5 things to do in your garden this week, Dec. 8-14

1. Poinsettia power
Keep watering indoor poinsettias for a few more weeks, so they retain their holiday beauty. Then after the first of the year stop watering them, so the plants go dormant. They will drop their leaves. After that, keep them in a cool area protected from frost and irrigate only enough to prevent shriveling until they can be planted in the garden in March.
2. Christmas cactus
Christmas cactus looks great now in full bloom­ – as long as nighttime temperatures remain betw