Landscaping in the Big Country with Adam Andrews 12/6/25: Poinsettias & Pecans

Adam and Amber ride the mid-December weather roller coaster and kick things off with Small Business Saturday plus details on next weekend’s big double-header: the Willow Creek Gardens Workshop Warehouse Open House and the Abilene Society of Model Railroaders open house, with terrariums, sand art for the kids, and plenty of Christmas gift ideas. From there, they dig into holiday plants—clearing up myths about poinsettias, explaining how to keep them healthy indoors, and walking through the differences between Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter cactus, including how light and darkness affect blooming.The conversation then turns to winter and spring color with a rundown on bulbs: which ones perennialize in West Texas (daffodils, hyacinths, grape hyacinths, paperwhites) and which are annuals here (tulips), plus how and why to pre-chill bulbs in the fridge. Adam wraps things up with a look at a strong pecan year in the Big Country, why pecans are such a valuable shade and food tree, and how Willow Creek is buying local pecans and turning them into gift-ready treats—candied pecans, smoked pistachios, local honey, and more—perfect for Christmas parties, office gifts, and stocking stuffers.