Is it just me or do the holidays start earlier each year? I was shopping last week and heard Christmas music already, a full two weeks before Thanksgiving. I understand that retailers want the buying frenzy to begin as soon as possible—Black Friday is now a weeks-long endeavor—but just hearing those peppy tunes put a rock in my belly.
I'm not ready for this year to be over yet. Here in Texas, we've barely entered sweatshirt weather. We've had an exceptionally warm fall and just last week I was in short sleeves putting pansies, violas, dianthus and kale in the ground. But make no mistake, any second now, we'll all go hurdling over the precipice of time and start free-falling into the holiday season.
For many, this time of year is not when gardening is top of mind. Digging in the dirt doesn't seem that attractive when your hands are full of cookies and hot chocolate. But don't fool yourself, the gardeners in your life are thinking about it all the time. In many places, Christmas Day is when you put your tulip, daffodil, and hyacinth bulbs in the ground. Or plant garlic cloves (two inches down in well drained soil, get 'em in before the first freeze) to ensure a bumper crop in spring.
So as we speak, I'm working on a list of great gifts for gardeners. Not just the EP3 Planter mind you, (which of course you can check out here http://kck.st/2AL2klc) but a whole bunch of cool things I've seen and covet for myself. Stay tuned. We'll talk again soon.
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