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Raise a glass
to berries
and twigs.
Gather fresh, berried
branches from your
garden, or check out
local and mail-order
floral shops to explore
offerings from other
regions. Shop early—
berries are stocked
seasonally and often
sell out well before the
end of the year.
Trimmings of yellow
twig dogwood
(Cornus
sericea
‘Flaviramea’)
and fruited
winterberry
(Ilex
verticillata), left,
make
a joyful sight. If you
harvest branches from
Gather loose berries
and place them in the
bottom of a votive,
above,
to add a rosy
glow to candlelight.
your yard, make
balanced cuts to
preserve the shrubs’
natural shapes.
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