Suzanne Taylor: My name is Suzanne Taylor. I am from Artistic Gardens, Flower Shop and
Greenhouse in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Today, we are going to be talking
about holiday centerpieces.
The first one will be a holiday chimney arrangement with red carnations
and holiday greens. The second one will be a candy cane basket
arrangement. The third arrangement will be a formal arrangement all in
white with two candles. Then, we will do a base arrangement with just
greenery, holly, and a nice pretty bow. The one after that is going to be a
basket of just greenery which is great for any occasion, location outside or
inside. Then, the final one will be a boxwood tree.
Tools that you are going to need will include a pair of clippers for the
evergreens and the holly because they have tough stems a short pair of
scissors to cut ribbon, a pair of wire cutters for wire. We will need some
oasis tape and some Kresge tape, and various lengths of wire.
I want to talk about safety for a minute. The scissors are nice that you will
be using and the clippers are very, very sharp. So you want to be
extremely careful. I have been doing this for a long time, so I tend to go
rather quickly. But I am always very cautious not to cut my fingers
because it gets rather painful. The Glue Gun is also extremely hot, that
you want to be very cautious of. Keep a little pan of water near by, so if
you should get some glue on your skin, you can immediately dip it in to
the cool water. That will be keeping you from getting a second degree
burn.
I have been in this business over 35 years. I started out working for other
flower shops, taking classes, and learning at seminars. I have owned my
own business for over 24 years now. We are members of FTD and
Teleflora Wire Services. I have six employees. They have come to me,
trained, and I have also trained many of them who have actually gone on
to open their own shops now. This time of the year we are very busy with
holiday centerpieces, reeves, and boxwood trees. So that's what we are
going to start with is a globe hurricane arrangement. So let's get started.