Have visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in your head yet — no? Strange, as Christmas is right around the corner. We know it's only mid-November, so if you're not quite in the festive mood just yet, ...

First, before I go off on yet another tangent — my favorite tangent, actually — you should know that this column is about making some very cool free-form wreaths out of garden clippings. OK, enough of ...