By Bryant Naile
December is a time when the garden moves indoors to decorate. Christmas trees, boughs of holly, poinsettias and greenery for the mantel are all great ways to bring outdoor/garden living inside to create rich holiday environments. This annual “hanging of the greens” is when evergreens, especially magnolias, can be harvested from an otherwise bleak winter garden to dress up the décor for the Christmas season.
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