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How to:
Plant an Ivy Kissing Ball
Note: This item has been discontinued by the Manufacturer and is no longer available!
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1. Select from three sizes of Floral Globes. Remove the cover by twisting counterclockwise.

Materials Required:

Floral Globe Frame
Green Sheet Moss
Potting soil mix
Slow release fertilizer
Ivy Plants
Florist pins

Victorians loved to decorate for the holidays with ivy, greens, and holly. But did you know one of the most popular Victorian holiday amusement was to seal a kiss under a kissing ball?

Victorian Kissing Balls were  typically made by inserting mistletoe, greens and other bits of berries, ribbons, and dried flowers into an apple or potato.

 Now a modern living adaptation can be instantly created with Hanging Floral Globes, only these planters are created with live plants that can be redecorated for other romantic holidays.

The Hanging Floral Globe can be planted with fragrant herbs, as well as, a versatile way to them at hand to clip and cook with.

 

 

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2. Line the globe with moistened moss, making sure there are no thin, or weak spots in the moss.
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3. Set the Floral Globe on a pot for stability and fill with planting mix and slow release fertilizer.
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4. Take an ivy plant or plant of your choice and shake excess soil from the root ball  and insert the plant into the opening in the top of the Floral Globe.
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5.  Replace the cover and gently pull leaves out from under the wire, using florist pins to secure the ivy plant around  the Floral Globe.