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17th Annual Holiday Guide Consider the Garden... DECEMBER
forcing, (Google that one!) and for scattering, planting where they fall for the au natural look which you know I love! Cindy suggested growing lovely amaryllis and paper whites, perfect for the holiday table. It’s really fun for kids to ‘force’
paper
whites and watch their roots as they tangle and grow looking through clear glass vases fi nally sending up their lovely fl ow- ers emitting such evocative aromas. Sweet peas, fra-
grant and romantic, will soon be climbing and twining in spring.
King’s offers them
now in 4 inch pots so you can choose from the wonderful va- rieties such as Zinfandel, a rich burgundy or Mrs. R. Bulton, a ruffl ed rose pink. How about
with a delightfully strong fra- grance. Plant them in large pots or preferably in the ground with lots of aged compost and organic planting mix. They are climbing plants so offer them chicken-wire, bamboo tripods or something totally creative
luscious lavender Noel Sut- ton, peachy tones and ruffl ed blooms of Apricot Sprite, or Beaujolais, velvety maroon
and they will be off to an in- credible start with even more fl owers than ever.
Choose a
sunny site where they will get at least six hours of sunlight every day. Regularly sprinkle diatomaceous earth or Sluggo to keep the hungry snails and slugs away. Seeds can be started inside too, but it’s great to get a jump on the growing sea- son or possibly you have some ready in your green house! Remember sweet peas are not really for eating like Snow
peas, Sugar snap or Sugar Anne, just incredibly fragrant and gorgeous twining about in the garden.
like at 707-542-4782. You de- cide!
Pretend the garden is covered with a foot of snow so you can
Call them if you
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rest and take a little break for now while your compost pile is busy with all the microbial action. Hopefully your young cabbages, baby bok choy, broc- coli, caulifl ower, onions and more are growing happily in your gardens.
Holidays are here with all their magic, pink sunsets’ softly streaking across evening sky. Star Anise strung on thin silk ribbon, shiny glass icicles hung on wiry green hooks, strings of tiny, glowing watering cans and fun chili pepper lights to adorn your aromatic, evergreen tree. You decide!
Long cinnamon sticks to stir hot teas, eggnog, brandy and other favorites. Help the kids make sweetly scented, spicy pomander balls to hang. Have some delicious, creative fun with all your friends and fam- ily as we move ever forward into the new year ahead. . . Joy to a GRATEFUL, ‘GREENER’ World!
The Lamaze class included a tour of the pediatric wing of the hospital.
When a new baby was brought into the nursery, all the women tried to guess its weight, but there was the only man who would venture a number.
“Looks like 9 pounds,” he offered confi dently.
“This must not be your fi rst,” one woman beside him said.
“Oh, yes,” he said. “It’s my fi rst.”
“Then how would you know the weight of a baby?” she asked.
He shrugged. “I’m a fi sherman.”
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