Over more than 40 years of activity, Horto do Campo Grande has created true bonds of friendship with private, institutional, and corporate customers, relationships that take on special symbolism at this time of year. During the Christmas season, many visit our gardens – Campo Grande, Quinta da Eira, and Fernão Ferro – in search of special ornaments, inspiring decorative pieces or elements to transform their homes and organizations into places where the magic of Christmas happens.
It was during these visits, so special to us, that we invited some of our customers to share with us their Christmas memories and also which elements cannot be missing from their Christmas decorations this year.
“My Christmas” by Maria Ana Bobone
Fado singer Maria Ana Bobone shares with us her Christmas memories and the featured elements in her home.
More than scents, my Christmas has melodies that I keep in my heart. I like a truly magical and joyful Christmas. My Christmas starts on the outside of the house: I like to decorate the street giving it a festive touch, and the door that welcomes family and friends, with a flower wreath.
Year after year, I decorate the house with the same tones, unless my children take charge of the tree, at which point it transforms into an “explosion” of colors and lights. Currently, we opt for a more harmonious decoration, predominantly white and blue, a more original tone for this festive season, but without forgetting the red touch of Santa Claus. Brown elements, like pinecones, are a must. The Christmas decorations in my house always lean toward cooler tones.
The memories I keep of my Christmas involve, above all, the magic of music. I come from a family of singers, and on Christmas Eve, melody surrounds us when we gather to sing. Christmas, for me, is the carols.
