Plumaria Bouquets

The Plumeria or Frangipani are native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean , and South America as far south as Brazil but have been spread throughout the world's tropics. We think of these flowers when it comes to Hawaiian Leis, but are often requested for Bridal Bouquets. These flowers are very fragile and require special care and each flowers has to be specially wired and taped to construct a bouquet. This is why this small flower tends to be a bit on the pricey end when it comes to flowers for bouquets. None the less the fragrance is well worth it. Not all colors are available for use in bouquets. Some colors don't cut well and fade in a matter of hours.

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Lighting a Christmas Tree

Whether it be a decorator Christmas Tree or your family Christmas Tree it's all the same. In my more than 30 plus years of decorating the family Christmas Tree to today I have learned many tricks to make the best of your tree. It's all about interest in ornaments and the textures, but foremost the lights. Lighting a tree is very important to have plenty of lights. I figure 100 lights per foot and add 300 to 500 additional lights. I like to light my own trees. Lighting a real or permanent tree the method is pretty much the same.
Always work from the center of the tree. I always run 100-200 lights through the center of 8-9' tree. This illuminates the center of the tree not to mention the ornaments we are going to add to the Christmas Tree.

I then begin at the bottom of the tree wrapping the branches closely. I do mean every branch. Since I added the lights in the center first I don't have to go as deep into the tree with the wrapping of the lights branch by branch. I repeat this process until I reach the top of the tree. Now it's time to decorate.