Poinsettias are so popular they account for nearly 20 ... and began growing and selling them by the thousands at Christmas when other flowers were scarce. By 1919, the Ecke family held around ...

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO [email protected] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe hung where every couple tries to stop, the holly and the ivy – these are just a few of the plants that ...

If you haven’t already got your Christmas tree up, chances are you’re thinking about adding a few festive touches to your home in the foreseeable future. On top of the fact that plants can ...

From colourful poinsettia to the spices used to make mulled drinks, plants for Christmas are ... made the custom of decorating trees popular among the general public around 40 years later when ...

If you've waited all year for your Christmas cactus to develop cascading blooms only to be disappointed by a dismal display, ...

Other plants which bloom in or around December are also renowned ... Carrying out this research, whatever the result, may be the best Christmas gift the species could hope for.

Garden designer Shirley Bovshow enlightened us on which popular Christmas plants are worth keeping and caring for and which ones are not worth the effort and should be composted. For more for ...

It is the best time of the year and whether you decorate with lights, garlands, or plants — you must be mindful of the hazards some decor items pose to pets. It is a symbol of the Christmas ...

One of the best places in the home to keep poinsettias ... to be very steamy due to people showering. To keep this Christmas plant healthy, keep it at a moderate temperature of at least 15C ...