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Tag: Gudi Seward

  • Wreath of the Day – Pairs

    Matched pairs – we’ve said it before, not our favorite task. So many things can go wrong. Bows could be slightly uneven, sufficient materials might be in short supply, instructions can be missing (bows on top? mirror image?), the underlying wreaths themselves not the same thickness. Two members, Stephanie Fletcher and her mother Gudi Seward, have been our “go to” pair themselves for this thankless job. I can’t be sure if the pair of wreaths below was done by them this season, but I know, even without having been there, that they took on their fair share of the work. Stephanie, in addition, took many of the beautiful photos pictured in the Wreath of the Day posts, and runs our Instagram page. What a good eye!

  • Wreath of the Day – Christmas Angel

    A member shared the following story with us after she asked us to incorporate a family decoration into her wreath:


    “My college roommate, a talented and devoted gardener with a flair for design, gave me the metal angel [seen below] in 2001, suggesting I incorporate it into future wreaths. Sadly, the following May she suffered a stroke at the age of 42, and we ultimately lost her. I miss her daily. It was such a gift to find the angel in my Christmas decorations in December, 2002. That year and each year since I have put the angel on my wreath. When I joined the Garden Club of the Back Bay [in 2018] I bought a beautifully decorated wreath to support wreath week, but really missed the angel. This year I requested that the angel be used in the design of my wreath. The angel was welcomed by Gudi and Stephanie [our dynamite mother/daughter decorating team] who thoughtfully and lovingly included her in their design. The result is spectacular and heartwarming to all who knew my friend, and is a reminder of her at our front door.”

    The client chose the ribbon color because the wallpaper in her hallway is busy and she didn’t want a pattern to compete. To “backlight” the angel, glittery branches were moved around the angel to draw the eye to the centerpiece. Below is a picture of the finished wreath hung on the client’s door.

  • Wreath of the Day, From the Archives – Woodland Looks

    Many customers purchase our wreaths to hang in the country, and we have orders each year asking us to emphasize a snowy, natural look from the forests of Maine, or the Colorado Rockies. Some of our favorite materials to use in these cases are birch bark, twigs, a rich variety of greens, especially white pine, and of course pine cones, especially if still attached on a twig or branch. Below are some examples from past years.

    We thank member Gudi Seward, our Wreath of the Day Sponsor, who herself is a master of understated elegance.