Christmas Plants and Decor
If you’re like me, you’re thrilled to see the stores filling up with pots of Poinsettias, Norfolk Island Pines, Christmas Cactus, fresh wreaths, garlands and centerpieces made of Balsam and fir, and more. There is just something about fresh holiday greenery. It just smells like Christmas!! I have a real problem with some of the Poinsettias I’ve been seeing though. Who had the bright idea of spraying the poor things with glitter? My husband and I saw some truly garish looking ones at the grocery store the other day and were horrified to discover they were real! Poinsettias are beautiful on their own. 
They come in rainbow of colors from the softest pink to the brightest red and deepest burgundy. They even come in beautiful winter white-which some misguided nurseries dye in all sorts of colors-I’ve seen blue, purple, orange and even yellow ones. Yuck! They don’t need to be covered in glitter or dye! I’m sure the glitter covered ones won’t last til Christmas because it seems to me all that junk would be very damaging to the plant-plants, like people, need to breathe, and they do so through their leaves. Lets send a message to the industry that these plants are beautiful all on their own and maybe they’ll leave them the way nature intended!
By the way, if you plan on buying some poinsettias for your home, give them lots of bright light, don’t let them dry out, and keep away from cold drafts and they will remain beautiful right into the new year! Do them a favor and remove the decorative wrappings from the pot. This will allow the soil to drain properly and avoid root rot.
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November 18th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Yeah, stop putting sparkles on our flowers! Thanks for the info on the poinsettias. I haven’t had a lot of luck keeping them alive for long.
November 25th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
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