tree for the Holidays
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Keep poinsettias vibrant with grower's tips
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Caring for favorite holiday plants
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DIY dried flowers for Thanksgiving
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An attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving
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Local foods offer a cornucopia of fresh Thanksgiving options
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Help your Valentine’s Flowers Last Longer
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Prevent tantrums during the holidays
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Sugar-n-Spice and Everything Nice
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Remember electrical safety when decking the halls
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Master Gardeners Host Make-and-Take Holiday Event
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Bring homegrown foods to the table this Thanksgiving
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Legends and Traditions of Holiday Plants
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Winter brings new opportunities for plant care
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Give Christmas trees a second life after the holidays
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Poinsettias add a rainbow of color options to holiday décor
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Low-maintenance, winter blooming holiday cacti are gift that keep on giving
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DIY bottle terrariums make great holiday gifts
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Don’t dump Halloween pumpkins; donate or compost them
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Blooming plant ideas to gift this Valentine’s Day
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Keep Poinsettias plentiful long after the holidays
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Picking the perfect Christmas tree starts at home
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Grow a living Christmas tree with Norfolk Island Pine
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How to care for a living Christmas tree
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Learn strategies to manage the holiday stress
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Put thankfulness in your Thanksgiving holiday season
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Be creative with your Thanksgiving meal
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Deck the halls safely this holiday season
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Make some holiday treats with 4-H and Barclay Public Library
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Smaller turkeys, lower prices on Thanksgiving menu
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Local foods offer a cornucopia of fresh Thanksgiving options
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Don't get sick from your holiday turkey
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Learn from home with Good Growing Winter Webinars
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How to pick the perfect pumpkin
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