Azaleas.........

I love them!  I have tried to grow them through the years............

starting off with a pretty, healthy plant,

then within weeks, the blossoms drop off........

the plant dies.
Friends have told me that the grounds here are too acidic and the heat
in our area is too intense for Azaleas to withstand. 

In the photo above.......these Azaleas

are now on my front porch...........

                                     

yet, these will never drop their blossoms, 

and they will never die........

they are made of silk!

This lovely arrangement arrived at my door today

from the 

Commercial Silk Company  (click on to visit)

Aren't they  the prettiest??

They came in a lovely box as well!

I love to send flowers........but when these arrived to me

in such a pretty box.........I realized I love to receive flowers 

as well!

And  I can just imagine the reaction of someone if 

I were to send a box of these lovelies to them! 

The Commercial Silk Company specializes in creating lovely lifelike 

silk flower arrangements

with decorative containers.........

( I chose a vintage metal container above) 

They also have artificial trees, bushes, topiaries,  succulents, 

boxwoods, and much more!  

It took me a few cups of coffee and and hour or two to 

look through all that they have to offer!

They also have a good varying price range to fit anyone's budget. 

I had the hardest time making a final decision on 

what I wanted..........everything was beautiful.......I wanted it all! 

As you know, I have posted about our front porch before,

and I love to spend time out on it on lovely days.

I have been wanting to freshen it up a bit........

that is why I chose this Azalea arrangement.  It gives 

such a nice touch to any area of the porch...........

I then had a hard time deciding on the right spot 

to place it. 

I tried it here first............the sitting area

then I placed it here.........so that it could be seen

when one approaches the porch

but I finally decided here.........when

walking up to the door,

it can be seen 

and the right amount of light shows

off the color of the blossoms.

Now the front porch has a 

welcoming touch to it.......

don't  you think?  

and I now have lovely Azaleas.........to last!

These flowers and the container are of such good quality!

I tugged at the flowers as I was spreading them open...........

not one petal or leaf came off.  

The metal container is also very well made and sturdy.

I know that this arrangement will last and  stay lovely on my

front porch for a long time.

So grab yourself a cup of coffee and visit 

Commercial Silk Company  (click on to visit)

  

Now tell me.........do you love to 

send flowers and revel in the 

excitement and surprise that the person 

you sent them to feels..........

or do you love being surprised 

when someone sends you flowers?

What would your favorite silk flower be?.....and what color??

I would love to hear!