How to take care of your holiday plants; Growing your own tea – inside

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Japanese camellia plant and flower.
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Short days and long nights call for cheery plants and hot cups of tea. Tovah Martin is back to talk about caring for holiday plants and we talk to tea expert Christine Parks about growing your own tea plant.

Featured in this Episode

  • Keep those holiday plants happy all winter

    Poinsettia, amaryllis, and Christmas cactus are just a few of the colorful plants that can help brighten even the darkest day. We talk with plant expert Tovah Martin about how to care for them and other houseplants.

  • Growing your own tea

    Wisconsin is a little too cold to grow tea plants but that doesn’t mean we can’t try them inside! Our guest is Christine Parks, owner of Camellia Forest Tea Gardens in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Tovah Martin Guest
  • Christine Parks Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director

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