Kona Christmas parade kicks off the holiday season tonight
Kona Christmas parade kicks off the holiday season tonight

December 2, 2023

‘Tis the season for the 37th annual Kailua-Kona Christmas Parade, a local favorite featuring music, dancing, floats, lights and of course, Santa.

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Plant of the month: Buddha belly

December 2, 2023

This holiday season, I’m thinking beyond poinsettia to recommend another plant in the same Euphorbiaceae family. This odd-looking, drought-tolerant plant can add interest to your garden or be an attention grabber as a potted plant placed in a prominent spot. Sometimes known as the gout plant, the distinctive feature of the Jatropha podagrica is the swollen base of its trunk, thus the more popular common name, Buddha belly.

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