This Christmas we got our first Christmas tree as a family. It was artificial. I never thought I’d get an artificial tree. I grew up in a family that always got real Christmas trees. So it was... Read more >>

I’ve never been a gardener (not until recently—stop laughing mom), so I can’t believe I’m about to make this correlation. This morning I received an email from a reader:... Read more >>

The cyclamen is probably my favorite indoor flowering houseplant. In the old days, it required a very cool environment; but the new hybrids are very adaptable to ordinary room temperatures. Cyclamen... Read more >>