One designer is annually given complete design freedom by a wreath project co-chair, who hangs her wreath in a very chilly vestibule where it stays for months, usually in pristine condition.  Since the wreath life extends past the holidays, a more neutral color scheme is often employed.  The rhinestone swirly geegaws on the bottom reminded us of snakes, and this wreath became “the Medusa wreath,” a perfect New Year’s Eve feature for Wreath of the Day.

The designer of the wreath pictured below described the thought process behind the sweeping arc of cones and berries as a depiction of the circle of life. The male client asked for a red bow and traditional, conservative embellishments.  He was overwhelmed, in a good way, when he saw the finished product.

A customer in New York, a Yale graduate, sent a gift wreath this year to friends in Boston who are graduates of University of Pennsylvania and affiliated now with Boston University.  Well, University of Pennsylvania’s colors are blue and red, Yale is blue, and BU is red, so we came up with a wreath accented in red and blue.  We kept it from becoming a Fourth of July wreath by adding gold accents to the blueberries, and doubled the red bow with a lining of sheer blue ribbon.  Spectacular!

We are always happy to receive a wreath order from the Badminton and Tennis Club on Hemenway Street, and the order generally allows us to do what we like.  Our designer this year decided to create tiny shuttlecocks out of silver paper fans and glass balls, also using a polka dot ribbon and lotus pods to reflect tennis balls, and a different ribbon for the streamers, indicating the net.  Truly clever, and beautiful.

The Garden Club of the Back Bay gives a number of wreath gift certificates to area not for profit organizations during the year, and one project we’re especially proud of is supporting The Blossom Fund of The Boston Committee of the GCA (www.bostoncommittee.org) with certificates for each member club.  The individual clubs raffle off their certificates to their members, and the proceeds are contributed to The Blossom Fund, which in turn awards grants to public horticultural projects in the Boston metroplex area.  Many winners return as customers after receiving wreaths such as the one shown below.