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SUMMARY:Poinsettia Display and Mistletoe Market
DESCRIPTION:HOLIDAY POINSETTIA DISPLAY AT CANTIGNY GREENHOUSE\n\n\n\n"Shades of Crimson" includes plant sales and self-guided tours\; Shop the Mistletoe Market inside the Visitors Center\, too!\n\n \n\nWheaton\, Ill.\, November 4\, 2021   The Cantigny horticulture department will host its annual Shades of Crimson Poinsettia Display on Friday\, November 19. Hours are 11 am to 5 pm for this popular holiday event at the park's greenhouse. Admission is free.\n\n\n\nGuest parking ($5) is in the main lot\, outside the Cantigny Visitors Center. From there\, visitors can walk to the greenhouse or ride a festive trolley. \n\nGuests will see 16 varieties of poinsettias in full bloom and about 3\,000 plants in all. Tours are self-guided and photography is welcome. Horticulture staff members will be on hand to discuss the plants and answer questions. Poinsettias in five sizes will be specially priced for sale.  \n\n\n\nCantigny's poinsettias arrive as three-inch-long cuttings\, then are carefully nurtured and groomed for about six months. Water\, fertilizer\, light and temperature are each regulated to achieve the spectacular results that visitors will see at the greenhouse.\n\n\n\nNearly half of the poinsettias go to the Wheaton A.M. Rotary Club which uses them to raise money for its community projects. Another 300 plants will add colorful holiday cheer to buildings throughout the 500-acre Cantigny estate.\n\n\n\nAfter Shades of Crimson\, sales to the public will continue at the Cantigny Shop in the Visitors Center and the Cantigny Golf Shop at regular prices. Unsold plants are donated to local nursing homes and care centers.\n\n\n\nAlso on November 19\, visitors are invited to shop for unique holiday gifts from local artists and crafters at Cantigny's annual Mistletoe Market\, in the Visitors Center from 1 to 7 pm. Forty-four vendors are participating.\n\n\n\nFor everyone's safety\, face coverings are required inside Cantigny buildings and on the trolley. In the greenhouse\, the number of people in the poinsettia sales area will be closely monitored\, and plants will be pre-packaged to maintain customer flow and social distancing. \n\n\n\nCantigny Park is open daily in November and December from 9 am to sunset. More information is online at Cantigny.org\, including a full calendar of seasonal events.\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\nAbout Cantigny Park\n\nCantigny Park\, part of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation\, is the 500-acre Wheaton (IL) estate of Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955)\, long-time editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. It is home to the McCormick House\, First Division Museum\, display gardens\, picnic grounds\, walking trails\, and a Visitors Center with a gift shop\, theater\, and food options. Hours\, directions\, and upcoming events are posted online at Cantigny.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">HOLIDAY POINSETTIA DISPLAY AT CANTIGNY GREENHOUSE</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&ldquo\;Shades of Crimson&rdquo\; includes plant sales and self-guided tours\; Shop the Mistletoe Market inside the Visitors Center\, too!</span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Wheaton\, Ill.\, November 4\, 2021<strong> &mdash\; </strong>The Cantigny horticulture department will host its annual <em><span style="color:#C00000\;"><a href="http://www.cantigny.org/calendar/signature-events/shades-of-crimson"><span style="color:#C00000\;">Shades of Crimson Poinsettia Display</span></a></span> </em>on <strong>Friday\, November 19</strong>.&nbsp\;Hours are 11 am to 5 pm for this popular holiday event at the park&rsquo\;s greenhouse. Admission is free.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Guest parking ($5) is in the main lot\, outside the Cantigny Visitors Center. From there\, visitors can walk to the greenhouse or ride a festive trolley. </span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Guests will see 16 varieties of poinsettias in full bloom and about 3\,000 plants in all. Tours are self-guided and photography is welcome. Horticulture staff members will be on hand to discuss the plants and answer questions. Poinsettias in five sizes will be specially priced for sale.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Cantigny&rsquo\;s poinsettias arrive as three-inch-long cuttings\, then are carefully nurtured and groomed for about six months. Water\, fertilizer\, light and temperature are each regulated to achieve the spectacular results that visitors will see at the greenhouse.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Nearly half of the poinsettias go to the <span style="color:#C00000\;"><a href="http://rotaryclubofwheatonam.org/"><span style="color:#C00000\;">Wheaton A.M. Rotary Club</span></a></span> which uses them to raise money for its community projects. Another 300 plants will add colorful holiday cheer to buildings throughout the 500-acre Cantigny estate.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">After <em>Shades of Crimson</em>\, sales to the public will continue at the Cantigny Shop in the Visitors Center and the Cantigny Golf Shop at regular prices. Unsold plants are donated to local nursing homes and care centers.</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Also on November 19</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">\, visitors are invited to shop for unique holiday gifts from local artists and crafters at Cantigny&rsquo\;s annual Mistletoe Market\, in the Visitors Center from 1 to 7 pm. Forty-four vendors are participating.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">For everyone&rsquo\;s safety\, face coverings are required inside Cantigny buildings and on the trolley. In the greenhouse\, the number of people in the poinsettia sales area will be closely monitored\, and plants will be pre-packaged to maintain customer flow and social distancing. </span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Cantigny Park is open daily in November and December from 9 am to sunset.&nbsp\;More information is online at <span style="color:#C00000\;"><a href="http://www.cantigny.org/"><span style="color:#C00000\;">Cantigny.org</span></a></span>\, including a full calendar of seasonal events.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">###</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">About Cantigny Park</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Cantigny Park\, part of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation\, is the 500-acre Wheaton (IL) estate of Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955)\, long-time editor and publisher of the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>. It is home to the McCormick House\, First Division Museum\, display gardens\, picnic grounds\, walking trails\, and a Visitors Center with a gift shop\, theater\, and food options. Hours\, directions\, and upcoming events are posted online at </span><a href="http://www.cantigny.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Cantigny.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Cantigny Park 1 S 151 Winfield Road Wheaton\, IL 60187
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URL:https://business.wheatonchamber.com/events/details/poinsettia-display-and-mistletoe-market-11-19-2021-22654
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