Open House Nov. 27-28. Blow out Poinsettia price!

Dear Viewer,  Get your Fresh Evergreen.  It has arrived!! Four things you should know about Fresh Evergreen. A Great Holiday Gift Idea!!  Many mothers and daughters have given each other a fresh evergreen container arranged for a Christmas gift.  Call Katie and she can come right to your house and create it.  What an easy gift that you can give every year that lasts all winter long. You can choose from many different evergreen branches, stems & other ad ins for your containers we have not had in the past.  Bert says this is the freshest evergreen he has ever seen. That is saying something!!  Stop in now and to see and smell it all. Want to have the Christmas tree smell without the hassle of a real Christmas tree?  Starting now you can have fresh evergreen put in your fresh flower arrangements.  The smell will fill your whole house.  Or pick up a sleeved bouquet of fresh evergreen to set around. Want your containers done by Thanksgiving??  You need to call or stop in soon!!  Katie is going to be busy creating containers trying to beat the Thanksgiving rush. Click Here to see the different fresh evergreen we have.  The pictures don't do this product justice.  You need to stop in and see it for yourself.   Why Stop At Our Christmas Open House? November 27 & 28. (Black Friday & Saturday) Best poinsettia prices of the year!! Our beautiful 6.5" poinsettia's will be at the best prices ever!!  Get here early on Friday to make sure you get some.  Check the shopper for the blowout price next week.  Great Snacks, Cider, & Coffee.  Val Hulleman of Dinner Destinations will be here providing snacks for you to try.  They are awesome!!  She will also have some on hand that you could purchase for the Christmas season. KSOU will be here!  Cami and KSOU will be here live on Friday from 10 until 12.  It is sure to be a fun event. Beautiful Flip Flops, decorated trees, and other new ideas for Christmas! Open House hours are 7-5 on Friday and 8-3 on Saturday. What have you missed on our blog? To see KSOU winners, new paintings, & awesome new candles click HERE.   Poinsettia's Do's & Don'ts DO place your plant in indirect sunlight for at least six hours per day. If direct sun can't be avoided, diffuse the light with a shade or sheer curtain. DO provide room temperatures between 68 - 70° F. Generally speaking, if you are comfortable, so is your poinsettia. DO water your plant when the soil feels dry to the touch. DON'T place plants near cold drafts or excessive heat. Avoid placing plants near appliances, fireplaces or ventilating ducts. DON'T expose plants to temperatures below 50° F. Poinsettias are sensitive to cold, so avoid placing them outside during the winter months. DON'T overwater your plant, or allow it to sit in standing water. Always remove a plant from any decorative container before watering, and allow the water to drain completely. DON'T expose your plant to chilling winds when transporting it. DON'T fertilize your plant when it is in bloom. History of Poinsettia's The plant we know today as the poinsettia has a long and interesting history. The fact is, that lovely plant you place in your home during the holidays was once used as a fever medicine! Native to Central America, the plant flourished in an area of Southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon. The ancient Aztecs had a name for this plant found blooming in the tropical highlands during the short days of winter:cuetlaxochitl. Not merely decorative, the Aztecs put the plant to practical use. From its bracts they extracted a purplish dye for use in textiles and cosmetics. The milky white sap, today called latex, was made into a preparation to treat fevers. The poinsettia may have remained a regional plant for many years to come had it not been for the efforts of Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779 - 1851). The son of a French physician, Poinsett was appointed as the first United States Ambassador to Mexico (1825 - 1829) by President Madison. Poinsett had attended medical school himself, but his real love in the scientific field was botany. (Mr. Poinsett later founded the institution which we know today as the Smithsonian Institution). Poinsett maintained his own hothouses on his Greenville, South Carolina plantations, and while visiting the Taxco area in 1828, he became enchanted by the brilliant red blooms he saw there. He immediately sent some of the plants back to South Carolina, where he began propagating the plants and sending them to friends and botanical gardens. Among the recipients of Poinsett's work was John Bartram of Philadelphia, who in turn gave the plant over to another friend, Robert Buist, a Pennsylvania nurseryman. Mr. Buist is thought to be the first person to have sold the plant under its botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima (literally, "the most beautiful Euphorbia"). Though it is thought to have become known by its more popular name of poinsettia around 1836, the origin of the name is certainly clear! © Paul Ecke Ranch All Rights Reserved Become a Fan on Facebook Check out our new facebook page HERE. And while you are there become a Fan!! Thanks for your time.   Sincerely,   Justin Schuiteman Ground Effects justin@scgroundeffects.com