Cornelius Nursery Shows Customers How to Transform Their Homes for the Christmas Season

Houston, TX, October 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Cornelius Nursery locations in Houston, Texas have transformed their interior gift shops into a winter wonderland featuring themed trees, delicate ornaments and a plethora of holiday gifts. Customers can experience the magic on Nov. 4 and 5 when the garden center hosts its annual Christmas Open House.

On Friday, Nov. 4 both garden centers will present bow-making, wreath-making and centerpiece demonstrations for interested customers and decorators. Customers can learn how to make the famous “Cornelius Bow” developed by the wife of the company’s founder, Mrs. Cornelius. Gardening author, Cherie Colburn, and Houston Chronicle Lifestyle editor, Molly Glentzer, will be at both locations selling signed copies of their respective books. Holly Crochet, a Dallas-based artist, will share her unique Santa Claus decorations made from Cypress Tree Knees. Light refreshments will be served, and drawings for gift cards, ornaments and products will be held.

“We’re excited to gear up for Christmas. At Cornelius Nursery, we’re ready to help customers transform their homes for the season,” Kimberly Bird, Vice President of Retail Marketing remarked.

For more detailed event information, please visit www.calloways.com/openhouse.

Calloway’s and Cornelius Nurseries is a 19-store garden center chain serving the Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston markets. The company strives to make gardening fun, easy and successful for customers by offering expert advice from Texas Certified Nursery Professionals; store environments that are educational and easy to shop; weekly gardening clinics that serve both novice and expert gardeners; displays and instructions to aid gardeners with design and color development in their yards; and a product selection of the best plant varieties available. For more information, visit www.calloways.com.

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