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PHOTOS: Potomac Celebrates the Holiday Season

Residents and businesses welcome the winter holiday season with decorations and a plethora of gift ideas.

By Kathleen Bryan
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December 9, 2011

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Susan Gelb, a plant specialist at Behnke Nurseries in Potomac, MD, creates custom basket arrangements during the holiday season.

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Susan Gelb, a plant specialist at Behnke Nurseries in Potomac, MD, creates custom basket arrangements during the holiday season.

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Holiday ornaments at Flora's Feathered Nest in Potomac, MD, range in price from $7 to $12. Designs include birds and shimmery colored balls.

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Donald Taylor, left, Doug Ergene, center, and Ken Northup, right, drill holes in the base of Christmas trees for sale at Behnke Nurseries in Potomac, MD, on Dec. 9, 2011. Ergene said about 200 trees have been sold since Thanksgiving.

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Behnke Nurseries Manager Alex Dencker said poinsettia's are a top seller during the holiday season. Prices range from $5.99 to $49.99; colors include classic red, pink peppermint, white and Jingle Bells (red and white).

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Potomac resident Brady Bedingfield, 2, examines a bird ornament at Flora's Feathered Nest in Potomac, MD. Bedingfield and his mother were doing their holiday shopping on Dec. 9, 2011.

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A mischievous elf dangles from a tree at Potomac Place Shopping Center in Potomac Village, MD. The wall above River Falls Seafood Co. is festooned with a Hanukkah menorah.

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Related Topics: Christmas Trees, Hanukkah, Holiday 2011, and Holiday Decorations

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