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not in the bloom, which you might first think. It's in the leaf . So you wanna give the leaves a nice little pinch or a rub and that will release the scent onto your hand and into the air. They do

decorating indoors and out for the holidays. Inside this historic home a garden scene unified the Christmas decor in the front and back parlors and the home's courtyard. A mix of fresh evergreens warmed each room as reeds, scablands and miniature stand up trees. Frigs of greenery pepper the room with tints of the holiday when tucked into flower arrangements and table top decor. Tom [unk] add orbs of bright color to table tops and mantles while ornaments and similar hues of coral, wine, bright [unk] and coppery red echo the fruit shape and color on the glittery Christmas tree . The towering tree holds court in the rear parlor's bay window and looks out over the courtyard. Here, golden garlands wrap the tree in glittering ropes of leaf . Beneath the tree a sea of poinsettias wraps the base of the tree in coral color blossoms. In the courtyard, garden elements are always present but the holiday items used to decorate this al fresco living space bring in natural elements that echo those used inside. Here, fox wood reeves and garlands along with branches of southern magnolia give the courtyard a warm base of green on which [unk]. Branches blooming with red winter berry offer bright color and round shapes, a miniature version of the pomegranate used inside instead of delicate ornaments. Round shapes are repeated throughout the garden with stainless steel balls of various sizes, peppered among plantings on table tops in the [unk] and along the ground. In the trees the air comes alive with airy wire balls dangling from berry tree branches and dancing in the wind. With the repetition of color and shape, it's easy to carry a nature inspired holiday theme

weeks. If you wanna preserve for an extra pop of colors individual leaves , you can do the same thing. Just insert your leaves into the glycerin solution and let them wait. If you wanna add even more color to your leaves , throw in a couple of drops of food coloring. The red food coloring will be absorbed by the stems into the leaves giving them even more vibrant color. I'm Justin Hancock and that's your test garden tip.

having a great fall here in the Better Homes and Gardens test garden and I have a tip for you to preserve fall color for your garden decorating projects. You can take branches of your favorite fall leaves ; like here, we have a maple, and insert them into a glycerin solution. To do it, make a solution of 2 parts