Christmas week and the pending arctic blast have put dread in the hearts of most gardeners in the South. But old Bing and The Andrews Sisters and their Christmas rendition of "Mele Kalikimaka" has put a spring into my step and an idea of what we can all do.
The Garden Guy in Georgia has gingers still intact, Rockin salvias blooming and even some Soprano impatiens with flowers, so 16 degrees Fahrenheit and a 20-to-30-mph wind doesn’t bode well for any lush herbaceous plant life. It also doesn’t help the mood of a garden writer.
This silver-haired horticulturist retreated indoors and told Alexa to play Bing Crosby Christmas songs. The first one up today: "Mele Kalikimaka." Bing and The Andrew Sisters were singing "Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright/ The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night/ Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way/ To say Merry Christmas to you."
