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liv
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An easy way to pull
off a great-looking
bouquet? Use one
kind of flower in each
container. With
round blooms, cut
the stems short and
pack the container to
create a low dome.
For vertical blossoms
like hyacinth, cut all
the stems the same
length and arrange in
a column.
28 MARCH
2010 BETTER HOMES AND
GARDENS
SA L A D D A YS O pen yo u r vegetable draw er
fo r th e makings to jazz up clear cylinder
vases. W e paired deep green leaf lettuce
with purple hyacinth, and rainbow chard
stem s with pink roses. Place a water-filled
container inside a cylinder vase. Cut
veggies about th e sam e height as th e vase
and place betw een th e containers. Arrange
flow ers in the inner container, and finish
with a quick w rap o f colorful twine.
T E A T IM E Turn a tea set into a sw eet
floral display. Use one kind o f flo w er in the
teap ot (here, it’s w hite ranunculus) and
an oth er in the cup (tulips). iS)
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