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33 PETS With pet popularity continuing to soar, florists can and should capitalize on offering pet products. e American Pet Products Association reports that two-thirds of American households own at least one pet and that those pet owners spent more than $136 billion on their pets in 2022, up 10.7 percent from 2021. How do you make it work for you? is can be a specialized holiday collar for a client's dog or cat, perhaps fashioned with fresh botanicals for a holiday party. Or it could be ornaments featuring popular dog and cat breeds or creating a floral installation of a pet with fresh, permanent or dried materials that can be placed on a sled inside the home or outside a door. Tina Barkley, co-founder of Fleurs de Villes, which has several Christmas-themed holiday shows, says pet installations are always "crowd-pleasers." Offer a series of options. Promise: ese will be winners. METALLICS For modern design, metallic ball ornaments in sparkling colors are quite popular. David Lawson, owner of David Lawson Design in London, England, created a beautiful display by literally filling large clear-acrylic boxes with metallic gold ball ornaments and tying the boxes with big black-and-white-striped ribbon. "e 'bauble boxes' are so simple, yet they work so effectively within the space," Lawson says. "ey are one of my all-time-favorite decorations." is kind of permanent décor not only creates a wow factor but also is not as expensive as fresh flowers and will through the entire holiday season. You can change the ribbon post-Christmas, to still add light and levity to décor into the new year. Also, spray pine cones in metallic colors to pull in this contemporary trend. Beth O'Reilly, AIFD, CFD, TMF, a freelance floral designer based in Houston, Texas, says a great foliage for holiday design is painted Lepidium (a.k.a. peppergrass, pepperweed, pepperwort or peppercress). "Add a little glitter to it, and you have a new botanical in your repertoire for adding holiday glam to any design," she says. "It dries beautifully and will look real for the entire season. It also adds value and fills in with a nice pouf." Canaan Marshall Designs Beth O'Reilly, AIFD, CFD, TMF Simply Beautiful Floral Company Ruby Reds Floral & Garden, Photo by RW Originals