Holiday floral trends favor style over opulence this year
Floral designers recommend simple, reusable arrangements using orchids, roses, carnations and greens. Tips include metallic containers, three rectangular vases on the table, keeping color palettes limited, varying textures, and ensuring clean water and containers to preserve flowers.
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Trish O'Sullivan
New York Botanical Garden
O’sullivn
Eco Design
O'Sullivan
Jamaligarden.com
Nancy O’gench
Abrams
O’oench
Georgia O'Keefe
D'Oench
Festive floral projects and floral ornament balls
Three floral projects from Trish O Sull ivan present festive arrangements using carnations mums cymbidium orchids and roses with Oasis spheres glass vases and cellophane accents. Instructions cover prep soaking, stem cuts, insertion techniques, and final display with greens pine and holiday ornaments.
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Trish O'Sullivan
Courage to Speak Up in School
A letter from Samantha and Dr Wes Crenshaw urges girls to shed anxiety and take risks in class, arguing education rewards effort over tests. They reflect on gender dynamics, the value of mistakes, and the need for schools to foster open problem solving and supportive peer environments.
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Samanehra
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
National Guard
Central
Lawrence
America
Samantha
Wes Crenshaw
Isitute Midwest
Samantha Schwartz
Lawrence High School
West Junior High students share holiday plans in Lawrence
West Junior High ninth graders Emma Hannah Schoeneberg and Alena Ivanov will stay in town for break while Stephen Anderson visits relatives in Manhattan. Others like Kierra Henry plan trips to see family in New York. Alena describes a long family gathering with games meals and late conversations. Olga expresses relief at end of BE.
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West
Stephen Anderson
Kierra Henry
Manhattan
Lawrence
Hannah Schoeneberg
Alena Ivanov
Hannah
Ivanovs
Alena
Olga
Dr. Ghose
Topeka
Topeka West High School
Nikita
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Associated Press
Wes
Duar Samuan
Katie Guyot
Angle
Journal World
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ghose
Cardiovascular Specialists
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Burlington
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Midwest
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Kansas City
Mid-America Heart Institute
LMH
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