Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Christmas Traditions - Williamsburg Style in Hallway

Designed by Pleasant Vally Garden Club.  Designs used American Holly, Winterberry Holly, Fruit and Boxwood.  Additionally, the red lights were round and looked like glowing berries. Included also are hedge apples. (green bumpy fruit shown on left side of stand and pictured below).  So many people asked me if those were edible that I did a little research.  Also called Osage Oranges they are neither apples or oranges but a family of the mulberry. 
Not eaten due to their irritating latex-like sap and bitter taste.   A folk remedy is to use them to repel spiders.

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