Description
Kalanchoe is the most popular and also one of the prettiest representatives of the Crasulaceae family. Although native of Madagascar, Kalanchoe is cultivated all over the world and it’s easy to recognize because of its inflorescence with beautiful flowers collected in small bouquets colored in red, orange, yellow and violet and its fleshy and succulent leaves, oval shaped and easy to break because of their tenderness.
From November onwards, it is impossible to forget that Christmas is coming. Coloured lights decorate many town centres and shops, along with shiny decorations, and artificial snow painted on shop windows.In streets and shops, ‘Christmas trees‘ (real or plastic evergreen ‘conifer’ trees) will also be decorated with lights and Christmas ornaments.
But how we can say ” Merry Christmas ” in different languages?
Afrikaans: Gesëende Kersfees
Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen,
but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows.
All the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names;
they never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging;
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging;
Not only green when summer’s here,
But also when ’tis cold and drear.
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging!
The First Noel, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
Description
African Violet is one of the most popular indoor plants and there are many cultivars interested in who have a real collection of it in their places. We admit that it’s no way of no loving it, because Violet seems like an invasion of color and tenderness. And of course it’s hard to grow, we agree with that too. African Violet is a special plant and it requires a bit of special care. But nothing compares to the impatience of waiting Violet to flower and the happiness of seeing its blooms in different colors and combination. And with a good care, your violet can flower all over the year.
Description
Fuchsia is a beautiful plant ornamental by its tender flowers, native of South America mostly. It’s popularly called “Earring”, at least in Romania, for its flowers which delicately flow alike real earrings. All Fuchsia species are charming decoration for your houses, their flowers “wearing” different colors, from white, pink, red, violet to several color combination, original and special too.
Silent Night Story
In 1818, a roving band of actors was performing in towns throughout the Austrian Alps. On December 23 they arrived at Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg. There they were scheduled to perform the story of Christ’s birth in the Church of St. Nicholas.
The sunflower is only a flower of love with several meanings. At beginning of a love relationship, by offering sunflowers, you tell her that you really want to know her better and really like her. If it’s about a long relation of love, surprise her with a sunflowers bouquet to make her understand that she is all for you and you want to live with her till death. If you receive a one single sunflower from a boy who is ignoring you it means that he is sure that you are not his half. So forget him!
Jingle Bells, one of the most famous American Christmas songs. The author and composer of Jingle Bells was a minister called James Pierpoint who composed the song in 1857. The song was so popular that it was repeated at Christmas, and indeed Jingle Bells has been reprised ever since.
The essence of a traditional Christmas is captured in the lyrics of Jingle Bells and the sound effects using the bells have become synonymous with the arrival of Father Christmas or Santa Claus to the delight of children of all ages!
Description
There are thousands of Cactus species all over the world, with different types of stems. Their flowers are very gay colored, appreciated mostly for their short existence.
Most of the Cactuses are thorny plants, no water lover, but being precious in full light. Therefore the cactus plants were called “children of the sun”.
A Christmas carol (also called a noël) is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter season in general. They are traditionally sung in the period before and during Christmas. The tradition of Christmas carols hails back as far as the thirteenth century, although carols were originally communal songs sung during celebrations like harvest tide as well as Christmas. It was only later that carols began to be sung in church, and to be specifically associated with Christmas.
The yuccas comprise the genus Yucca of 40-50 species of perennials, shrubs, and trees in the agave family Agavaceae, notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal clusters of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Yuccas have a very specialized pollination system, being pollinated by the yucca moth; the insect purposefully transfers the pollen from the stamens of one plant to the stigma of another, and at the same time lays an egg in the flower; the moth larva then eats some of the developing seeds, but far from all.
Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical plants in the Family Araceae noted for their patterned leaves. Members of this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance to shade. The Dieffenbachia is often referred to as the “King of Plants”.
The cells of the dieffenbachia plant contain needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals called raphides. If a leaf is chewed, these crystals cause a burning sensation in th Continue Reading »