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Poking Around Wheaton for Poinsettias

Whether real or fake, red or white, poinsettias are traditional holiday plants.

 

Have you seen a yard in Wheaton with more than 8,700 silk and plastic poinsettias? It belongs to Louise and Kevin Newcomer.

What's even more surprising, according to an article in the Gazette, is that the Newcomers get their flowers each year from a cemetery, which clears the graves in preparation for spring mowing.

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Read the full story on the Gazette's website.

If you want to see more poinsettias, check out the beautiful winter display in the Conservatory at

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And if you're looking for tips about how to care for poinsettias (not the silk or plastic ones), read "Poinsettia Pointers" in the December issue of Washington Gardener magazine.

Where else can you find poinsettias in Wheaton? Tell us in the comments and upload your own photos.

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