holiday garland
snowy entry
winter arrangement in a lead egg cup
contemporary arrangement
2 pots for winter
winter arrangement with eucalyptus, tiger branches, and green spruce
contemporary winter pot
arrangement with curly copper willow, camellia branches, and mixed greens
4 pots for winter
pots at the sidewalk
green and white garland
contemporary arrangement of twigs and lights, faced down with boxwood
cast iron cauldron with a lighted steel topiary form and spruce tips
glazed pots with pussy willow, curly copper willow, and German boxwood
wood box with pussy willow, German boxwood, incense cedar and variegated boxwood
alarge low container with alder branches, taupe eucalyptus, cone picks and mixed greens
custom container made by Branch with birch branches, cone picks, white and pale green eucalyptus and mixed greens
small winter container
the garland is up at the shop! We should be able to finish by the end of next week.
Whew!!!
Love! Love them all!
Dear Silvia, whew is right. I am tired tonight. all the best, Deborah
Everything looks fabulous!! Amazing urns and garlands!
Dear Jeannine, thanks so much for your letter. I like it all. The pots and urns.The garlands and the winter containersI enjoy this time of year as much as IO treasure the spring. best, Deborah
So pretty-thanks for reminding us that our pots can have winter beauty!!
Dear Anne, there is no need for a container to be empty over the winter. Just saying. all the best, Deborah
Love the mixed greens and the huge pine cones. What am I saying???? Love it all. Even the contemporary seems appropriate for where it is. Jolly good!!
Dear Lisa, the winter pots are for anyone who chooses to arrange them. I like that any gardener has the freedom to express their point of view.Jolly good!! best regards, Deborah
Phenomenal…Wow!!
Dear Renell, thanks for your letter. We do our best to beat back the winter! best, Deborah
Stunning! What are the purple items in the fifth picture?
Dear Pat, that is lilac eucalyptus. best, Deborah
Those Are beautiful! This might be a silly question…..did you paint them?
Dear Pat, I do not think I understand your question.These are not paintings. You might call them sculptures made from mostly natural materials. best, Deborah
Excellent work. The blue glazed pots – can they stay out like that all winter and not get damage?
Dear Diane, this client has had her glazed pots out for a number of years. She did not buy them from me, so I cannot answer your question. I was concerned about them too-so we set them up off the ground with hard rubber spacers. best, Deborah
A true inspiration. . . .beautiful!
Dear Cathy, the garden inspires me. Given a winter season, the materials that are available for winter containers inspire me. I do what I can to put off the winter. all the best, Deborah
Your outdoor pot designs grow more beautiful every year.
Love every one of them!
Dear Terry, I can only hope that the work gets better. Thanks for your confidence. all the best, Deborah
Love every one
Thank you Ellen. best, Deborah
All the outdoor “arrangements” are spectacular. I keep thinking I am going to make at least one to get me through the gray days of winter here in Virginia.
I will try to start make one this coming week.Thanks for the inspiration.
I believe the person who asked if you painted them- meant do you spray paint the eucalyptus or
other materials. You purchase the eucalyptus already dyed in various colors, correct?
Merry Christmas.
Dear Hope and Pat, the eucalyptus is preserved with glycerine that has dye added to it.The color is not painted on. That the color is part of the preservative is why the eucalyptus does not fade or lose its color over the winter. That color and preservative is absorbed into the stems and leaves. I do not paint any of my materials. I hope this is a clear explanation! all the best, Deborah
Deborah, you are an artist in the truest sense of the word!
If I had LOTS of money and lived in or near Detroit which one would I buy? All of them.
Loved all the pots, urns and garlands. I especially love the extra large arrangement outside my kitchen window window. It is such a pleasure to write Christmas cards while enjoying beauty and memories. I thank you, my neighbors thank you.
Dear Deborah,
Your work is inspiring and I very much enjoy your blog. I work as an independent contractor in Eastern Iowa and create winter containers on a much smaller scale for both several residential and commercials clients. I encountered a first this week – deer actually ate all the greens from several containers in front of my own home. One note – they don’t like Eucalyptus.
Good Lord, Lisa, your deer must be desperate. They do not ordinarily each pungent plants. That must be why they pass on the eucalyptus. I am sorry-what will you do? all the best, Deborah