| Get Ready for the Holidays! It's December and it's time to get the house ready for the holidays. This edition of the newsletter offers tips for creating festive holiday containers, selecting a Christmas tree, and for using evergreens to spruce-up the kitchen garden (pun intended!). | | Festive Containers  Tis the season for holiday containers. Abbi Hayes, who writes the Container Corner blog at PlantersPlace, suggests using pinecones and jingle bells to add a little fun to your holiday decorations. Read the article. | | Selecting the Right Tree  Finding the perfect Christmas tree can be stressful! Sarah Marcheschi, Master Gardener and a feature writer at PlantersPlace, explains the pros and cons of buying an artificial tree versus buying from a tree farm. The article even explains how to recycle it once the holidays are over. View Sarah's article. | | Decorating with Evergreens  Even in the dead of winter, evergreens stay green all year. Use them to add structure and color when nothing else is growing. Jennifer Bartley, the Kitchen Garden blogger at PlantersPlace, discusses the benefits of adding evergreens to your garden. Read the article. | |  Need more inspiration? Additional ideas for outdoor containers from Abbi Hayes using evergreen cuttings, dried hydrangea blooms, ornaments and more. |  Gardening retailers stock Osmocote® Plant Food! Find Osmocote® Plant Food at Ace, Amazon, The Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, Walmart, and at many of your favorite independent garden centers. |  You've got questions and we've got answers You can Ask an Expert. Talk to Marianne Binetti, the Master Gardener at PlantersPlace.com. | |
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