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When a gardener decorates a mantel for Christmas

When a gardener decorates her mantel for Christmas she decides to give it a garden-y theme.

She finds inspiration from an article on garden-themed holiday decorating sent to her by the Hoosier Gardener.

She starts out with some faux greenery mostly because she doesn't have enough real greenery but also because she is a bit afraid of setting her house on fire after the dry summer. To this she