Sunday, November 13th kicked off the Holidays at Clay, a haven for garden enthusiasts!

  • Clay celebrated the Holiday Season with an Open House, which is a unique plant nursery with outdoor accessories and more!
  • Creative displays of vast assorted plants from pansies to poinsettias, cacti to succulents, and outdoor furniture to home decor were visually appealing.
  • Hundreds of savvy customers came to buy beautiful and unusual plants along with holiday decorations to enhance their family gatherings.

Clay ~ Property Front
Clay Store Entry

Holiday festivities were celebrated at Clay, a charming plant sanctuary “extraordinaire” catering to the discriminating landscape artist or homeowner!

Clay Front Entrance with Abundant Foliage

The sunny, yet brisk Sunday, November 13th unveiled the Holiday mood with a quartet of Christmas carolers dressed in 18th Century costumes singing assorted holiday songs while hundreds of enthusiasts of all things Clay were in a celebratory mood.

Carolers dressed in 18th Century Costumes

The lush foliage from pansies to poinsettias, cacti to succulents, and outdoor furniture to home decor was creatively displayed. The alluring presentations of table place settings and furniture compelled the viewer to desire these options for themselves.  

Stunning visuals of Poinsettias, Lighted tree, Statues, and pansies

Loyal customers and visitors were offered little tasty bites and libations to enhance the holiday cheer!  In fact, the large attendance overwhelmed the caterers after the first hour, so more food was prepared to support the ensuing hours of this amazing event.

Metal Nativity with clay pottery, quilted clothing items

Couples were purchasing additional plants, trees, bushes and beyond, to enhance their home gardens, while many patient husbands waited for their spouses to peruse the abundant merchandise with Credit Card in hand! A fun sight was witnessing “Red Flyer wagons” overflowing with holiday decorations or plants. It was a fantastic day!

A beautifully decorated Christmas tree
Whimsical display of Santa Hats on cacti
Close up of a Lilac Pansy
Pansies galore!

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