The holly and the hydrangea

We asked four leading florists to dream up wreaths for the best-dressed front door

Above: Wreath made with douglas pine, myrtle, crab apple, cypress pine, rosemary, old man’s beard and catkins, price on application, Shane Connolly (020–8964 4398; www.shaneconnolly.co.uk)

Facing page: Winter Garden Wreath with artichokes, white hydrangeas, dried honesty and larch twigs, £180, Paul Hawkins Flowers (0870 850 2721; www.paulhawkinsflowers.co.uk)