Visit the Evergreen Festival November 18-19 for holiday decorating ideasby Tara Nolan |
I think it was back in September that Elaine Martin from Vintage Gardener asked me to help out with her Evergreen Festival. I happily accepted because I love anything to do with decorating for Christmas. I also really admire Elaine’s style, creativity and her entrepreneurial spirit. We first met at a Vintage Gardener event in February that I went to with my mom. As Elaine demonstrated how to force branches and create interesting arrangements, each spring-filled pot was snapped up by a guest before she’d even finished with it!
The Evergreen Festival takes place next Wednesday and Thursday (November 18 and 19) at the Fermenting Cellar in Toronto’s Distillery District. There will be a stage with chairs so you can watch holiday decorating presentations by Elaine, Gemini Nominee Ambrose Price and others. I will be presenting a seminar on forcing paperwhites and growing amaryllis!
There will also be a French-style market with flower carts where you can make your own bows from ribbon, wreaths, evergreen miniatures and more! Partial proceeds from the event will be given to the new Ronald McDonald House.
For anyone in the GTA who is interested in attending next week, I have 5 pairs of tickets to give away! Leave a comment below telling me how you use evergreens and other florals to decorate for the holidays. I will randomly draw 5 names on Monday.
The image on the promotional postcard was part of Elaine's spread in the November issue of Style at Home.
Tags: amaryllis, ambrose price, elaine martin, evergreen festival, holiday decorating, paperwhites, vintage gardener, wreaths
I love to buy plain evergreen wreaths and put my own touches, such as fresh herbs. I love to use rosemary because it’s fragrant and fresh flowers.
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I gather some evergreen boughs from my back garden and buy others to create a Christmas/Winter arrangement for my front porch and decorate the railings with evergreen boughs and Christmas accents.
I like to gather or buy fresh evergreens to set out around our apartment for the scent. There is nothing like the scent of fresh evergreens at Christmas. I also like to put out glass vases with branches. This year my colour scheme will be totally untraditional with black, white and greyish blue. I’d love to win a pair of tickets to get great ideas!
I would be great to see as I am not familiar with this festival
Great to learn more decorating ideas,
Thanks for the opportunity
I have add this to my face book also encase there are others interested also.
I am sure its going to be a real treat!!
Comments on this post are now closed… Kim, Rita, Fran and Connie will all receive tickets to the Evergreen Festival.
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