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CityViewNC.com | 33 B efore Maria Fulcher and her family even moved into their newly built home, she set her sights on the holidays. "I knew that once we got into this house for our first Christmas here that I wanted to go all out," Fulcher says. She also knew where to turn for help. "I knew Summer was the one to call to make all of my Christmas dreams come true," says Fulcher. Summer Jones Hudson and her mother, Emily Johnson Jones, are partners in Johnson Florist of Stedman. "We've been in business 70 years and are on the third generation of decorators," says Hudson. "We not only deliver to Cumberland County daily, but we also decorate many homes and businesses throughout Cumberland County for Christmas." ey decorate indoors and out, including window wreaths, garland, front-door decor, trees and mantel decor. With custom-made wreaths on every window, a Southern Christmas motif on the back porch, garland wrapped around banisters and mantels, and large Christmas trees in the foyer and living room, the Fulchers' decorators pulled out all the stops. Fulcher says she wanted that and more as she waited for construction of her home, which is on Ellerslie Drive, to be complete. She and her husband, Garret, are both Fayetteville natives. ey started building their dream home in March 2020 and moved in in January 2021, missing Christmas by a smidge last year. "Garret drew the house out and worked with a local builder, but while it was being built, we were living in a rental house. With three adults and two children, we were just trying to survive it. I couldn't decorate at all last year as I wanted,'' Fulcher says. is year, their three children — Adalee Grace, 6; Weston, 3; and Kinslee, 7 months — will experience their first Christmas in their new home with all the trimmings that Maria hoped for. "I put some things out for Easter and Halloween, but the goal was to have our house decked out for Christmas. I enjoy the holiday time and having the house decorated for Christmas," Fulcher says. With custom-made wreaths on every window, a Southern Christmas motif on the back porch, garland wrapped around banisters and mantels, and large Christmas trees in the foyer and living room, Hudson pulled out all the stops for the Fulchers.

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