Lush greens like these cedars make a fresh base for wreaths.
White birch logs are the perfect backdrop for an indoor arrangement of hydrangeas, pepperberries, pinecones, eucalyptus, juniper and white pine.
Floral designer Cyrus Paktinat shops at the New York City flower market.
A white and silver arrangement of peonies, dusty millers and anemones is winter wonderful.
Fresh pomegranates, pepperberries, eucalyptus pods, pinecones and rosehips add natural decadence to a juniper wreath. Hung inside or out, this fragrant decoration is elegant and seasonally spirited.
You won’t find poinsettias in this unconventional arrangement of ranunculus, tree ivy berries, and seasonal roses including green jade.
Handmade boxwood balls, often hung in threes, create a lush porch decoration.
Used as a candleholder, this dazzling wreath combines foreign treasures like retzia from South Africa with homeland finds like variegated ivy and silver brunia.
Styled in an antique vase, a blue and white arrangement of snowberries, blue hydrangeas and white lisianthus brings winter’s splendor to the table.
This scarlet centerpiece features rich black beauty roses, red anemones, holly leaves and berries, hydrangeas, white heather from South Africa and skimmia from Oregon.
This article appears in the December 2011 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).