From teacups and tulips to nutcracker soldiers and an upside down Christmas tree, the holiday displays are sure to please at this year’s Trees of Christmas tour at historic Merrehope.
By SCOTT HAWKINS, The Neshoba DemocratApril 24, 2021 GMT
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) Young Philadelphia florist Madden Gray started working in floral arrangements when he was just 15 and this month found himself decorating the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion.
Gray, 22, who owns and operates MG & Company, a gifts, home, floral and design store on the square in Philadelphia, put in an application after one of his customers sent him an email in late February with information about Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves’ Florist of the Month program.
On the first Monday of April, Gray was decorating the Mansion with floral arrangements in five rooms.