Never Too Early To Deck The Halls
Too early to get ready for Christmas? People say that every year when they walk into stores that are decked out for the holidays before Halloween has come and gone. But if you look outside, nature’s...
View ArticleYour Wreath May Be Square
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A wreath doesn’t have to be round. A square or rectangle is easy to make and you can even use an old picture frame as a wreath form. For the greens, boughs from the bottom of a...
View ArticlePlanet Christmas.com
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If your house is the one on the block with more Christmas lights than the Empire State Building has windows, then fly your computer to PlanetChristmas.com. Here’s where you’ll see...
View ArticleDon’t Let Pine Needles Needle You
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If you’re tired of having Christmas tree needles all over your floor… sweep them up and toss them in your garden – evergreen boughs and needles make good mulch. Or, use the needles...
View ArticleHow To Feel More Secure About Outdoor Decorations
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - When the winds started whipping up recently, they took a lot of decorations with them, sending Santa hats flying and boughs of holly blowing all over. But it’s simple to keep...
View ArticleNo Point In Saving Pointsettias
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - When I was a kid, I remember hearing garden reports about what to do with your poinsettia. It was complicated, there were a lot of steps to it as I recall – you...
View ArticleDepartment Stores Get An Extra Early Start On Christmas Displays
By Paul Kurtz BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) — Halloween is more than a month away, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at many stores in the area. If you walk into a retail store today, there’s a...
View ArticleTop Holiday Craft Ideas From Philadelphian Artists
‘Tis the season for crafting. Crafting your own holiday decorations can save you cash to spend in other areas of your budget or for other holiday novelties. It also gives you an opportunity to spend...
View ArticleMaking The Most Of Christmas Tree Extras
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - When we go to pick out a tree, I always like to get one that has extra branches at the bottom that we’ll need to cut off for it to fit in the tree stand. That’s...
View ArticleNature’s Seasonal Ornaments
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Almost every yard is decorated right now. If you didn’t put out any plastic snowmen or reindeer, holly boughs are heavy with berries, and pine cones are plentiful....
View ArticleLocal Arboretum Sales Feature Holiday Greenery
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Deck the halls already! Lots of local arboretums have Christmas greenery sales this time of year where you can get not only holly, pine, spruce, magnolia and other...
View ArticleCaught On Tape: Grinches Steal Christmas Decorations In South Philly
By Steve Beck PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police are searching for the grinches who were caught on tape stealing Christmas decorations. The incident happened on November 26th outside a home in...
View ArticleGrinch Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Holiday Decorations In Gloucester...
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (CBS) – Police in South Jersey have arrested a holiday Grinch after several thefts in the area. On Nov. 23 around 8:15 p.m., police received a call about a female who was seen...
View ArticleDeck The Halls With Pet Safety In Mind
By Nan Talleno PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There are a few things to be aware of as you decorate for the holidays in order to keep your companion animals safe this season. Deck the halls but be careful of...
View ArticleDeck The Halls With Your Own Holly
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Nevermind the prickly leaves, the prices are enough to give you sticker shock. Buying boughs of holly and holly berries by the bunch gets sort of spendy unless...
View ArticleChange Of Seasons For Outdoor Pots
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Let’s get the Christmas decorations down, shall we? It’s been hard this year to get out and de-decorate because you can’t put a ladder up when there’s ice on the...
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