This is pomander week at Gilbertie's. Customers may come in anytime the shop is open through Nov. 15, for help in making their own pomanders. Make or enhance a wreath during the Holiday Door Decorating workshop on Saturday, Nov. 22. Call for reservations. Gilbertie's will provide the materials for vinegars, bouquet garni and herbal tea.
Customers pay for what they use.
No reservations needed, come whenever the shop is open. Carla Mortelliti, proprietor of Carla's Flower Box in Rowayton, finds topiary poinsettias very popular. It's a poinsettia tree that stands about five feet tall,'' she said. In Rowayton, hand-decorated seashell ornaments are popular. Having broader appeal are dried fruits, representing the bounty of the autumn season.