We dig this winter project in the December 2014 / January 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Living using our Hammered Brass Bowl to create "A Cluster of Conifers for a Festive Front Door Arrangement: Welcome guests with this elegant assortment of outdoor plants. A large brass bowl and icelike glass mulch elevate the grouping."
Supplies: crushed-glass mulch; large brass bowl; 6 to 8 miniature conifers, in differing heights; bubble packaging
How-to
1. Place a thin layer of mulch at bottom of bowl.
2. Arrange conifers (in original plastic nursery pots) in bowl. Position tallest plant slightly off-center in back to anchor composition. Fill in with rest of plants, leaving 1 inch around rim.
3. Add bits of bubble packaging to keep pots in place, then finish with a top layer of mulch.
4. Keep in a protected location outdoors. If temperature drops below 20 degrees, move to a garage or other unheated, sheltered location.