White and Silver Frosted Rose Arrangement by Carol Bone

This wonderful table arrangement will make you the envy of your friends this Christmas! It was created as part of Carol Bone’s annual Christmas Decorations Demonstrations at Powerscourt this week. Don’t miss the next workshop! See http://www.powerscourt.ie/events for more information.

1) Use a long, silver tray as the starting point for your arrangement.

2) Add half a block of oasis to it, you don’t want the arrangement to be too high.

3) Decorate the sides of the oasis with Green Hypericum Berries. These berries also come in glorious shades of red and orange as well!

4) Put bundles of dried cinnamon wrapped in twine made into bows on the next layer of the arrangement. The scent will be glorious!

5) You can create a very rustic effect with this arrangement, have fun with it!

6) White Roses such as Avalanche Roses will look stunning in the arrangement

7) Spray the flowers with oasis glue.

8) Cover the flowers with silver glitter for a Christmas effect.

9) Soak the oasis but don’t oversoak it!

10) Add a string of miniature cones and complete your look.

Home-made Christmas Decorations with Carol Bone

Dates: 20th and 27th November, 4th December 

Time: 10.30am

Location: Powerscourt Garden Pavilion

Booking: No booking required or cost, this event is with our compliments

The fabulous Carol Bone will be coming to Powerscourt Garden Pavilion soon to give Christmas Decoration Demonstrations. This annual event is hugely popular with visitors to Powerscourt and is not be missed! The event is free of charge and there is plenty of parking available. We hope to see you there 🙂

A Rustic Christmas Flower Arrangement by Carol Bone

Here is another lovely arrnagment that Floral Artist Carol Bone showed us how to make at her annual Christmas Decoration Demo this week. Don’t miss Carol’s next workshops! See http://www.powerscourt.ie/events for more information.

1) Take a beautiful rustic wooden container, such as this one now available at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion.

2) Add some oasis to the container and place some birch into the Oasis

3) For some colour and glamour, add in some long-stemmed roses to it, such as Grand Prix Roses.

4) Put the foliage in at three different levels for interest. Put different textures beside each other for variety.

5) Foliage such as pine leaf has a real softness to it and contrasts well with the rest of the arrangement.

6) Add a few pine cones for further texture.

7) Complete the arrangement with some festive, brightly coloured berries and your look is complete!

Don’t miss Carol’s next event at Powerscourt:

Home-made Christmas Decorations with Carol Bone

Dates: 20th and 27th November, 4th December 

Time: 10.30am

Location: Powerscourt Garden Pavilion

Booking: No booking required or cost, this event is with our compliments

The fabulous Carol Bone will be coming to Powerscourt Garden Pavilion soon to give Christmas Decoration Demonstrations. This annual event is hugely popular with visitors to Powerscourt and is not be missed! The event is free of charge and there is plenty of parking available. We hope to see you there 🙂

An elegant, festive table arrangement!

This wonderful idea came from Carol Bone’s Christmas Floral Demonstration at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion which takes place annually in the run up to Christmas! Don’t miss Carol’s next demonstrations at Powerscourt:

Home-made Christmas Decorations with Carol Bone

Dates: 20th and 27th November, 4th December 

Time: 10.30am

Location: Powerscourt Garden Pavilion

Booking: No booking required or cost, this event is with our compliments

The fabulous Carol Bone will be coming to Powerscourt Garden Pavilion soon to give Christmas Decoration Demonstrations. This annual event is hugely popular with visitors to Powerscourt and is not be missed! The event is free of charge and there is plenty of parking available. We hope to see you there 

Elegant, Red Table Arrangement 

1) Take some pretty glass jars and decorate them with red festive ribbon. The ones for sale in Powerscourt Garden Pavilion this year have already been pre-decorated.

2) Fill each jar with water.

3) Add some sticks to the arrangement. You could spray these white or gold in advance or buy them already decorated.

4) Add some red Gebera which is so festive at this time of year. If you want any red plants this year, order them well in advance from your florist as they become very scarce in the run up to Christmas.

5) Add some Hypericum berries to the arrangement. Don’t use anything too big or if might spoil the effect.

5) Place the vases along the table. Put the flowers at different heights for interest.

The arrangement will look very sweet on your table!

Christmas Tree Lantern Floral Arrangement with Carol Bone

This morning, Carol Bone showed us how to put this together this beautiful Christmas Floral Arrangement, perfect for the season ahead. Don’t miss Carol’s next floral art demonstration at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion, next week at 10.30am on Wednesday 27th November and again on the 4th of December at the same time.

Christmas Tree & Lantern Arrangement

1) Place the candle in the lantern on a posie pad covered with oasis in the centre of the arrangement. The arrangement will look beautiful when the candle is lit, so atmospheric!

2) Add some Mitsumata Sticks to the arrangement. You can get them in most florists and they come in a variety of colours. Today, Carol used white sticks.

3) Add some Christmas Tree to the arrangement. The flower market in Dublin sells these in sacks and you could easily share a sack with a friend and create several arrangements between you.

4) Add fresh flowers to the arrangement. You could try a Christmas Allium, they are very long living.

5) Make sure you top up the oasis so that it keeps the plants well hydrated.

6) Add some single Chrysanthemums to the arrangement which will make visitors to your house think of Christmas time. They are very dramatic and will add flair to your Christmas arrangement!

7) Add the flowers at different levels within the arrangement. Some brunia would work well. It’s a very popular flower at Christmas time. While expensive, it keeps forever and dries very well.

8) Add Eryngium  to the arrangement, a type of thistle. It will will look very modern! This is a very subtle and light arrangement. You can add in any colours that you wish. Reds and greens make the arrangement look brighter.

This is a very welcoming arrangement which would look lovely on a hall table with the lantern lit. So cozy!

Home-made Christmas Decorations with Carol Bone

Dates: 20th and 27th November, 4th December 

Time: 10.30am

Location: Powerscourt Garden Pavilion

Booking: No booking required or cost, this event is with our compliments

The fabulous Carol Bone will be coming to Powerscourt Garden Pavilion soon to give Christmas Decoration Demonstrations. This annual event is hugely popular with visitors to Powerscourt and is not be missed! The event is free of charge and there is plenty of parking available. We hope to see you there 🙂

A Simple Christmas Candle Gift by Carol Bone

There was a great sense of excitement today in Powerscourt Garden Pavilion in County Wicklow as hundreds of people turned out to see Flroal Art Guru Carol Bone for her annual Christmas Decoration Demonstrations at Powerscourt. Carol kept a packed audience enthralled for the one and a half hours she was with us and we look forward to seeing her back with us next Wednesday 27th November at 10.30am for more great gift ideas.

Here is a lovely, simple gift idea from Carol from this morning’s workshop:

1) Take a Terracota Pot, available at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion, as your starting point

2) Place a beautiful White Church Candle in the centre of the Pot

3) Put some oasis fix on the side of the pot and stick a checkered ribbon to the side of the pot. Tie a bow on one side, and press against the oasis fix against it so that it stays in place

4) Take a wooden decorative heart and use oasis fix to put the heart onto the pot next to the ribbon

5) Add moss to the pot and decorate freely

E Voila! A beautiful, easy to make gift for a friend this Christmas.