Perennials Gone Wild

Enjoy today’s gardening stories from the heart. [GreenPrints Daily](  December 6, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends.  [Friday Funny Business banner]( In the days leading up to Christmas, we will share with you one story each day from our brand-new Holiday Story Collection, which is available to our All-Access Members. [Oranges at Christmas]( [Daily Story]  When I was a child in Britain, our Christmas stockings always had an orange in the toe. This wasn’t just a symbol but a real treat because I was a “war baby,” and oranges, which had to be imported, were rare. Even though oranges are at their best around Christmas time, I don’t know if American children still get them from Santa—I suspect not, because these days most of us take this marvelous fruit for granted. [Read More...](  [Holiday Collection]( [Brand New Holiday Collection!]( Go ahead and put a little holiday spirit in your life right now and read this Collection—it’s brand new and just released—curated from the GreenPrints archives, these stories are classic and timeless … and just in time for the holiday! [Learn More …](  Today’s Daily Story [Perennial Plants Gone Wild]( [Daily Story]  I envy those who live in warm climates, where “tender perennials” are simply “perennials” to them. Each year I plant perennial plants like lavender, knowing that it will die in the winter while someone a few zones below me has a perennial lavender shrub lining their walkways! [Read More...](  [December 2023]( [The GreenPrints December 2023 Issue is Ready for You to Read (and Listen to)!]( GreenPrints is better, bigger, and greener than ever. Now monthly and printable, issues include stories in audio format, too, narrated by GreenPrints founder Pat Stone and his wife, Becky. This month, read (and listen to) some of our best stories from the past 8 years, such as “The Hairy Boggart” and “Weed or Flower?” [Learn More …](  Today’s Premium Magazine Story | Winter 2021-22 [Picking Flowers]( [Premium Magazine]  I have always been captivated by picking flowers. When I was a little girl, I picked the sweet blue henbit, the Winter weed that shimmers azure in early Spring as it takes over acidic lawn and flowerbeds. [Read More...](  [Tote Bag]( [Get the Collectible 4-Winter-Issues Bundle Now!]( Enjoy the best of our Winter editions of GreenPrints with this collectible set of 4 past issues. Delightful stories and artwork—keep as a collectible set for yourself or give them to loved ones as holiday gifts or stocking stuffers! [Learn More!](  Today’s Premium Collection Story | Gardening Mishaps [My Okra Onslaught]( [Premium Collection]  Once a year I like to make gumbo. One year I thought, “Why not grow my own okra for it?” I ordered the smallest seed packet available. Somehow they sent me their largest packet of seed. “Woohoo!” I thought. “What a bargain.” [Read More...](  [Tote Bag]( [Get the Best Stories Ever Published in GreenPrints!]( With The Weeder’s Reader, you get sixteen of the most delightful, heartwarming, humorous, and inspirational gardening stories ever published in GreenPrints. [Learn More!](  [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Ornamental Garden Chart]( [Read More …]( [Butterfly Garden Chart]( [Read More …]( [Butterfly Garden Chart]( [Read More …](  About GreenPrints Magazine: GreenPrints brings you joy, humor, inspiration, projects, artwork, and advice from our worldwide community of gardening writers, humorists, and illustrators. Our stories, artwork, and kits will touch your heart, lift your spirits, and provide you hours of entertainment about all things gardening. Our interactive projects will help you build your community, beautify your home, and be a more successful gardener and happier human being. More than 250,000 gardening enthusiasts share the joy, laughter, and camaraderie that can only be found with GreenPrints. You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from GreenPrints Magazine. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address CustomerCare@GreenPrints.com to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Send us a message]( Copyright © 2023 Mequoda Systems, LLC GreenPrints Magazine P.O. Box 1537, Attleboro, MA 02703 Email: CustomerCare@GreenPrints.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.