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A red and green showstopper

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By: Canadian Gardening

Photography by: Roger Yip

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A red and green showstopper

This article appeared in November 2008 issue

Traditional holiday colour is found in untraditional dried blooms and branches

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The traditional holiday colour combo of red and green gets a fresh twist with this easy-peasy arrangement, assembled here in  a small concrete urn. A simple bouquet of green hydrangeas (fresh or dried) is perked up with three sprigs of red St. John’s wort (Hypericum) berries, and three stems of redtwig dogwood—or repurposed Hypericum trimmings.

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Anchor the hydrangeas in floral foam or a crumpled piece of chicken wire; if using dried flowers, insert the berries into water-filled floral picks or a small jar and strip the leaves from their stems.

As an alternative to the hydrangeas, substitute green spider or pompom mums.

—Designed by Hilary Bellis, It Can Be Arranged, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

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