Lake Country This Month
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NOVEMBER 2013 FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY • Page 3A Deck the halls and much, much more Learn the tips and trends for this year's holiday decorations ments or branches full of berries in a vase. Dan Yerke, owner of The Flower GarHARTLAND – Blow the dust off the top den in Hartland, encouraged bringing in of those holiday decoration boxes. It's pine boughs either from your own yard or time to start decking your halls. But store-bought. The Flower Garden carries before you just start throwing random pines from the rain forests of Washington decorations up all over the house, have a and Oregon, as well as evergreens from plan. Be selective and be creative. northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan. With a proper water source, evergreens Begin with a focal point are long-lasting and give the home a holiAccording to interior designer Patricia day fragrance. "There's been kind of an upsurgence of Gibbons of Patina Interiors in Pewaukee, a real natural look with the burlap, the the focus of your holiday decorating paper, the birch," Yerke said. "There has efforts should fall on the front entrance. been a little push in the last couple of "It's what sets the tone for the season and will make you and your guests happy years for more of an earthy, natural, botanical kind of look." every time you walk in the door," GibNatural bark materials have become bons said. quite popular, specifically with the use of As a starting point, Gibbons suggested creating arrangements of "like" objects. birch twigs and birth planters due to "For instance, showcase your collection their white color. of Santas on a sideboard," she said. "It Yerke said, though, that they still have will be much more interesting than havplenty of customers whose tastes are ing them placed individually all over the more suited to the glitzy look. It all house." depends on personal style and home Another fun suggestion Gibbons had décor. was to try a new and unexpected color The Flower Garden has done quite a bit scheme, such as celery and purple or all of mixing in the last several years of white. She also introduced the idea of fresh materials with artificial materials. bringing twinkle lights indoors by Around the holidays, artificial holly is putting a strand inside large glass bottles used quite often. According to Yerke, artior under a table. ficial materials have come a long way in the last several years and are difficult to Mix it up tell apart from the real materials. Amy Miller, a buyer at Garden Gate In addition to artificial materials, preNursery who is experienced in holiday served greenery is another option to and tree decoration, suggested mixing enjoy a long holiday life. Garden Gate things up, such as using larger, glass-cov- Nursery, for example, carries a selection ered balls in your tree decoration to creof preserved holiday wreaths. ate a three-dimensional effect. Or for Gibbons also recommended arranging extra flavor, try adding dried hydrangeas, fresh flowers in glass containers filled peacock feathers, roses or artificial with cranberries, clementines, mini-pine branches and berries to your holiday cones or colorful holiday candy. décor. Yerke said that in addition to the popuGarden Gate Nursery carries many hol- lar poinsettia plant, bulb plants that can iday add-ons, as well as handmade glass be forced in water are quite popular, such ornaments from Kirtras, out of Canada, as the paper white narcissus, which adds and Luke Adams, out of Massachusetts. a strong fragrance to the home. The large Garden Gate also is known for its Ameri- amaryllis flowers are also beautiful cut in can-made Campania concrete statues, a vase or can be grown from a bulb. The which around Christmas time, can Flower Garden also carries a rose called include angels, the Madonna and a selec- intuition, which is red in color with a tion of animals. lighter red speckling. By Shannon Venegas Special to The Freeman Let nature enhance your décor Make memories Gibbon stressed using natural materials as much as possible: a simple evergreen sprig in a small container on the windowsill, a large bowl of pinecones and bittersweet on the cocktail table, dried hydrangea blooms tucked into a large shallow bowl full of silver and gold orna- The most important thing about the holidays is creating memories that will last. One idea Gibbons shared is to buy a big, shallow bowl, fill it with photos from holidays past and place it on the coffee table. 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Gibbons stressed that the classic items last forever, so if you are going to spend a little more, make sure it is on something timeless and long-lasting. "It's a nice thing to bring in family heirloom type things, because that's what Christmas is about – it's about memories," Gibbons said. And finally, remember not to let Christmas explode all over the house. "It's really true that less is more," Gibbons said. "Remember, you have to take it all down again after the holidays are over." A decorated tree and other holiday decorations at Garden Gate Nursery. 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