Archive for December 2005

December 1, 2005

 

berries covered in snow

Gardens without Flowers

Both private and public landscapes should captivate our senses during all four seasons of the year.

December 9, 2005

 

red rose

Our National Flower

In 1986 the rose became the national flower of the United States.

December 15, 2005

 

purple violet

Violets

The writer, Emily Dickinson loved wild flowers, and like the Victorians, she associated violets with modesty and fidelity.

December 22, 2005

 

mistletoe hanging in tree

Mistletoe

Young colonial boys apparently enjoyed a popular sport known as shooting down the mistletoe.

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