The Fourth of July is the official kickoff for summer, and a great excuse for a holiday gathering. The selections we have created for you will accent a picnic table as well as a dinner table. They are fun and patriotic. We even added a theatrical touch with real sparklers which are sure to be the center of attention!

Our star spangled arrangement is made with baby s breath, ivory colored spider mums, red carnations, and blue iris. To guarantee everyone s attention, we have inserted real sparklers to light up the evening and accented the flowers with a silvery star garland.

I. Fill the Floral Design and Floral Seven vases with fresh water.

2. Place. Floral Seven on Floral Design using glass disc as platform.

3.Cut the flower stems at nine inches.

4. Place one of each flower in every vase, alternating to create variety in placement.

5. Insert six to eight sparklers* at random, reserving one for the center vase at the top of the arrangement.

6. Twist twenty-four inches of star garland throughout the arrangement.

* Place the arrangement in a sate., non-combustible area before lighting the sparklers!

Freeze dried plant elements are featured in this bouquet. We have used pothos, red mini carnations and blue baby s breath with a beautiful white candle as the focal point for our patriotic presentation. 1. Using a funnel, fill the Floral Design and Floral Seven with grits. 2. Clip the pothos to seven inch lengths and clip the flower stems at six inches. 3. Combine two pothos vi[1e5, one carnation and two stems of baby s breath and place in each vase. 4. Position the Floral Design at the desired location. 5.Add the glass disc to the center of the Floral Design. 6. Place the candle in the center of the glass disc.

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The high contrast of red, white and blue accented with four American flags has a real Americana look, We have used red carnations, white irnpa hence, and blue roses as our floral elements. The flags are novelty size, about two inches by three inches. 1.Using a funnel, fill [lie Floral Design and Floral Seven with grits. 2. Place Floral Seven on Floral Design using glass disc as platform. 3. Cut the flower stems at ten inches. 4. Combine the white impatience, blue roses and red carnations, placing one of each in every vase. 5. Accent the arrangement with three American flags, one on top and two on the sides.

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We feel that this is one of the most festive and creative centerpieces we have designed. We have an explosion of vegetables starting with skewers of cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, olives and individual celery, carrot and green onion sticks which are nestled in parsley. The candle is cleverly placed in a hollowed artichoke which is sitting in a hollowed head of cabbage.   I. Pill the Floral Design with fresh water. 2. Cut the parsley stems at four inches and fill the vases with cut parsley. 3.Thread the cherry tomatoes, mushrooms and olives onto six inch bamboo skewers, until there are six kabobs. 4. Cut a round circle four inches in diameter and hollow the domed portion of the cabbage to accommodate an artichoke. 5. Insert the artichoke in the cabbage. 6. Place the hollowed head of cabbage in the center of the Floral Design. 7. Add a two inches candle to the center of the artichoke. (You may need to remove a few leaves from the center of the artichoke in order to accommodate the candle.) 8.Secure the bamboo skewers in the cabbage head, working around the artichoke. 9. Spear individual olives and radishes onto toothpicks and secure in the negative spaces on the cabbage.

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