How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresh Over the Holiday Season

The early buyer gets the best Christmas tree, any child and specially your own children will tell you. They are right. To get to enjoy your dream Christmas tree, you need more than just cash to buy it. If you know how to look after your Christmas tree, it will stay fresh well into January. We are able to present to you the findings of the University of Dresden, debunking some guesses and myths on the way. Students at the German university did an in-depth study to research Christmas tree lore.
 

 

Hydrangea – The Flowering Chameleon

The hydrangea, also called hortensia, had a time when it was laughed at as grandmother’s favorite garden plant. Today, it is not only trendy but is ideal to accentuate any kind of interior design from stylish to ubercool. The lush, ball-shaped flower heads in gorgeous shades from light pink to violet, white to bright intense blue, or green combined with a palette of colors represent a growing trend.

The First Christmas Trees in History

Evergreen trees have played a part in human beliefs over millennia since prehistoric days. The Christmas tree as we know it, though, is a recent invention. The Honorable Guild of Bakers in Freiburg in Germany is credited with setting one up the first in 1419. At the time, Freiburg was a free imperial city and part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1419, it was part of the Margravate of Baden; that in turn became the Grand Duchy of Baden after Napoleon; in the modern terms it is in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.

Blue Roses Made at Home

Sometimes, you might see blue roses in a florist's shop, but every time you really want to buy one they don't have them. Roses don't come in the color blue naturally; they are artificially stained blue in a simple process. It is so simple, you can do it at home on your own anytime. You don't have to rely on your local florist anymore to get blue roses for you. You can make them yourself anytime and for any occasion.