Darkstar
Anchored by shiny black pebbles,
one perfect poinsettia is pure drama.
Christmas rose
Adorn the Christm as tree
with poinsettias tucked in florists’ water picks.
Choose picks that can clip to the branches.
Instanttopiary
Cut all but two or three of
the tallest stem s from a potted poinsettia, then
set it into an attractive cachepot. Top the pot
with moss and gently gather the plant’s stems
with a velvet ribbon. (nil
Howto:
s of
poinsettias to stop the m ilky sap from
eaking. C lip a stem to the desired
ength, rem ove the leaves, and use
tongs to quickly dip the stem (but not
the colored bracts) into sim m ering
water. O r sear the cut stem s with a
candle flam e.
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