Create an elegant evergreen planter

McMillen added further interest to the arrangement by placing seeded eucalyptus branches between the magnolia tips and the red pine.

For a finishing touch, McMillen added decorative mintolla balls to the arrangement, but notes that plastic fruit can also be used to add more colour to the arrangement.

This arrangement should keep its colour all season long

Jim McMillen is the owner of Landscapes in Bloom.

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