Wrapping paper that grows in your garden.

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From the gentle reminders to consider the environment before printing out e-mails to the giant signs outside the doors of supermarkets suggesting we bring our own bags, the renew, reuse, and recycle effort seems to gain momentum daily. As most companies have gotten onboard with less packaging/less waste, things now seem to be moving in the direction of "dual purpose."

A great market for that approach is wrapping paper. Though many of us can remember, with a chuckle, watching relatives open gifts painstakingly slowly to "save the paper," the vast majority of gift wrap is ripped off, balled up, and tossed in the trash. While a meticulously wrapped present certainly adds to the festivities, is there a more environmentally-conscious way to go?

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Consider flowering gift wrap from Little Kay Gardens, New City, N.Y. Made of 100% recycled paper with...