The secret to keeping holiday greenery fresher
I’ve planted the potted mums in the garden and packed away the scarecrows -- now it’s time to deck the halls. That means filling vacant pots with evergreen branches foraged from my trees and shrubs, hanging cedar swags on the porch and placing a wreath on the door. They’ll look great at first, of course, but that threatens to change as December marches on. And since nothing says “The Addams Family” like a house adorned with crispy spruce boughs, my challenge will be to keep them fresh for as long as possible. The best way to do that would be to treat them like produce. ...
