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20 | November/December 2017 Flowers, by Crenshaw, and attends the florist's Christmas open house each year for new ideas. is year, the holiday open house will be 1-6 p.m. on November 12. One of Janice's favorite arrangements is white tulips with fresh boysenberries. She loves the tulip's simplicity, elegance and longevity, but warned the flowers can be temperamental. "You have to be careful, because they will go crazy," she said of tulips' tendency to crook awkwardly toward a light source. Each night, she moves her Christmas arrangement to the foyer floor, bathing it in overhead lighting to keep the stems standing tall. Curb Appeal While Janice's halls are decked long before Christmas, she waits until aer anksgiving to trim the front door and porch of her brick federal-style home. Two artificial trees frame the door, which Janice fortifies with live greenery anchored in wet floral foam. A great trick to add realism, the interspersed greenery can be replaced throughout the holidays when it begins to dry. For live foliage, she shops the Dowless Christmas tree lot, seasonally located in Westwood, or scours her own backyard. Traditional green wreaths with red velvet ribbon adorn each window, illuminated by spotlights at night. is year, Janice plans to suspend sparkling spheres from the trees in her front yard. Her outdoor endeavors that require a ladder will most certainly wait until aer anksgiving, as she pointed out, "All of my helpers are at college!" In the back yard, Janice always has a simple but aesthetically pleasing vignette visible from inside, whether it's a plant with berries and ribbon or a Christmas garden flag. Inside and out, all is calm and all is bright at Janice and Jack's home, in anticipation and celebration of friends, family and the birth of Jesus.

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