SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

Just like the Christmas tree, mistletoe was also originally used in pagan festivities over the winter period before being co-opted for Christian celebrations. There is no one mistletoe plant, as its ...

Oaks were seen as sacred trees and the fruit of the mistletoe was a symbol of life in the dark winter months. In Scandinavia and other parts of northern Europe like Germany, 'Jul' was the name ...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe hung where every couple tries to stop, the holly and the ivy – these are just a few of the plants that have carved out a spot for themselves in ...