Indoor English Garden

Lark Foster demonstrates how to create a classic English garden setting for the dining room.

Window Box Centerpiece

• Use Victorian plants: parlor palms, maidenhair ferns, English ivy.
• Introduce contrasting colors to plant selection with flowers that complement china patterns.
• Fill a picket fence window box with plants for a dining table centerpiece.
• Cut ivy tendrils and place in moss to spill over the table.

Candleholders

Steps:

1. Press pansy blooms (very Victorian) between layers of waxed paper; place a heavy stack of books on top of blooms for at least three days.
2. In a glass candleholder, sandwich pressed flowers between the glass and a layer of moss. Then place another glass votive holder and candle inside the moss to hold the arrangement together.

Napkin Rings

• Use ribbon as a napkin ring and instead of finishing it with a bow, place blown-glass posy pins (small vases) in center of ribbon ring. Add fresh flowers that coordinate with the table decor.

Guests
Lark Foster
Garden Author, Radio Talk Show Host, Personal Garden Designer/Consultant, Egardenregistry.com
7344 S. Harpeth Rd.
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: 615-799-9385
Toll Free Phone: 888-456-5275 (LARK)
Fax: 615-799-2510
Email: gardeninglark@aol.com
URL: www.LarkFoster.com
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