Print article Someone close to me thinks I phoned in last week’s mandatory holiday gift column. For one, I didn’t include amaryllis bulbs (wrong holiday!), Cobra Head weeding tools (what, you don’t have them already?), hose-end sprayers or seed germination heating mats (OK, I could have included them). This only proves my point, however: to each gardener, goes his or her own. Which begs the question of phoning in the column; I did not. In fact, I carefully research what the horticultural industry insiders are predicting will be the trend. Then I search around. I just don’t always agree with what is, or should be, trendy.