| Keep the look of your home fresh with seasonal | | | | squash are excellent bets, as are oranges in the |
| accents. These accents, which go beyond | | | | Christmas season. Large blown-glass bowls come |
| wreaths and flower arrangements to include fruit, | | | | in a variety of colors to match every season. |
| grass, pine cones and even animals, can reconnect | | | | · Go out on a limb and get a bird! The |
| you with nature and stave off the decorating | | | | African orange weaver, also known as the red |
| blahs permanently. Here are some tips: · | | | | bishop, is a finch whose coloring changes |
| When it gets cold, replace spring and summertime | | | | throughout the year. During the summer months |
| arrangements of flowers and foliage with vases | | | | when the species breeds, the male sports dapper |
| of dried grasses, cattails, and pods. · If | | | | orange and black plumage which changes in fall to |
| springtime seems too far away, forcing bulbs in | | | | yellow and brown. · Start your garden |
| late winter provides that first glimpse of | | | | indoors. Plants like basil, tomato and peppers, |
| desperately needed color. Daffodils, tulips, | | | | which can be transplanted into the summer |
| hyacinths and crocus come in colors to match | | | | garden, make beautiful springtime accents on |
| every mood and décor. · Pine cones | | | | south-facing windowsills. Using classic and even |
| and interesting rocks work all year long. Arrange | | | | avant-garde seasonal accents to freshen the look |
| them in a container and then add seasonal | | | | of your home is not only inexpensive and inspiring, |
| accents like fall leaves, flowers or dried grass | | | | it's also an effective way to maintain a connection |
| · Fill a bowl with seasonal fruit and | | | | to the great outdoors. |
| vegetables. In autumn and winter, gourds and | | | | |