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Inside Westminster Abbey, eight 20-foot-tall live trees lined the center aisle during the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The trees transformed the space, doing what even the most elaborate floral arrangement could not — providing a natural, living sense of permanence and an air of drama. The move was unexpected, unpretentious and bold. A potted tree on your patio or deck can have the same effect. While not every tree is well-suited for a container, there are a surprising number of options, ranging from crape myrtles to hollies.

A cold front that brought rain and storms Saturday has ushered in high pressure and cooler weather, with sunny skies and highs in the lower 60s forecast Monday in the Baltimore area. Overnight lows were forecast in the lower 40s in the city and the upper 30s in the suburbs, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures were expected to rise to around 60 degrees by midday, though temperatures could remain below that threshhold in areas to the north and west of Baltimore.

The National Weather Service is calling for Monday to be sunny in the Baltimore area, with a high near 64 degrees and light, variable winds. Monday night is expected to be clear, with a low around 45 and calm breezes. Tuesday is expected to be sunny, with a high near 65 degrees and light north winds. Tuesday night is expected to be mostly clearly, with a low around 50 and calm winds.

Ideal spring weather is in the forecast Friday and into the weekend, with highs expected to approach 70 degrees and clear, sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight lows were expected in the upper 40s to start Friday, climbing into the mid- to upper-60s by the afternoon. Calm winds are in the forecast. Temperatures are forecast to drop to the lower 50s early Saturday morning, again rising into the upper 60s in the afternoon. Sunday, temperatures could rise into the lower 70s, with clouds moving in, bringing a chance of showers late.

High pressure is forecast to bring clear, sunny skies with highs in the mid-60s in the Baltimore area Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. After rain and thunderstorms expected overnight, clouds were forecast to clear out by early morning. Overnight lows were expected in the mid- to upper 40s. Gusty winds are expected to continue into the morning hours, with 10-15 mph breezes and 20 mph gusts. Winds are forecast to die down by midday. Clear skies are forecast to extend into the weekend, with highs in the upper 60s Friday and the mid-70s Saturday and Sunday.

Abundant sunshine is forecast for the Baltimore area Tuesday, but a cold front that moved through will cause Monday's springlike temperatures to plummet, with highs around 50 degrees. Temperatures were expected to drop to the upper 30s and lower 40s around the region by early Tuesday morning. Despite the sunny skies, temperatures could struggle to break out of the 40s. Blustery winds are expected, with 15-25 mph breezes. The clear skies, cool temperatures and gusty winds are expected to last into Wednesday, as well.

Temperatures will likely reach the mid-50s under partly sunny skies across the Baltimore region on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Spring still may not have fully sprung, though. More clouds are expected to roll into the region Friday night, with overnight lows dropping to the mid- to low-30s, the weather service said. On Saturday, sunny skies are forecast with highs again in the mid-50s. Skies will likely remain mostly clear through the evening. Rain showers are expected on Sunday and Sunday night, with highs again in the mid-50s, the weather service said.

Overnight temperatures in the 20s will rise during a mostly sunny Friday, but only into the mid-40s, according to the National Weather Service. A few days into spring now, the Baltimore region will continue its cold snap through the weekend as well, with snow possible on Sunday, the weather service forecasted. Westerly wind gusts of up to 30 mph will make for a blustery day, with temperatures dropping back into the low-30s downtown and upper-20s in the suburbs tonight, the weather service said.

Snow flurries are highly likely in the Baltimore region on Thursday morning, but no snow accumulation is expected, according to the National Weather Service. Further west, a winter weather advisory is in effect until 2 p.m. in Garrett County, where schools are operating on a two-hour delay. Temperatures in the low-30s will rise to the upper-30s later in the day, as the skies become partly sunny, the weather service said. A partly cloudy evening will turn into a mostly clear night, with temperatures dropping to the mid-20s.

Sunny weather with temperatures in the mid-50s is expected for Wednesday, but temperatures could drop and scattered snow showers could arrive tonight, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service is forecasting a 40 percent chance of snow in the Baltimore region Wednesday night, with temperatures dropping to the low-30s downtown and the upper-20s in the suburbs. A chance of flurries is being forecast on Thursday as well. The weather service is forecasting a partly sunny Friday and Saturday, with highs in the mid-40s.

Sunni Gilliam does, in fact, know how to read the tea leaves. In late 2005, when a Starbucks seemed to be popping up on every block, Gilliam opened Tea-ology, an "urban tea house" in Fells Point. The name was soon changed to Teavolve, and a few years later, she opened another, larger Teavolve in an up-and-coming area called Harbor East. "We were here before Legg Mason. We were here before Four Seasons. We were here before Chazz," Gilliam said. Now, Gilliam and her fiance, Del Powell, plan to open a new Teavolve in the Hopkins BioPark in the next two months.

Pockets of dense fog and isolated shower storms will move through the Baltimore region on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will remain steady in the low- to mid-30s, but will steadily rise through sunrise, the weather service said. This afternoon will be mostly sunny, with highs in the low-50s and a westerly wind gusting up to 30 mph. There is also a diminished chance of rain in the afternoon. Tonight will see temperatures drop to the upper 20s in the suburbs, the weather service said.