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Washington has several official Christmas trees, which are often misidentified by the media. A guide to which tree is which.

Important things in Washington often come in threes. There are political institutions: Congress, White House, and Supreme Court. There are sports teams: baseball Nationals, basketball Wizards, and hockey Capitals. (The football Redskins are so bad this year Decoder is counting them out.)

And there are Christmas trees. Three nice ones, which every year jostle their branches and flick their globes at each other in a competition to be Washington’s most glamorous.

Most Americans may vaguely think there is something called the National Christmas Tree, cut down somewhere snowy every year by a guy with a dog and a sled and trucked to the White House, where it is presented to the first lady, who invites the guy and his dog in for cookies and punch.

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Officials who planned the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, determined that Christmas is, almost by definition, a religious holiday.  And Christmas trees, which Denmark grows and exports by the millions, are religious symbols.

So they ruled that fir trees in the vicinity of the summit meetings must go undecorated.

The Danes are by no means alone in this viewpoint.  An entire Florida county and several U.S. schools have banned decorated trees from public spaces.  The architect of the United States Capitol instructed children in Arizona who were making ornaments for this year’s Christmas tree in the nation’s capitol, that none could have a religious theme.  That office later relented, and the tree now includes one that wishes happy birthday to the child who Christians believe was the son of God.

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Serenata’s online store has seen a remarkable increase in first Christmas orders this time, which might be taken as a sign that customers look a bit more optimistic than last year.

Peter Ahl, Managing Director of award-winning merchant Serenata Flowers, says: “Orders for our Christmas Flowers by Post are expected to improve by 30% this year signifying that people have more disposable income than this time last year. Our reading of these signs is that it may reflect a turnaround of the UK economy out of recession.”

Peter added: “We see evidence of a strong Christmas across the board and there is a lot of pre-planning, which seems to show that the recession has had a constructive effect on people’s spending habits. Customers seem to be budgeting and organizing their expenses with care rather than panic-buying presents at the very last minute.”

Over half a million bouquets of Christmas flowers are expected to be sold in the UK this year and online trade sees a continuing strong growth. Serenata’s statistics show that more than half of Christmas blossom deliveries will be organized via the internet.

Its Christmas flowers UK delivery service is also common with international shoppers who want to send floral gifts to friends and relatives in Britain. More British ex-pats than ever are shopping from online florists, Serenata speculates that it could be an indication of tighter travel budgets.

Peter said: “With the online development of sending flowers it has become one of the finest ways to show friends and family how much you love them, even if you can’t be with them.

“You certainly cannot go wrong with bouquets and the beauty of buying them from an online florist is that it is fast and simple and you can shop wherever you are in the world.”

London-based Serenata is a private online florist delivery retailer, sending flowers across the capital and the rest of the UK six days a week. The online florist also has two sister sites specializing in online wine and chocolate delivery – SerenataWines.com and SerenataChocolates.com

Source: www.transworldnews.com

Flowers Growing wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy this wallpaper!

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

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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.

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Cactus 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”.

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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.

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The mistletoe is a hemi-parasitic shrub which can be found on the stem of other trees. There are many species of mistletoe and one of them is Viscum Album which is the Latin name for that known as the European mistletoe.

I can say that the mistletoe had been the symbol of the Christmas (not the tree), at least in Romania. Our antiquity neighbors, the Celtic people, had thought that mistletoe was created by a lightning over an oak. Since then the mistletoe was considered a plant with magical properties. For its eternal green, it became the symbol of eternal life and, in default of regular root, it was loved as being sent by God. The legends of mistletoe’s apparition is known and appreciated in the entire Europe and only good things are now associated with this plant.

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Christmas is when the carol singers are calling you at the door for the best wishes; is also when the entire image is white, all it sees being but the red or blue or golden or what color you want lights which means that we celebrate, are happy and excited. It’s when Santa Claus is coming to town!
In Romania there are carols played by the children dressed in the traditional popular suits, carrying in their hands pine branches which are symbols of the youth without old age and of the vigour and plenty. They carol through all the houses, joyful and blushing and loud singing and for their wishes the host gives them apples and pretzels and nuts. Therefore all the people in Romania have on the Christmas table such of things even though in arrangements as decorations, following the Christmas spirit.

This is one of those traditional Christmas arrangements, an easy to make coronet:

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It’s Christmas time! And it’s time for you to join your family, especially your children to celebrate the most loved and peaceful moment of the year. Create some special moments learning them to let free their imagination and make by their self real pieces of art.

For this special Christmas floral arrangement, you have just to purchase a few useful things: one floral foam, from any local flower shop, some pine branches, 5 red santini (or any color you want), one small and thick red candle with a pine or fresh flavor. You’ll also need a green or red dish as a base for your arrangement. First, you’ll moderate the foam after the dish’s dimension and lines, letting to see just 2 centimeters from the bowl.

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Here comes Santa Claus! It’s time for you to gladden the people you love by offering them the most special gifts. And we think that is not important the present’s value or size, but the attention and the way you offer it. Create a special and warm moment from offering an original present. Enjoy of a beautiful Christmas morning, opening the nice decorated presents.
There are some tips and tricks for an appropriate present’s decoration:

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It’s Christmas time! For a successful fete, you need to open your mind, to relax and be happy! You can also transform your Christmas tree and arrangements in some real peaces of art! This will rejoice your quests. Here come some advices for you to assort a Feng shui style to the Christmas celebration.

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The Christmas tree has become one of the most beloved Christmas symbols, it’s a reason for children to be happy, for the family to join and to enjoy. The tree decoration is a ritual for the Christmas Eve. It’s then when comes Santa Clouse, offering gifts and happiness to the quiet and wise children. He uses to say: “Behave yourself!”.

We have some advices for you to decorate the perfect Christmas tree:

First, it’s not indicated to use too many colors of the tree decorations. It will be perfect to limit on tow colors: red and golden, for an warm and intimate atmosphere, white and blue in a ceremonious air, white and golden or silver combination color is to complete a simple and discreet Christmas design. We recommend you to decorate the Christmas tree with contrasting colors, to distinguish your design.

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Christmas tree

A Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions in the world associated with the celebration of Christmas. It is normally an evergreen coniferous tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, and is decorated with Christmas lights and colorful ornaments during the days around Christmas.

Traditionally, Christmas trees were not brought in and decorated until Christmas Eve (24 December), and then removed the day after twelfth night (6 January); to have a tree up before or after these dates was even considered bad luck and even a sin. Modern commercialisation of Christmas has however resulted in trees being put up much earlier; in shops often as early as late October. A common tradition in U.S. homes is to put the tree up right after Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) and to take it down right after the New Year.

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