A Tortoise with a Purpose

Enjoy today’s gardening stories from the heart. [GreenPrints Daily](  December 8, 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. [A Gardener’s Christmas Poem]( [Daily Story]  T’was the week before Christmas, and all through the yard,  Not a gift was given, not even a card. The tools were all hung in the carport with care,  With hopes that St. Nicholas soon would repair, The shovel with blade all rusty and cracked,  the pitchfork still shiny, but handle it lacked. [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 [A Tortoise in the Garden]( [Daily Story]  If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in the grass, and birds darting through the air. It's always amusing to watch them interact with each other and with their surroundings. I've never had a tortoise in the garden though, like today's author. That sounds like fun. [Read More...](  [2024 Calendar Kit]( [Free 2024 Calendar Kit For New Gift Givers!]( Give a gift that really matter—a year of GreenPrints to someone you love! Order today and get a free bonus gift for yourself—the GreenPrints 2024 Wall Calendar Kit! [Order Now!](  Today’s Premium Magazine Story | Winter 2019-20 [My Soon-To-Be Labyrinth Garden]( [Premium Magazine]  When I was young, my family lived on a farm at the edge of a very tiny country town. I didn’t have a lot of other kids nearby to play with. One of the things that provided me entertainment was the huge stash of garden and seed catalogs that came in the mail every Winter. [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 Romance [Pruning]( [Premium Collection]  I never wanted to learn to prune. I thought of myself as a grower, not a pruner. In fact, I knew exactly what kind of gardener I was: a plantswoman. [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](.