LONG-TIME GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY contributor Cherry Ong may be the poster gardener for the spirit of the season. It has become a tradition for Cherry to make wreaths and swags for friends and family out of materials she gathers from the surrounding landscape. She then travels around handing them out like a nature-inspired Santa Claus in the weeks before the holidays. While she doesn’t begin construction on the decorations until late November, Cherry is thinking about how to spread cheer all year long. In summer, she delivers cut-flower bouquets, and before her succulents die off in fall, she makes succulent pumpkins and hands those out to coworkers, family members, and friends.
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