Gardeners Zone

Holiday celebrations come with lots of decoration elements. Simplify yours by using Christmas Flowers and wreaths, which can help to finish a room, complete a theme, and bring vitality to your home. Poinsettias are a favorite at Christmas time for decorating, where their brilliant colors and variety bring joy to all who look at them.

Many other types of flowers in many different arrangements, can be found at 1-800-Flowers. They have the absolute cutest arrangement called a Margarita Bouquet. It looks exactly like a margarita made from flowers and would be a perfect size to fit on someone’s desk. They also have a Strawberry Margarita version with pink, red and white flowers. It is so cute. Their Apple Martini Bouquet is along the same theme, except, of course, it’s in a martini glass.

There is a Classic Christmas Tulips arrangement, a Merry Mistletoe one, Basket of Christmas, an All White Centerpiece (oval and spectacular), Ultimate Elegance (which contains four dozen roses), Lilies (simple and beautiful elegance with 10 stems arranged in a glass vase), the classic Dozen Rose Presentation Bouquet, and Champagne Wishes (simple arrangement in a champagne glass).

Holiday magic is a sweet little arrangement in a gift box container. A Christmas wreath is by Martha Stewart and features noble fir and silvery bells. Another wonderful arrangement with a Christmas Flower in it is Crocuses in a Satin Box. Victorian Holiday Centerpiece will delight your guests. All of the aforementioned arrangements will brighten up any area you display them in and with a little care and water added daily, they will last for many days.

Berries & Bows is a flower arrangement worth mentioning, as it looks like a small Christmas tree itself, but in white and red. Designer Julie Mulligan has a three piece green ceramic set called Holiday Tabletop Gift Set. The red Gerbera daisies look great in the green of the container and the two candlestick holders flank it perfectly. The Martha Stewart Red Rose & Evergreen piece is in a brown basket and looks great. The Harry London Filigree Sweets Tower is loaded with goodies, so you can enjoy them while looking at the beautiful flower centerpiece you got from 1-800-Flowers.

Holiday Bottles by Julie Mulligan contain green roses in red bottles; Victorian Holiday Tree is a sweet little thing with a big red bow on top; the Glistening Snowflake Centerpiece is mostly white in a white box and looks like a snowdrift and the Stunning Spruce in Silver with Lights would be great on a dark wood entry table or in a Victorian style home. Another arrangement worth mentioning is Paper Whites in a Present Planter. That is white flowers from bulbs in a red and green box, and it’s fantastic.

With all of the arrangements above, it saves you time and energy during the holiday season and that’s always a blessing. Beautiful decorations and centerpieces taken care of, you can relax with family and friends. And when they ask you how you managed to find time to get all of your stunning decorating done, you can tell them that you had a little help from a secret Santa. And if they are really good friends, and after all you are in a relaxed holiday spirit having taken care of your decorating chores with ease and in a timely manner, you may want to mention 1-800-Flowers. Of course, you still have to get yourself outside and put up those holiday lights!