Your All Things Plants newsletter for December 15, 2012

• 27 new members.
• 116 new threads.
• 2,194 new posts.
• 819 new images to the plant database.
• 45 new comments in the plant database.

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By Joannabanana December 15, 2012 Gardener's Calendar Gift Add a personal touch to a gardener's gift. (203 words - Read the full article) (2 comments)

By CindiKS December 14, 2012 A quick tip: make the most of your Christmas tree If you have a live Christmas tree, recycle it by cutting branches off and laying them in flower beds for mulch and bird cover. (no comments)

By Trish December 13, 2012 Simple and natural winter decorating 30 minutes, clippers and access to some evergreen material is all you need to add a little bit of nature inside your home. (263 words - Read the full article) (13 comments)

By SongofJoy December 12, 2012 Value Mistletoe Mistletoe has often been considered a pest that kills trees as well as degrading and devaluing natural habitat. The plant has now been recognized as an ecological keystone species, playing "a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community" (Wikipedia). (10 comments)

By Sharon December 11, 2012 Top hat tree topper It's just an old well worn gardening hat that's seen many years. (65 words - Read the full article) (14 comments)

By LarryR December 10, 2012 Landscape design tips for a smaller garden Want to make your small garden look larger? Try using a color scheme that includes plants with mostly white blossoms and green leaves. Add some green shrubbery and a colorful accent plant as well. The green and white combination gives the illusion of more space. Add some curving paths. They will also trick the eye into seeing the space as larger than it actually is. (3 comments)

By Trish December 9, 2012 Team Natural or Team Artificial? Historically all indoor winter decor was natural. With the invention of artificial greenery, Team Artificial was created. I'll even allow that some bat for both teams. Whatever the case for your family, come share your holiday traditions of decorating with us! (206 words - Read the full article) (53 comments)