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A contemporary composite
centerpiece for the Jewish
Festival of Lights.
Hanukkah Tablescape
Floral design,
photos and text
by Nita Robertson,
AIFD, CFD
T
he winter holidays are just around the corner, and I wanted to share some tips on creating a fabulous tablescape for
Hanukkah (or Chanukah), the eight-day Jewish Festival of Rededication (a.k.a. Festival of Lights). is year, Hanukkah begins
at sundown on Nov. 28 and ends at sundown on Dec. 6. Because Hanukkah is celebrated for eight nights, traditionally with
candle lighting, song, prayer, the exchange of small gifts and, of course, food, you could place water tubes on the stems of the
suspended tulips or deliver replacement stems each day of the holiday (which you would build into the price of the centerpiece) or
use fl owers to decorate around the base of a menorah as families light candles each night.
BOTANICALS
• Rosa spp. (hybrid tea rose)
• Rosa spp. (spray rose)
• Tulipa spp. (tulip)
• Hydrangea macrophylla
(hortensia, French Hydrangea)
• Eucalyptus gunnii, seeded
(seeded cider gum,
seeded eucalypt)
• Salix matsudana/S. babylonica
'Tortuosa' branches, bleached
(corkscrew willow,
contorted willow)
HARD GOODS
• Oval diamond-cut silvered glass
centerpiece bowl
• Round diamond-cut silvered glass
tumblers/cylinder vases
• Square glass apothecary
bottles/vases
• OASIS
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3/16" Flat Wire (Silver)
from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
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Bind Wire (Natural)
from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
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Florist Wire (18 gauge)
from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
®
UGLU
™
Adhesive Dash-
es from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
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Floral Foam Maxlife
from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
™
Bullion Wire (optional)
from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
®
Clear Tape and/or
OASIS
®
Anchor Pins (optional)
from Oasis Floral Products
• OASIS
®
Water Tubes (optional)
from Oasis Floral Products
• White yarn
• Votive candles
November | 2021
