The Discovery Channel was there filming the setup. Here is the sound guy lurking behind the big ornaments, and that green thing is one of the polar bears before the flowers were attached. The green stuff is that florists brick called Oasis that holds water.

The polar bears covered in white flowers came out very well.

Here is how the tree looked when completed, this is the picture that appeared in the local paper.

This is one of the arrangements near the hotel front desk. Imagine how many hundreds of dollars it would cost to buy such an arrangement of red roses, pink orchids, huge white lilies, and pine cones.
