Mini plants and candles create a modern and magical center piece
Hanging mini garden terrariums as ornaments
A living christmas ornament
Mini rosemary wreaths can be attached to gifts, draped on wine bottles or used in table settings.
Simply add branches to large ornaments.
Potted mini plants can work as tree ornaments (wired to branches) or as name holders at the table.
An herb bundle hung behind chair or on a table runner adds a rustic touch.
A simple rosemary sprig in a place setting.
Wrap candles with leaves.
Imagine trading the baby's breath for thyme or sage cuttings in these tiny hanging vases.
Herbs make great gifts, since even black thumbs can consume them instead of trying to keep them alive.
This is a simple craft idea that shows customers how to dress up a plain black nursery pot.
Tree planting ceremony for weddings
Here's a bonus that has nothing to do with Christmas and everything to do with weddings. The unity candle ceremony within the wedding itself is giving way to a new unity ceremony: the tree planting ceremony. The bride brings soil from her parents home, the groom from his parents, and they combine the soil to nourish a tree they will keep at their home.
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Weddings and the holidays have a lot in common. Both are big celebrations and last for a short period of time (the wedding, that is, not the marriage). Weddings, however, have a lot more money thrown at them. Luckily for us, nature is a popular bridal theme, and top-notch designers have created gorgeous ways to spotlight plants for special occasions that you can use for your own displays.
Take a look at this slideshow of ideas. If you use these ideas in your displays of herbs, evergreens and other cool-weather plants, you’ll inspire customers to embrace plants as part of their decorating scheme. One thing to keep in mind is you’ll need to show how easy these ideas are to re-create, and make sure you include the tools they’ll need, like clippers and twine.
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Carol Miller is the former editor of Greenhouse Grower Retailing and is current editor of American Vegetable Grower. You can eMail her at clmiller@meistermedia.com.
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