Nah. It's fake. I'm allergic to the real thing. The two of us can still eat at the table. We just have to scoot the tree a little. If we have people over, we'll just put it on top of the dog crate for a couple of hours. :-) PS I need some hints on making those two poinsettias survive (hopefully) past the Christmas season.

I have pals in Ocala, just wish I had known about this in advance! IS ANYONE GOING!??! 1) is there a handout that can be posted here about the rooting technique? 2) any idea on the bulb prices? 3) is anyone willing to pick up some and ship to TX? THANKS, K

I hope Santa is very good to you all and brings you whatever garden gifts you want. I'd really like a garden helper/handyman but they are pretty scarce. I would also like a garden bench altho I might spend too much time just sitting and not gardening! ;-D I think those Travelocity gnomes are cute also and QVC does have them - link below. There are not a lot of 'things' I need for my garden and I like to choose them myself so I'm not making garden gift suggestions to family. No longer buying gardening books. Would like a new birdbath to replace the cheap plastic one but I made the birds a glass totem birdbath and only the chipmunks use it. The birds seem to prefer the cheap plastic one that's elevated 6' high - I guess they feel safer there. I buy a few garden decorations every year mostly at yard sales and have made more totems, etc. than my garden needs. Mother's Day is when I get my garden goodies, not Christmas, as the plant nurseries have just opened here and my enthusiasm is high. Right now I'm hibernating just like my garden! LOL Here is a link that might be useful: Travelocity gnome

Dan, as always--I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what you've done! You're always an inspiration to me, eventhough I don't have enough sunlight to support the conifers--I love them mixed with the hosta! And then there' the ROCKS! Sigh!! I'm doing another dry-creek bed look in my garden this year--love that sort of thing! Did one last year and it turned out really neat! Phil, we moved the Red Maple we had behind our big swing, about 2 weeks ago and used the Bonide Root and Grow--a root simulant and it's looking just fine! It has never (so far) shown any sign of transplant shock! I don't know when we can feel 'safe' in having done this. We had to move it, though, because Steve wants to build a tool shed, a smaller version of the potting shed we have behind the fence out back! I hope yours survives and thrives, too!!!