While gardening yesterday, I noticed the temperature seemed to change drastically within 30 min. It went from being fine and comfortable walking through Linda’s garden, clipping back miscanthus grass and the rouge mint – to me being absolutely cold, and realizing it really was Winter. Here are some of my cold little babies on the deck…

Frosty Pansies

More Cold Rudbeckia

The turkey has been ravaged. The pumpkins are moldy on your door step. And the garden looks like the other word for manure – it’s December!

Instead of a cut tree, consider a living Christmas tree this year.

Pros -

1. They are environmentally friendly.

2. They will not kill you in a fire.

3. They can be less expensive and can be used in your garden after the holidayz.

Cons -

1. You will need to enlist strong blokes to move the tree inside, as most are very heavy.

2. They usually do not have the same fragrance as cut trees – since most trees are heavily scented once they have been killed pruned.