Homes for the Holidays

Florally Challenged? Put your home in a pro’s hands.
If you want your home to look professionally done, but don’t have the time (or for some of us, the talent), let florists and designers take over your home and leave it sparkling and full of holiday spirit. One tip, plan ahead.  Appointments book quickly, and while new clients are always considered,  regulars keep many places busy. Here are some pros to consider:

Camrose Hill Flower Farm owner and designer Cindie Sinclair comes to your home for a consultation and then gets to work. She will provide a tree or you may choose to get your own. Sinclair likes to work with the decorations you already have and update the look with some new pieces. For example, her team may use fresh evergreens, berries, and flowers, such as dried hydrangeas, to accentuate a room. Stillwater, 651-351-9631

Bachman’s Floral, Home & Garden Centers, one of the area’s largest flower retailers, decorates homes across the metro, providing everything from the ornaments to the tree and the garlands. Three of Bachman’s top designers and a team offer in-home consultations and provide a plan and cost estimate before taking on the project . 612-861-7729

Natures Harvest, the tony Wayzata–based floral boutique, offers decoration services anywhere in the metro area and uses your personal decorations as well as incorporating its own. It doesn’t provide the tree, allowing a family to choose its own, but will supply anything else you need for a perfect holiday home. 952-473-4687

Also in Wayzata, Candlelight Floral & Gifts is the epitome of a complete full-service floral boutique and serves the entire metro. The design team has more than 150 years of combined experience, and two to three of the designers will do in-home consultations as well as set up both indoor and outdoor decorations. They’ll also do the gritty work and take down their gorgeous holiday decorations when the season is over. If desired, they can incorporate your own family decorations, or they can provide everything from the lights to the tree. CFG is available year-round for party decorations and planning as well. 952-473-2564