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" Do dress up the front door for the holidays. &amp;quot;White pine garlands mixed with dried flowers is a great way to add a festive look to a doorway,&amp;quot; says crafts artist Gylaine Gilmore of Gylaine Designs, Peekskill, New York. &amp;quot;Balance out the garland with a colorful dry flower and berry wreath placed in the middle of the door, then add two matching planters filled with evergreens, dry flowers and pomegranates,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Create asymmetrical interest by placing a small potted evergreen tree off to the side.&amp;quot;   Do replace summer annuals planted in containers with white pine or spruce branches and winter berries. &amp;quot;Evergreens mixed with red berries are a great way to add color at a time of year when flowers and foliage are in short supply,&amp;quot; says professional gardener Robert DePrisco of Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. &amp;quot;In the spring, use the dried evergreens as mulch for your garden.&amp;quot;   Don&amp;#039;t place clay or ceramic planters outside in the cold weather. &amp;quot;These types of material have a tendency to expand and contract under extreme winter conditions causing them to crack,&amp;quot; says DePrisco. &amp;quot;Use stone, treated wood, or metal for outdoor planters during the winter months,&amp;quot; he says.   Do place boxwood branches mixed with oranges, lemons and ivy in a window box. &amp;quot;An arrangement of fresh citrus fruit surrounded by bunches of dark green boxwood and sprigs of ivy with green and white leaves makes a striking winter display,&amp;quot; says Gilmore. &amp;quot;The cold weather keeps the fruit fresh for several weeks.&amp;quot;   Don&amp;#039;t decorate with plastic or spray-painted branches, pinecones, or evergreens. &amp;quot;Plastic is not only bad for the environment but it looks even more artificial against the organic beauty of nature,&amp;quot; says environmentally friendly interior designer Cheryl Terrace of Vital Design, LTD, New York City. &amp;quot;Focus on earth-friendly designs. Winter branches, berries and pinecones come in so many colors and textures, painting them would only cover their natural beauty.&amp;quot;   Do decorate the outdoors with light all season long. &amp;quot;Celebrate the winter solstice with candles placed throughout the yard,&amp;quot; says Terrace. &amp;quot;Decorate tree branches with votive soy candles inside jelly jars suspended by wire. Welcome guests with paper bag luminaries with beeswax candles lining your walkway.&amp;quot;\u02C6 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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