It's a time of the year when green has nothing to do with envy. You'll see green beer (lots of green beer), green shirts, green ties, green dresses, maybe green eggs and corned beef with cabbage. St.

It's almost St. Patrick's Day and the experts at Pikes Nursery decided to take a deep dive into the history of the holiday's traditional green shamrock.

So my students are often surprised when I tell them that St. Patrick’s Day was once a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue. In fact, there’s even a color known as St. Patrick’s blue.