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Describing a color is like naming shapes in the clouds: No two viewers see exactly the same thing. A beautiful example: Living Coral, the Pantone Color of the Year for 2019.Coral pink with gold undertones, Living Coral conjures a range of impressions. What do you see? Sunsets? Apricots? Umbrella drinks?With its trademark enthusiasm, Pantone sees it as “nurturing... sociable and spirited.” It’s a “convivial” hue that “provides comfort and buoyancy.”What do we see? Flowers and foliage. We’re funny

Need evidence that succulent plants are hot? Here’s some. In recent months, I was invited to speak on succulents at a fruit and vegetable convention, and to a local herb guild. Can you name two industry segments less likely to give a Rhipsalis about such stuff?Succulents are everywhere: Garden centers, public and private gardens, even boutiques that stock no other plants. Their low-maintenance lifestyle makes them equally at home from windowsill to rock garden, from 8 cm (3-inch) p