Expert Christmas flower arranging tips

Be economical: cut the pine from the bottom of your Christmas tree and create an arrangement with it. Add oranges, candles or whatever seasonal touches you like.

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So the flowers in your vase absorb water more easily, cut the stems on a slant and to make sure your vase really shines, try rubbing it with newspaper.

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Create a display by filling jam jars, glasses or even these cute reindeers with different flower heads - roses, holly, carnations, berries, etc. These can be arranged down the middle of your Christmas table for a really festive effect.

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If you want to forage from your garden, add sprigs of holly, berries, twigs and pine to instantly spruce up an existing arrangement.

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Create a place setting for each person at your Christmas table - one idea is to take a sprig of rosehips, a single rose, gypsophilia and then tie a ribbon around it.

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