This year our magnolia tree has more blooms than ever. Maybe the lack of a draught this year had a lot to do with it. All the trees and flowers have been lush and green. Getting up each day is such a pleasure, to be able to stand out on the front porch and looks at natures beauty.
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Weather seems to be turning a bit warmer. Some buds have started to appear on the magnolia bush. I hope the freezing temps are over, I would hate to lose the flowers. I’m looking forward to the warmer weather. Would like to get out and plant a new flower garden this spring. One that the deer won’t devour before the blooms appear. I’ll probably plant some clover in the back yard for the deer and hope that will detract them from my small garden.
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Keeping up with my tips as promised heeeeeere’s number 3:
Sometimes Single is Sensational
These days, huge flower arrangements seem to be the norm. Everyone thinks that the bigger the arrangement the better. Sometimes that’s true. But, sometimes they are a little out of hand and inappropriate. There are times when a single flower is the perfect arrangement.
Take, for instance, the single red rose. It says more than any large arrangement can. It says “love at first sight or I still love you.”
Single flower arrangements are simple, elegant, and stylish. They can be placed in small vases and containers, used to float in wineglasses, teacups, and other tiny containers for smaller blooms, and used to float in bowls or big containers for larger blooms.
Single sometimes says it all.
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With the Christmas season upon us I thought some facts about Poinsettias might be of interest. So here they are:
For example, did you know that the poinsettia’s main attraction is not its flowers, but its leaves? The flowers of the plant are the yellow clustered buds in the center. The colored leafy parts are actually bracts or modified leaves.
Red is the most popular color, accounting for roughly three-quarters of all sales nationwide, followed by 
white and pink. Poinsettias come in a variety of colors from red, salmon, and apricot to yellow, cream, and white. There are also unusual speckled or marbled varieties with several colors blended together. New varieties are introduced yearly with even more variation in height and colors.
Did you know that in the wild, the poinsettia can reach heights of 12 feet with leaves measuring six to eight inches across? It is actually a small tropical tree belonging to the Euphorbia plant family. Its botanical name is Euphorbia pulcherrima although in English-speaking countries it is more commonly known as the poinsettia. A native of southern Mexico, the poinsettia blooms in December and has been used in that country to decorate churches for centuries.
Here’s another bit of information. December 12 is National Poinsettia Day. The United States has observed this official day since the mid-1800s. It honors the man and the plant he introduced, Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, who died Dec.12, 1851.
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