You may also like<\/strong><\/p> There are countless ways to personalise this arrangement, from the choice of branch, which can be upright or suspended, to the selection and colour scheme of the flowers and ribbons, which can be matching or contrasting, and choice of decorative eggs.<\/p> You will need<\/strong> <\/p> Step one<\/strong><\/p> Choose a sturdy, deciduous bough that will bear the weight of decorations and ideally explode into leaf and blossom when brought indoors \u2013 contorted hazel, pear or cherry<\/a> branches are ideal. I chose one large horizontal branch, supported in a decorative, waterproof metal bucket packed with large stones to stabilise it. Whether it is vertical or leaning to the left or right, it\u2019s important to get the mechanics right to prevent the whole thing toppling over. Multiple smaller branches would also work well. <\/p> Step two<\/strong><\/p> Use bottles with a recessed neck for the ribbon attachment (the craft bottles used to hold wedding gift favours are ideal). Make a loop at the ends of two pieces of ribbon and securely place these around the bottle\u2019s neck on opposite sides and tighten. The ribbons need to be long enough to allow sufficient room above the top of the flowers to tie the two ends to the branch. <\/p> Step three<\/strong><\/p> Fill the bottles three-quarters full of water and arrange the contents before hanging. The flowers need to be in scale with the bottles, so take time to experiment with different combinations. Look at all parts of a plant \u2013 a single leaf may not look much on its own but combined with a tiny floret from another plant may just sing. The mini arrangements can be changed as often as you like. Use one mix of flowers repeated or a celebration of all you can find in your garden. Vary the heights of the hanging bottles to fill any voids. <\/p> Step four<\/strong><\/p> Finally, add the wooden eggs, screwing an eyelet into the top of each one using an auger to make the initial hole and threading with a length of ribbon. I liked the natural wood of these eggs, but they could be painted. You could also use ready blown quail\u2019s eggs or make paper eggs from multiple egg-shaped discs of plain card slotted together. Never take eggs from the wild.<\/p> Try your hand at an Easter branch display to celebrate the arrival of spring. 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