Follow along with Emily as she shows you the steps in putting together your own terrarium. You can find the supplies needed here.
The Garden Gates has recently received a large collection of utility jars, bell jars, slate trivets and cool decorations perfect for the creation of terrariums (or vivariums.) Terrariums are a very small enclosed ecological system, a wonderful way to decorate your home.
Check back soon for some step by step instructions on how to make your own, or just jump right in with these supplies:
Hand painted butterflies are packaged in this 8 x 11 inch specimen style box. Perfect on its own or used in floral decorations or terrariums.
Perfect for the underside of terrariums.
Tiny Antiqued Gardening Tools by Jeremie
Here are six easy and stylish looks for pashminas, a type of cashmere scarf known for its diversity and uses. The range of clothing it goes with starts at sleeveless dresses and goes all the way to a t shirt and jeans. An amazing fashion accessory it can be worn in any event, during any season, for any occasion.
We are getting excited for Mardi Gras here at The Garden Gates. The food, the revelry, and the decorations, all things we are ready for. This is a time to let your Fleur de Lis fly, to break out your purple, and eat some King Cake! We just want to make sure our customers are stylish while they are doing it. Some people go the route of a wacky costume that we can’t really help with, but others like to celebrate the season with stylish jewelry, cool decorations, and other fun accoutrements.
We carry an assortment of elegant styles for men to wear during the Carnival season.
Crown Cufflinks in Silver by India Stewart
Rebirth Silk Tie by India Stewart
King Cake Pin by India Stewart
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Mardi Gras Plates and Platters
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Kissing Crawfish Mardi Gras King Glitter Ornament
When you think about decorating your outdoor space there are many items which are important factors in creating an amazing space. Garden seating, be it stylish Fermob Bistro Furniture or more traditional american Outdoor Furniture like Cantina™ 6 pc Love Seat Deep Seating Set.
We recently started featuring some really great planters from Cyan Design on The Garden Gates website. Unique and stylish they are by far some of the most interesting planters available on the market.
The Java Planter by Cyan Design is a rustic planter set with height in the middle and has room for trailing on the side so perfect to contain alyssum or potato vine, or in a shaded area an ivy would looks sharp.
Cyan Design’s Sheldon Square planters are perfect for a rosemary topiaries or your choice of annuals. Crisscross wrought iron makes them a really unique and hip item for your garden.
Check out our Decorative Garden Planters section for more great ideas from Cyan Design.
LET’S GET STARTED!
Here’s what you’ll need for this arrangement:
1. Aster Solidago- 12 stems 2. Dutch Iris- 6 stems 3. Bells of Ireland 12 stems 4. Gerber Daisy- 6 stems 5. Ficus Lyrata leaves 6.Perfect Arranger 7.Gloves & Flower Pruner 8. Vase (of your choice) 9. Mardi Gras Beads 10. Peacock feathers
Please keep in mind that all the cut flowers used can be interchanged with your favorite mix of purple, green and gold flowers. Feel free to be creative and experiment!
Step 1: Place perfect arranger into your vase
Step 2: Place leaves around your vase to ‘hide’ the perfect arranger
Step 3: Cut your flowers at a 45 degree angle using your flower pruners
Step 4: Begin placing cut flowers into your vase using the perfect arranger as a guide.
Step 5: First place your cut flowers into the perfect arranger ie. Gerber Daisy, Dutch Iris and Bells of Ireland
Step 6: Make sure that flowers are placed securely into the perfect arranger
Step 7: Continue filling the perfect arranger until you are happy with your floral arrangement
Step 8: Then begin filling in the gaps with greenery ie. Aster Solidago
Step 9: Begin adding any Mardi Gras ‘touches’ like peacock feathers
Step 10: Cut your Mardi Gras beads to use as an accent in your vase
Step 11: Fill 3/4 of your vase with room termperature water and be sure to add in the flower food that comes with your cut flowers so that they’ll last as long as possible
Step 12: Drop in your cut beads into the vase, allowing them to freely falll into the spaces between leaves. And that’s it!
You’re all done! Place your beautiful arrangement in your home and enjoy a delicious piece of king cake while you’re at it!
