Why poinsettias and Christmas?
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are originally native to an area known as Taxco del Alarcon in Southern Mexico. The plant was cultivated by the Aztec Indians who referred to it in their language as Cuitlaxochitl (from cuitlatl=residue, and xochitl=flower) meaning “flower that grows in residues or soil. The colourful bracts were used by the Aztecs to [...]
Honouring Our Soldiers – Remembrance Day Calgary
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010Every year on November 11, Canadians pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace. More than 1,500,000 Canadians have served our country in this way, and more than 100,000 have died. They gave their lives [...]
Special Calgary Father’s Day deals from Velda’s Grower Direct Store #11
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Come by Velda’s Grower Direct this Calgary Father’s Day for some wonderful ways to say “Thanks Dad”. It doesn’t matter if your Dad is here in Calgary or somewhere else in Canada, Velda’s can take care of you and your needs during this Father’s Day weekend. Come by our location on 17th Ave SW (International [...]
Where was Mother’s Day celebrated first in North America?
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010In North America, the first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1908 in Grafton, West Virginia. A school teacher named Anna Jarvis felt she had done enough for her mother while she was alive. Two years after her mother died, Jarvis asked the Andrews Methodist Sunday School, where her mother taught for 20 years, to hold [...]
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