Pretty with Plaid
Designer Donna Hutton of Donna Hutton Flowers in Vancouver aims for a fresh-picked-from-the-garden look that combines contrasting yet complementary colours and textures.
Designer's tip: Instead of wreaths, omit Step 1 and use 1.80 to 2.40 m (6 to 8-ft) length of ready-made real or artificial evergreen "rope." Wind rope around pot several times, wire together, then decorate as desired.
You need:
• Poinsettia in 6-in pot with plastic saucer to fit
• 2 evergreen wreaths, each approx 7.5 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) thick, with 35.5 to 46 cm (14- to 18-in) outside diameter and centre hole that accommodates pot and saucer
• Approx 12 branches of red huckleberry, 63.5 to 76 cm (25 to 30 in) long
• Approx 10 to 20 sprigs of holly, 63.5 to 76 cm long
• 1 m plaid wire-edged ribbon, 5 mm wide Florist's wire, wire cutters, secateurs and scissors
To make:
1. Lay wreaths flat, one on top of the other; wire together. Set saucer and pot inside centre hole.
2. From wire, cut 15 cm (6-in) length for each holly sprig. Twist each wire length around end of each sprig, then position sprigs at evenly spaced intervals around top and side of wreath and twist ends around wreath to secure. Poke huckleberry-branch ends into soil around base of poinsettia.
3. With ribbon, form big multilooped bow and wire together, then wire bow onto wreath top where desired. Wind ribbon ends in and out of greenery.
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