Then head over to Lorisa Gardens’ new “Christmas Store on the Avenue,” especially tonight during Glendora Village’s annual Holiday Stroll. It’s the perfect stop after the Christmas Tree lighting at 6 p.m. in the Village Plaza.
Lorisa Gardens is owned by sisters
Lori Molinari and Lisa Luke, who had a thriving silk floral design and home
decor business for 15 years before they opened the store 10 years ago.
When Strings Music located next door
closed earlier this year, the sisters’ landlord approached them to expand into
its space. They said yes after much discussion and opened the Christmas store
in late October.
The collection of ornaments
(including those by Christopher Radko and elves and fairies by Mark Roberts)
and fully decorated trees will inspire decorating ideas.
So beautiful is the holiday store
that one visitor exclaimed: “It’s better than anything in Beverly Hills. It’s
better than Stats in Pasadena!”
The Christmas Store was months in
the making, starting last January when the sisters attended a trade show in
Dallas, and they continued with extra orders throughout the year. The result is
something you’d see year-round in someplace like Solvang.
Not only can you pick up new
ornaments, there are spools and spools of colorful grosgrain ribbon to
embellish gifts.
It’s a busy time for Lori and Lisa.
They’re busy doing holiday decorating for homeowners all over Southern
California. You’ll see their handiwork during the “Homes for the Holidays”
tour on Sunday, Nov. 24, that raises funds for Foothill Presbyterian Hospital.
Lorisa Gardens is located at 140 N.
Glendora Ave., Glendora, CA 91741. It is open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, call
(626) 852-3300 or visit its Facebook page.
