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  • 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 – New Year’s Eve Celebration

    The wreath below is one more example of a 2021 Garden Club wreath. If you have been a longtime customer frustrated with our inability to sell wreaths this year, and are reading these posts, please don’t think we have been conducting a secret market – literally we only had a handful of member wreaths to show this season, done independently by a handful of decorators who remain in Back Bay in the pandemic. We are certainly happy to be able to show them off, however.

  • Wreath of the Day – Tribute to a Founder

    One of our most talented members created a wreath for the Marlborough Street door of one of the original Garden Club of the Back Bay members, the late Stella Trafford. Stella was known as a driving force in parks activism in the Back Bay, and did much to push the City to pay attention to an increasingly shabby situation on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, to name just one example. We are happy to see that the beautiful building where she lived is graced with one of our lovely wreaths, even in this hiatus year.

  • Wreath of the Day – Miss Havisham’s Christmas

    We know. We should be kinder. Attribute our 2021 dark humor to our distress that we can’t be at The First Lutheran Church of Boston making beautiful wreaths for Boston. But the display below looks to be part of a Tim Burton movie set. Another example of Why We Decorate. Captions welcome at info@bostonflora.com.

  • Holiday Wreaths 2018 – We’re Back!

    Holiday Wreaths 2018 – We’re Back!

    2018 Order Forms will soon arrive in the mailboxes of past customers and Club members, and for those of you new to the game, now is the time be part of the exclusive group of holiday wreath and poinsettia buyers supporting the charitable work of The Garden Club of the Back Bay. Every penny of our net proceeds goes to neighborhood beautification projects and area-wide grants to not for profit horticultural organizations with missions mirroring our own, especially in support of trees. You may order on line, of course, in our store (www.gardenclubbackbay.org/shop), and if you search on our website you may view hundreds of photos of past wreaths. Remember, you are not ordering any specific style – our volunteers never copy, and each wreath is original – but if you especially like a specific wreath, we can assign your order to a decorator who specializes in that particular look.  Questions? Email info@bostonflora.com.

  • Tuesdays & Wednesdays, November 27 – 28, and December 4 – 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Holiday Wreath Decorating Workshops

    Tuesdays & Wednesdays, November 27 – 28, and December 4 – 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Holiday Wreath Decorating Workshops

    Join Russell’s Garden Center’s custom wreath designers and have fun creating your own holiday wreath. Buy a fresh or artificial wreath and decorations of your choice here at Russell’s, and the Wreath Design staff will share their knowledge and techniques to help you put together your own one-of-a-kind door decoration. Expert advice, workspace, coffee, and snacks provided, free! Russell’s is located at 397 Boston Post Road in Wayland, and you may find directions on their website, www.russellsgardencenter.com.  Naturally, we still recommend you purchase your wreath from The Garden Club of the Back Bay (one of our fully decorated wreaths is pictured below), but if that isn’t possible, Russell’s can be a good alternative, especially if you miss our November 29 deadline for ordering fully decorated wreaths.  See https://bostonflora.com/products-page/ to order.

     

  • Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Wreath Decorating Workshops at Blithewold

    Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Wreath Decorating Workshops at Blithewold

    Blithewold’s Garden Manager Gail Read, and Interpretive Horticulturist Kristen Green will share design ideas and assembly tips that allow you to create a one-of-a kind holiday wreath. You will be able to choose your greens from a wide variety of plant material, some of which is pre-cut from Blithewold’s collection of unique evergreens. Anyone who may be in Rhode Island and plans to help with The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s wreath project the following week may wish to take this “practice” opportunity. Blithewold is located at 101 Ferry Road in Bristol, Rhode Island, and the workshops will be held Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, from 10 – noon. $38 for Blithewold members and $45 for non members. Register by telephone at 401-253-2707, or on line at www.blithewold.org.  One of our own Garden Club of the Back Bay wreaths is pictured below (to order, click on to www.gardenclubbackbay.org/products-page/.

  • Wreath of the Day 2011 – A Thank You to All Our Volunteers

    Wreath of the Day 2011 – A Thank You to All Our Volunteers

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s annual Wreath Week has wrapped up, and Co-Presidents Jackie Blombach and Jolinda Taylor, along with Wreath Project Co-Chairs Margaret Pokorny, Francine Crawford, Catherine Bordon, and Elisabeth Lay thank all the volunteers who made this project such a success.  From now through January 1, we will post a picture of the Wreath of the Day, along with a brief description of the wreath and the process, from initial ordering to the last sweeping of the floor.  Since Hanukkah is beginning, we’ll start off with a wreath specially designed to celebrate the season, designed by a first time decorator and new club member.  The sophistication of the wreath proves that a multi-year design apprenticeship is not necessarily a prerequisite.

     

     

     

     

  • Wreath of the Day – No Bow

    Every now and then a client asks for a wreath with no bow.  We think our wreaths look best with one of our big, gorgeous, full bows – no one in town mistakes our wreaths with wreaths from any other source because of them.  However, here is an example of intricate work which makes a statement without the use of ribbon, created for a client in Beacon Hill.  Liberal use of magnolia leaves, lotus pods, pine cones and two types of eucalyptus makes this appropriate for outdoor use – eucalyptus indoors is just too pungent.

  • Garden Club of the Back Bay Holiday Wreaths – A Taste of Spring

    This is our final “Wreath of the Day” posting for this season, so we leave you with a flowering indoor wreath suitable for a Valentine.  Happy New Year from The Garden Club of the Back Bay.