December is all about decorating for me. I usually have several craft projects going at once. Right now, I'm working with all the small shells I brought back from Mexico.

’Tis the season — to enjoy your garden from inside on a wintry day when the weather is cold and blustery.

What would you plant if you lived in a flat area with very poor drainage? Where the landscape is shaped by limestone or dolomite bedrock, and the shallow soil is filled with carbonate rock? Where there is limited surface water and no above-ground rivers, and where lakes and swamps are present, but the water is marshy and not palatable for drinking? Where you have two seasons, six months of rain and six months dry, and — oh yeah — did I mention you get 100 inches of rain during the wet season?