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Happy Holidays!!

As an avid gardener, you await the holidays with eager anticipation. You may not be able to get your hands into the frozen dirt in your flowerbed. But, your Christmas list contains plenty of garden-related items. If you have been good, Santa may put some seeds, or an Electronic Soil Tester, in your stocking. If you've been real good, you may find the greenhouse or raised bed that you've been wishing for. We hope you get everything on your list this year.

 Here at Garden Hobbies, we wish you the very best for the holidays and New Years. May your garden in 2020, be the best one yet!

Poinsettias Everywhere! - They are a symbol of the holiday season. You'll find Poinsettias, in stores, restaurants, churches, and your home. They make great holiday gifts. With a little care, their bright blooms will last well beyond the holidays.

• Poinsettia Day
• Growing and Caring for Poinsettias

Avid gardeners turn to - houseplants during winter months. It keeps us into our beloved hobby all winter long. Give your plants a dose of fertilizer and some water, before the holiday season captures your attention. About houseplant care and maintenance

Composting every day.... Composting can go on 12 months of the year. Don't throw out kitchen scraps....... compost them. Got trimmings from a houseplant? ..... compost them, too. While the decomposition process all but stops under the snow, you can collect materials all winter long. You'll be amazed at how much composting materials you can collect over the winter. More on Composting.

Read the Good Book.... There's plenty of good books on gardening. There's always something new to learn when you dig into a garden related books. There's also plenty of tips and learnings in our growing list of "how to" pages. So, make sure to surf our site and stop back often.

• Farmers' Almanac 2020
• Good books on Gardening

Homeowners love Arborvitae. Fast growing with little care, they are among the most popular of evergreens for both foundation plants and hedgerows. More on Arborvitaes.

Celebrate your Garden Hobby

There are many days to celebrate our gardening hobby. Among them:.

December 1- Eat a Red Apple Day

December 12 is Poinsettia Day- A gardener's symbol of the Christmas season. About Poinsettias

See our complete list of Special Days.

December Garden Tips - from The Gardener's Network, where every day is a gardening day!