Comments on: Winter Woodland Wonders http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/tip-of-the-week/winter-woodland-wonders/ The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Barbara Reiner http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/tip-of-the-week/winter-woodland-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-102031 Barbara Reiner Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:24:10 +0000 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31750#comment-102031 …this is so exciting….years ago I was a florist and used galax leaves to make a base for floral arrangements…first the moist foam in a dish, then a topping of moist moss, and a skirt of the leaves….it was a trademark of our design studio….

for some reason, I thought these leaves came from the south and now very few suppliers carry them. One time the supply dried up during wedding season and I panicked and used hosta and rhododendron…..never been a fan of fern in arrangements. The girl at our wholesaler told me that snakes came into the fields and it was not safe to pick the leaves. :)

We also used to put the leaves in water vials and slip in a cymbidium as a floral accent for a gourmet basket. This famous floral artist, Ronaldo Maia made a circular tablecloth of the leaves and also covered votives with them.

Your botanical knowledge is amazing. You seem to know about everything. Have a Merry Christmas!

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