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You may be tempted by expensiveandfancytable decorations and wreaths in the shops, but, if you look in your garden you’ll find some brilliant indooradornments forfree.


All you need for an effective festivetabledecoration.forin- stance.isa few uniform-sized small glass holders into which a single cone can be placed, topped with a flower such as an orchid, as demonstrated by Judith Blacklock, principal of the Judith Blacklock Flower School, who has taught ce­ lebrities including Kirstie Allsopp,_Gordon Ramsay and Keeley Hawes. “It’s such a wonderful time


because gardens and hedge­ rows are full of wonderful thingsyou can use at this time ofyear, including bare stems, fircones and berries. Just use your eyes and ifyou see some­ thing exciting, you can make


something wonderfiil with it,” says Judith.


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the base of a cornucopia of decorations. Take clippings


from evergreens, including conifers, box, holly and ivy, to make a base for wreaths and swags to which you can add berries, fruits, baubles and bows. Common plants which are


ideal for indoor decorations include Skimmia japonica, which has glossy red berries and leaves which are much easier to handle than holly because they don’t have the accompanying spikes, Judith says. “Variegated holly is anoth­ er great choice because of the


- wonderful variegated foliage, while berried ivy, Hederahelix ‘Arborescens’ produces black fruits which are at their best at Christmas. / “Fruiting ivy can be found


in virtually every garden hedgerow and placed in a vase with flowers like anem- ones threaded through ” she explains.


' ■ ’ “Spray the leaves with gold


for a really festive effect.” ’.1 -Addskimmiaandbayfrom


your garden to traditional wreaths. If you want to add bits of dried fruit, cinnamon


sticks, berries or baubles,


make sure you have plenty of thembecause.ifyouonlyhave


a few, they are much harder to place. Judith says: “Go natural -


collect, use and spray leaves


berries, seed heads and cones! The best way to spray is by placing your finds in a small box. Spray once, close and rattle the box, then open and spray again. Smooth textured plant material takes spray much more effectively than those with a rough texture such as teasels. “I personally always buy a


real Christmas tree because the clippings go some way to


creatinganimpressivewreath or table decorations.


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ficial tree, you c'an clip a few branches ofyour own conifer or pine to make it look real. “Place them atintervalson ■ the fake tree’s branches, push­


ing the stem ends to the trunk. You’ll findithard to tell the dif­ ference.


“You can also use Christ­


mas tree off-cuts or conifer branches on your mantel-


. P^ce, window ledge or for a long-lasting centrepiece. Cut


branches into short pieces and insert in foam, add a few roses orgerbera to complete.” You can achieve more scent


with a room spray or an unob­ trusive scented stick such as


the newly launched Scent- sicles, biodegradable dark


green or brown sticks, which you can easily add to a festive


wreath or decoration. Judith has even developed a design featuring a Brussels


sprout basetoppedwithskim- mia berries and anemones. Just cut a piece of foam


(keep it dry) into a vertical col­ umn that is sufficiently wide and tall to hold a container. Press the container firm­


ly into the foam to mould the shape and depth of it and then remove the container and with a knife cut out the piece


of foam, so that your contain­ er will fit. The rim of the con­ tainer should rise just above the foam. Cut some cocktail sticks in


two. Trim the spouts so that they have a smooth base and insert a stick into the base of


i ;;>*V Home made decorations can give your home a special feel at Christmas.


each sprout, positioning them your foliage, berries and flow- tn the foam. Repeat until the ers. foam is covered.


Pour water into the inner den inside can really get you container and evenly arrange into the Christmas spirit.


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