You invest in these beauties to adorn your home indoors during the holidays, but they don’t have to be temporary. Plant them outside when the holidays are over. You can enjoy their interesting leafy structure during the summer, and if you treat them right, your poinsettias will reward you with those gorgeous bracts next December!
Rosemary
Like conifers, rosemary lends itself beautifully to trimming into a perfect cone or other topiary shape. It even provides its own tiny blue flowers for ornamentation. Plus, you can eat the trimmings! Rosemary isn’t the only evergreen herb – think thyme, lavender and sage – and all of them are just thing to provide lovely outdoor decoration and add seasonal flavor to your fall and winter dishes.