We love Clivia miniata because it is a stunning blooming houseplant that doesn’t mind the dry air typically found in the home in winter.

Watch a video about dehydrating fruits and vegetables for a winter treat.

We love Red Beauty holly (Ilex Red Beauty) for its impressive show of bright red fall/winter fruits and its impressive size and shape.

We love ‘Sky Blue Martien’ viola (Viola cornuta ‘Endurio Sky Blue Martien’) for its beautiful pale purple-blue flowers and the way it stands up to winter.

Tricia from Peaceful Valley talks about growing citrus trees indoors.

Can you give me some advice on growing basil?

Here’s a rundown of popular heirloom tomato varieties. Consider trying some in your garden in 2012.

Virtues: We love ‘Rheingold’ arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Rheingold’) because it is a dwarf evergreen shrub with gold-green foliage that turns bronze-yellow in winter.

A coarse-textured deciduous shrub with large white spring flowers and nice golden fall foliage. Great flowering shrub for the shade. Deer resistant. Flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

Virtues: A rugged, dense evergreen shrub that makes a nice evergreen mat. Foliage turns bronze or purplish bronze in winter, for something “different.” A good alternative to mat-forming junipers.

I am going to make this for our family Thanksgiving: Sweet Potato and Apple Gratin.