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A Christmas cactus in full bloom, with vivid pink flowers among cascading green segmented leaves.

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As we head into November, your holiday cactus may need a little bit of attention to ensure that it will be in bloom and beautiful over the next couple of months. Holiday cactus ( Schlumbergera) are succulent plants native to northeast Brazil...
White tulips streaked with red bloom beneath a deep red Japanese maple tree in a sunny garden.

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October is an ideal time to get spring-blooming bulbs in the ground. In fact, they can be planted any time before the ground freezes. That means we still have a few weeks to plan a colorful succession of blooms that could last from March through...

As the garden beds empty out and the last tomatoes come in, it's easy to feel like the growing season is behind us. But here at the Orleans Community Seed Share, that couldn't be further from the truth — we've just received a generous donation...

A black and yellow swallowtail butterfly feeds on clusters of pink milkweed flowers in a lush garden.

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My brain runs at warp speed all the time. It's almost always the many tasks I need to do. Instead of focusing on the here and now, I may be focusing on the next five tasks on my lists, and others for next week and next month… I need mindfulness...