For a couple of decades now, I've entertained myself through the Christmas season by making decorations the old-fashioned way, yanking greenery out of the thickets and hanging it all around the house.

Jackson vine -- the Christmas smilax -- is an old Gulf Coast holiday tradition still growing in the thickets of your backyard For a couple of decades now, I've entertained myself through the Christmas ...

Decorating the house with fresh greenery is one of the oldest winter holiday traditions. Evergreens have been a part of winter festivals since ancient times. Evergreens are used to represent ...