We are one week away from Thanksgiving and you know what that means? Christmas will be flying in with super speed and we will all be scurrying around getting our homes decorated and spruced up for Christmas.
How and when do you decorate for Christmas? I’m starting now and have actually started earlier than this before, but I’m trying to savor the season and enjoy the moments in our new house. Have you thought about adding real plants in your home to decorate for Christmas? Or do you have those folks in your life who are hard to buy for?
You know? The ones who already have everything so what do you buy them? Gifting can be a challenge during this time of the year, when you want to remember someone, but you don’t want to just give them a gift card or just any old thing.
Know anyone that would qualify for a gift like this? I know a few of them in my world.
I met the fine folks at Jackson and Perkins at my Spring visit to Moss Mountain farm out in Arkansas earlier this year and I’m partnering with them today to share some wonderful and beautiful gift ideas with you for the upcoming season.
I’m going to share some great gift ideas that you might not have considered before for those special someones who may be hard to buy for, but would appreciate a living gift for Christmas. Jackson and Perkins sent me some beautiful living plants to try out at my house, to welcome in the Holiday season with special plants that really speak to this time of year and the celebrating at home that we will all be doing the rest of the year.
Instead of a same ole’ same ole’ sweater or shirt for someone, how about a living gift?
This lovely Seasons Greetings succulent garden has a hint of red berries and evergreen sprigs tucked inside that add such a merriment to my side table in the kitchen. I just love this little plant!
I haven’t seen Christmas catus in awhile, but this one in a rustic crate is so pretty and will really add some festive touches to our house this season.
The blooms on this catus are just gorgeous and they opened up after it arrived at my house.
It’s been so fun to watch it unfold and get more beautiful every day.
I had fun playing around with the succulent garden and added some pretty gold balls to really accent the Christmas spirit it adds. Can’t you imagine the joy it would bring to someone to give them a live plant for Christmas and have it delivered to their door? Sharing the Christmas joy when you’re not sure what to buy for someone.
When the Christmas cactus arrived, it wasn’t even blooming yet and then day by day it opened up.
And an explosion of red blooms popped out so pretty. I know it’s going to add so much to our house over the Holidays this year. I just love plants and can never have too many of them. In fact, I plan to add more plants to our house. They just make a house come alive and feel so good.
And the third plant from Jackson and Perkins I’m enjoying in our home this season is this beautiful white orchid in a pretty coppery pot. I haven’t had really good luck with orchids before, but I’m going to try to keep this one alive. It really adds a lot of beauty to our foyer table coming in the door.
So, back to those hard to buy for friends and relatives. You know who they are! If you haven’t considered a live Christmas plant before, maybe this year you should. Real plants bring so much joy and such a warm feeling to a home and I think most everyone would enjoy having one of these beauties around, don’t you?
This post is sponsored by Jackson and Perkins, but all these ideas are my own, as is my love of plants in general.
And really great news….Jackson and Perkins is going to give away a $100 giftcard to one of my readers so that you can shop for live Chrismtas gifts this year and add some festive touches to your home too! Don’t you love that?
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What plant would you choose from Jackson and Perkins to decorate with for the Christmas Holidays?
One very fortunate person will win a giftcard for $100 to shop at Jackson and Perkins online. Check out their beautiful Holiday Collection and Gift guides for all those gorgeous live plants! You’re going to love the choices they have over there!
I would love the succulent!
I would want a Christmas cactus, I had one very large one I had for years and one year I was sick in the hospital and it froze, everyone was trying to take care of things but, didn’t think of my flowers. So I have looked since and haven’t bought one. I so much enjoy your blog and look forward to each post.
I love the holiday succulent arrangement, and you can never go wrong with a pretty Christmas cactus!
Oh Rhoda, you lucky girl!! Those are all beautiful, but I would go with the succulents.
BTW, there are some posts online about how to make easy ice cube orchid food which are supposed to work wonders — maybe take a look!
Great ideas here! Thank you!
I love the succulent gardens.
Love t Christmas cactus
I love an orchid on our coffee table so that would be my number one choice but I’d also enjoy using the herb garden planter. Thanks for this opportunity, Rhoda, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Love the orchid
Oh the succulent arrangement really caught my eye! Would LOVE this!
Your cactus is beautiful! I think you’ve got a Thanksgiving cactus though, they bloom in November!
What a great gift idea! I think plants are healthy, too. I love the ferns and flowers mixed together and would select a similar gift if the prize comes my way. Thanks Rhoda for sharing your photo deals with us.
my master gardener cousin just informed me that what you have is a Thanksgiving Cactus (the leaves are spikey, as opposed to the Christmas Cactus, whose leaves are more rounded!) this I never knew. I think there is an Easter version, too because I have some that bloom then! who knew????
I didn’t know there’s a Thanksgiving catus either! I was making assumptions from what I’ve seen before.
I have always loved Jackson & Perkins. I would choose the Christmas cactus.
Happy Thanksgiving, Rhoda. Your beautiful new home you are sharing with Mark appears to be making you such a happy girl. I can see a new twinkle in your eye and I see a different style in your decorating. What a pleasure to see you happy and having fun. Oh, and the flower giveaway is awesome, too.
THank you, Jean! We are both having fun with the new house and it’s great getting settled in. I’m very happy and content!
I would choose one of those beautiful Christmas cacti!
The Christmas cactus makes me think of the old Walton’s Homecoming Christmas movie where their mom brings the Christmas cactus up from the basement:) They are so pretty. I also like their Home for Christmas swag for the front door.
I would most definitely choose the Christmas cactus!! Such a beautiful and traditional plant for the holidays.
Definitely a new Christmas cactus. Mine is worn out, plus I think I may have over-watered it. I so enjoy these plants! Thank you for the give-away!
Beautiful! I love flowering plants and I’ve had great luck with my Christmas cactus and getting my orchids to re-bloom, it I think I’d like to try my hand at succulents! Thanks for the opportunity to win!