‘Swags more
easily made

colour in your wreath you |
-can add sprigs of winter flow-
‘ering shrubs such as heather,

. Winter jasmine, Skimaia
piburnum, and witchhazel.
“You might like a swag,
which is much easier to make
than a wreath. Tie two sets of

” three 30-cm long bushy

-. conifer branches together

and then’ overlap them so

~ one section points left and
one right. Tie the branches:
where they overlap. Slide in:
accent branches or sprigs of
colour to build up the

. conifers and then tie two

“loops for hanging, one each
side Of centre. A single loop
may allow. the swag to-tilt :-
rather than hang straight: Tie
a ribbon or cones over the’ °

Sow it Grows wishes you.
all the best for the holiday -
Season anda bountiful gar-

THERE’S nothing !ike
a fresh holiday door
arrangement to welcome
guests to your home.
This year try something dif-

~ ferent than a wreath. This styl-

ish ‘cone. arrangement is very
elegant and_ sits beautifully
against a front door.

- The advantage of this
arrangement over a wreath is its

. size and’ simplicity. Te’s perfect
” for smaller doors and apart.

ments.

Materials”
@. one metal or wire. cone

‘(can be purchased at home ~

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decorating stores or made
with wire mesh from a hard-
ware store)

M fresh moss or dried
Spanish moss

& holiday greens (noble fir,
spruce, or boxwood)

8 red berries and cut flowers
§ ribbon floral tubes (avail-

: able at supermarkets and flo-

ral stores)

If you are planning to use a
metal cone, make a hole near
the top with a small nail and

* hammer.

This will now be the back of

"the arrangement and the hole

will need to fit over the top of a
small nail in your front door.
Place one or two floral tubes

filled with water inside the cone.
“and begin ‘inserting. your |

greens. Follow with your
berries and flowers. Start with
the larger items followed by the
-smatier ones...

“The placement of the small-.

er items in front of the. larger |

gives che arrangement more
, dimension on the door.

Conk 2:

: Ge feng,

Come and experience
Christmas at

Beautiful wrappi pping
with each special gift.

ir dec

ration

For ‘extra colour try accen-
tuating with ribbons. and
berries, a

This floral cone should last
up to a week outside and the~.
materials can be replaced , as
needed.

T think you will find thar.
they definitely celebrate. the
holiday season with a style all -.
their own.