Christmas flower installation

Marco Zamora and Juan "El Creativo" Renteria, an LA-based creative pair, have created a spiral sculpture that gives the illusion of floating in the air.

Christmas flowers: we brought together florists from three top London studios to decorate a house. They tell Leanne Walstow how you can achieve a similar effect using fresh and dried flowers and foliage.

Don't stop with the tree – draping bushels of foliage and winter plants around the house can look wonderful. Floral stylist Willow Crossley explains how to create a display with evergreens and seasonal blooms, and we've added some beautiful decorating ideas of our own.

Disregard the unpleasant things that have happened, and immerse yourself fully in the significant moments of life

This stunning seasonal display by acclaimed florist Philippa Craddock will make for a very merry mantelpiece

It's so good to get my camera back! This week I needed to do something simple that would last and need little maintenance, as we are gearing up to our Christmas installation. I wanted to suggest Christmas, but not go too far. Masses of Ilex berry was the answer! It is quite unusual to use green as an accent colour, but here the amaryllis bulbs provide relief from the coppers and reds.