Re: unusual holiday plants?

**M* M* <g*@yahoo.com>**

Duane (I'm hoping it was Duane; it gets hard to
tell...) wrote:

> There is also the Norfolk Island pine, which 
> looks nice with Christmas lights. 

Yep! I use mine as my only Christmas tree these days.
She holds quite a lot of little lights as well as some
really cool small vintage ornaments. I love my Piney!
:)

> Unfortunately they really hate it indoors, and up 
> north they aren't hardy outside.

Interesting. I've had Piney maybe 5 years (zone 5, SE
MI) and she's always done well inside, and my house is
ideal neither in light, heat, nor humidity! (Which
begs the question, is "neither nor" only for two
items, or is three OK?!) However, she's in a fairly
shady area outside over the summer, so maybe this
better prepares her for the transition indoors. 

~Monica, who 1) does talk to plants and 2) doesn't
care what the neighbors think, but 3) in fact only
personifies this one particular plant! :)

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