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You won’t want to miss any of these heartwarming stories. [GreenPrints Weekly](  December 10, 2023 Enjoy this newsletter? Please forward it to your friends.  SPONSORED [UpRoot Design Studio]( Looking for unique & uplifting holiday gifts? [UpRoot Design Studio]( offers delightful home goods for easy green living. Our products are ethically & sustainably handcrafted, and feature the fun colors, bold lines, and whimsical imagination of founder & artist Julia Barry. Staff favorites include our handmade eye pillows, adorable embroidery kits, indoor growing kits, and spa gift boxes. So join us in savoring the greener life! [Contact us]( here with questions or custom orders. [Learn More Now!]( [10 Great Blossoms of Gardening Wisdom]( [Daily Story] My favorite thing about being a part of this community is the shared gardening wisdom. Today’s piece, “10 Things I Learned from Gardening” is a fun and quirky list of exactly that, so to kick it off, I thought I’d share two things I’ve learned over the years as a gardener. [Read More...]( [Holiday Collection]( [Brand New Holiday Collection!]( Go ahead and put a little holiday spirit in your life right now and read this Collection—it’s brand new and just released—curated from the GreenPrints archives, these stories are classic and timeless … and just in time for the holiday! [Learn More …]( [The Joy of Gardening is in the Dirt]( [Daily Story] “Gardening is not for the faint of heart, and never has been,” writes today’s author, H. Ni Aódagain. Probably like you, I completely align with that statement from the piece I’ve chosen for today, “To Garden or Not?” The story here is that the joy of gardening is buried in a lot of work, which means it better be something you enjoy doing, or you won’t be doing it for long. [Read More...]( [December 2023]( [The GreenPrints December 2023 Issue is Ready for You to Read (and Listen to)!]( GreenPrints is better, bigger, and greener than ever. Now monthly and printable, issues include stories in audio format, too, narrated by GreenPrints founder Pat Stone and his wife, Becky. This month, read (and listen to) some of our best stories from the past 8 years, such as “The Hairy Boggart” and “Weed or Flower?” [Learn More …]( [Perennial Plants Gone Wild]( [Daily Story] I envy those who live in warm climates, where “tender perennials” are simply “perennials” to them. Each year I plant perennial plants like lavender, knowing that it will die in the winter while someone a few zones below me has a perennial lavender shrub lining their walkways! [Read More...]( [Tote Bag]( [Get the Collectible 4-Winter-Issues Bundle Now!]( Enjoy the best of our Winter editions of GreenPrints with this collectible set of 4 past issues. Delightful stories and artwork—keep as a collectible set for yourself or give them to loved ones as holiday gifts or stocking stuffers! [Learn More!]( [A Plant Thief!]( [Daily Story] I'm not even sure where to start with today's story, "The Tulip Thief," by Carmen De Vito. It's a story about being robbed while working at The Horticultural Society of New York, which in and of itself is wild. I mean, if I was going to rob a place, a part-garden-store-part-library is not the first place I'd go. Unless I was a plant thief, I guess. [Read More...]( [Weeders Reader]( [Get the Best Stories Ever Published in GreenPrints!]( With The Weeder’s Reader, you get sixteen of the most delightful, heartwarming, humorous, and inspirational gardening stories ever published in GreenPrints. [Learn More!]( [A Tortoise in the Garden]( [Daily Story] If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in the grass, and birds darting through the air. It's always amusing to watch them interact with each other and with their surroundings. I've never had a tortoise in the garden though, like today's author. That sounds like fun. [Read More...]( [FREEBIES: Get Them Now!]( [Ornamental Garden Chart]( [Read More …]( [Butterfly Garden Chart]( [Read More …]( [Butterfly Garden Chart]( [Read More …](  About GreenPrints Magazine: GreenPrints brings you joy, humor, inspiration, projects, artwork, and advice from our worldwide community of gardening writers, humorists, and illustrators. Our stories, artwork, and kits will touch your heart, lift your spirits, and provide you hours of entertainment about all things gardening. Our interactive projects will help you build your community, beautify your home, and be a more successful gardener and happier human being. 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