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×Graptoveria ‘Mrs Richards Variegata’, also sold as ×Graptoveria ‘Gypsy Variegata’, is an attractive succulent that forms short-stemmed …

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Here we are, it’s Christmas Day. We’re not traveling to be with family this year, instead spending this one at home in Portland. Because of that, and some reading I’ve been doing, I’ve been thinking a lot about Christmas traditions. Since we don’t have kids many of the usual traditions never figured into the mix for us. 

Growing up I was lucky to have some pretty fantastic family traditions though. Then later, in my 20’s, I somehow managed to fall hard for the consumer-based Christmas enchantment of downtown Seattle’s lights and glitter and the shopping magic, all while working as a store manager during the intense retail holiday season. I lived Christmas HARD and loved it. Somewhere along the way though I lost that special glow the holiday season could bring. I try to find it each year, doing something that stirs the old emotions, but the pull is not as strong as it used to be.

Sometimes Nature creates strangely beautiful fake looking plants that don’t always appear to seem exactly real. Check out some of the amazing specimens.

From CAST to field trials that help evaluate new varieties in real conditions, growers are always on the lookout for new plants that fit well not just within their greenhouses, but for their customers as well.

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