Holidays and Celebrations

Ring in the New Year with Traditions, Fruits, and Vegetables

Start your New Year with a bit of luck and nutritious eating. Try a few of these food-related traditions and then plan on growing a few of your own to enjoy. Eating grapes on New Year’s Eve is a Mexican food tradition. One grape is eaten with each stroke of midnight and is believed to… Continue reading Ring in the New Year with Traditions, Fruits, and Vegetables

Selecting and Keeping Your Christmas Tree Looking Its Best

The hunt for the perfect tree is oftentimes an important part of family tradition. Buy local whenever possible by supporting local Christmas tree growers. Purchasing locally grown trees also reduces the risk of spreading unwanted pests into your landscape. Your local University Extension Service and Department of Natural Resources provide updates on any threats. Family… Continue reading Selecting and Keeping Your Christmas Tree Looking Its Best

Brighten the Holidays with Colorful Plants

Garden centers, florists and grocery stores are filling their shelves with a variety of holiday plants; a sure sign the holidays are approaching. This is the time of year to give, receive or fill your home with colorful poinsettias, Christmas cactus, cyclamen, and other holiday plants. Extend their beauty and longevity with proper care. Start… Continue reading Brighten the Holidays with Colorful Plants

Keep Your Valentine Flowers Looking Their Best

Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like a fresh bouquet of flowers. Make sure your gift provides many days of enjoyment by selecting the freshest flowers and providing the best possible care. Take some time to evaluate the quality of the cut flowers you plan to purchase. Select fresh flowers with upright and perky flowers and lots… Continue reading Keep Your Valentine Flowers Looking Their Best

Keep Holiday Plants Looking Their Best

The holiday season has arrived. That means you will be on the giving or receiving end of a poinsettia, Christmas cactus, cyclamen, amaryllis or other holiday plant. Extend the beauty and longevity of these holiday beauties with proper care. And that starts the minute you leave the florist or garden center. Always protect your gift… Continue reading Keep Holiday Plants Looking Their Best

Millennials to Baby Boomers, Gifts that Grow are All the Rage

It’s a jungle in there. Every window, surface and brightly lit corner is filled with decorative or edible greenery. There is no doubt what to gift this person for the holidays. More of the same. A lack of outdoor growing space, limited growing seasons, and time constraints have many people filling their apartments and homes… Continue reading Millennials to Baby Boomers, Gifts that Grow are All the Rage

Holiday Gifts that Keep on Giving

Make gift giving easy with unique green gifts that provide weeks and in some cases months and years of beauty. Plus, gifting easy-care blooming plants is an experiential gift that’s ideal for everyone, especially that person on your list who has everything. Gardeners as well as practical family members and friends will enjoy the dual… Continue reading Holiday Gifts that Keep on Giving

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Seven Smart Strategies for Enjoying the Holidays Without Gaining Weight

Pregame: If you skip meals or snacks during the day to “save up” for a holiday party, you will arrive starving and much more likely to inhale every tray of passed apps that walks by. To prevent this, plan for a small yet satisfying pre-party snack about an hour before you head to out the… Continue reading Seven Smart Strategies for Enjoying the Holidays Without Gaining Weight

Pop the Bubbly and Hear the Quality

The classic sparkling wine that has rung in countless new years with a bang may have more to its bubbles. Champagne is notable for its iconic cork popping, but the bubble acoustics also play a key role in determining how expensive that bottle should be. Investigators Kyle S. Spratt, Kevin M. Lee and Preston S.… Continue reading Pop the Bubbly and Hear the Quality

Singing the Holiday Blues?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But sadly, not for everyone. Whether it’s dealing with loss, getting over an addiction, being new in town, helping children post-divorce or caring for a senior citizen, here are my suggestions to help make the holidays a bit easier to navigate. For the newly divorced or widowed Loss is… Continue reading Singing the Holiday Blues?

ThanksLIVING: A Celebration of Compassion for All Life

For many people, Thanksgiving is synonymous with a festive spread that features roast turkey and all the trimmings. Yet for a growing number of Americans who celebrate what has come to be called “ThanksLIVING”, the menu includes only plant-based dishes out of respect and compassion for all life. Why not consider making this Thanksgiving for… Continue reading ThanksLIVING: A Celebration of Compassion for All Life

Thanksliving Recipes Your Family Will LOVE!

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You may be wondering if there’s a typo in the title of this article… So what is Thanksliving? Here’s how we see it: an opportunity to give thanks by letting beings live – and focusing our gratitude on being with one another, reflecting on what we are grateful for in our lives. Research shows that… Continue reading Thanksliving Recipes Your Family Will LOVE!

The True Meaning of Thanksgiving: Freedom from Want

Thanksgiving in America has become synonymous with a bountiful feast for family and friends – yet what does the holiday really mean? Historically, it’s a harvest festival in the tradition of similar celebrations held for centuries around the world. As such, our American Thanksgiving echoes evocations of gratitude for abundance that were going on long… Continue reading The True Meaning of Thanksgiving: Freedom from Want

Halloween Safety Tips 2016

Parent and Grandparent alert! Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids. To help ensure they have a safe holiday, here are some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). ALL DRESSED UP: Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to… Continue reading Halloween Safety Tips 2016

5 Things to Know Before Hitting the Road This Summer

The experts at RepairPal —a nationwide network of over 1,700 certified, pre-screened auto repair shops on a mission to help you find quality auto repair at a fair price— suggest the following tips to make sure rubber hits the road without any issues: >> PROPERLY INFLATE TIRES TO IMPROVE GAS MILEAGE BY UP TO 3% When tires are not properly inflated, it… Continue reading 5 Things to Know Before Hitting the Road This Summer

To Bolster a New Year’s Resolution, Ask, Don’t Tell

“Will you exercise this year?” That simple question can be a game-changing technique for people who want to influence their own or others’ behavior, according to a recent study spanning 40 years of research. The paper by marketing researchers from the University of California, Irvine, the University at Albany, State University of New York, the… Continue reading To Bolster a New Year’s Resolution, Ask, Don’t Tell

Creative Holiday Gifts That Keep On Giving

Make this holiday season one filled with creating memories and gifts that keep giving throughout the year. Terrariums have made a comeback and make wonderful do-it-yourself projects and gifts for beginning and experienced gardeners. They enable gardeners to continue to grow no matter the weather outdoors and can be updated and used as decorations throughout… Continue reading Creative Holiday Gifts That Keep On Giving