Winter Wreath Designs from the Garden
Long - timeGarden Photo of the DaycontributorCherry Ongmay be the poster gardener for the spirit of the season . It has become a tradition for Cherry to makeDIY Christmas wreathsand swags for admirer and fellowship out of materials she cumulate from the fence landscape . She then travels around handing them outlike a nature - cheer Santa Claus in the weeks before the holidays .
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While she does n’t begin construction on the decorations until previous November , Cherry is thinking about how to circulate sunniness all class long . In summer , she delivers cut - efflorescence bouquets , and before her succulents break off in fall , she makes succulent pumpkins and pass those out to coworkers , menage member , and friends .
Atholiday time this elbow grease is steer into make winter wreaths andswags , sometimes up to 10 or 12 of each eccentric of decoration . Cherry has built the wreath bases out of grape vine before , making both orbitual and straightforward shapes , but now she mostly purchases metal base and reuses them yr after year .
Materials for Wreath Building
Hardware
•10- or 12 - in box wreath frame
•22 - gauge flower store wire
•Assorted greens
•Pruners
•Ribbon
•Pine cones and/or Berry ( optional )
Favorite evergreen branches for DIY Christmas wreath- and swag-making include:
Favorite Naturalistic Wreath Decorations You Can Likely Find Outside or at Home
Because she prefer naturalistic - looking decor , sourcing items has turned into a yearlong treasure hunt . away from the gleanings she gets from her own garden , Cherry pull in item she falter upon during her walks or bike ride throughout the season . These include pine cones , colored branches , dry out berries and leaves , and even antler to sum color and textural pursuit to her creations . “ I collect pine cones , put them in a purse , bring in them nursing home , and cleanse them up . So I have a binful full of them now — all unlike types , ” she enounce . cherry red will sometimes buy other items to grace , including cinnamon sticks , dry orangish slices ( which she cautions have a short life span unless you live in a very frigid clime ) , and seed eucalyptus .
A graft to British Columbia , Cherry keep on an eye out on local gardens and yard for stirring . “ I always observe gardens everywhere and recall , ‘ There are pine cones good for collecting . ’ I ’m always look , ” she enunciate . The result is a unequaled and attentive gift for friends and family . to boot , one of the nice things for Cherry about the wreaths and swags is the ease of electric pig . “ Almost everything goes to the compost bin , ” she explain . “ A few pine cone shape and cinnamon stick do n’t get composted , but other than that , it ’s all evergreens . People give the wreath bases back , and I get to do them again next year . ”
Festive DIY Christmas Wreath Recipes
< Wreath Design 1 > Deer antler and pine cones ; seeded eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus polyanthemos , Zones 8–10 ) ; silver grey bell and white twigs ; report birch ( Betula papyrifera , Zones 2–7 ) branches ; Southern magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora , Zones 7–9 ) ; whitened pine ( Pinus strobus , Zones 3–8 ) ; noble true fir ( Abies nobilis , Zones 5–7 )
< Wreath Design 2 > Pine cones ; American Buddy Holly ( Ilex opaca , Zones 5–9 ) ; ‘ Goshiki ’ osmanthus ; Southern magnolia ; ‘ Zebrina ’ Western crimson cedarwood ( Thuja plicata‘Zebrina ’ , Zones 5–7 ) ; noble true fir
< Wreath Design 3 > Douglas fir tree ( Pseudotsuga menziesii , Zones 4–6 ) ; Ceylon cinnamon sticks and pine cone ; ‘ Zebrina ’ westerly crimson cedar ; Southern magnolia ; livid pine
Festive Swag Recipes
< Swag Design 1 > Corkscrew willow ( Salix matsudana , Zones 5–8 ) ; blank pine tree ; Southern magnolia ; seeded eucalyptus ; pine cone
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Festive Holiday Container Design
< Container Design > White pine tree ; noble fir ; Southern magnolia ; variegated Turkish boxwood ; redtwig dogwood ; iron area
DIY Christmas Wreath Video Tutorial
study more about this wreath recipe here : How to Make a Christmas Wreath from the Garden
Step-by-Step Wreath Build
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< Wreath Design 1 >Deer antler and pine cones; seeded eucalyptus (Eucalyptus polyanthemos, Zones 8–10); silver bells and white twigs; paper birch (Betula papyrifera, Zones 2–7) branches; Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, Zones 7–9); white pine (Pinus strobus, Zones 3–8); noble fir (Abies nobilis, Zones 5–7)
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< Wreath Design 2 >Pine cones; American holly (Ilex opaca, Zones 5–9); ‘Goshiki’ osmanthus; Southern magnolia; ‘Zebrina’ Western red cedar (Thuja plicata‘Zebrina’, Zones 5–7); noble fir
< Wreath Design 3 >Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Zones 4–6); cinnamon sticks and pine cones; ‘Zebrina’ Western red cedar; Southern magnolia; white pine
< Swag Design 1 >Corkscrew willow (Salix matsudana, Zones 5–8); white pine; Southern magnolia; seeded eucalyptus; pine cone
< Swag Design 2 >Douglas fir; noble fir; seeded eucalyptus; winterberry (Ilex verticillata, Zones 5–9); ‘Blue Ice’ Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonicavar.glabra‘Blue Ice’, Zones 6–9); rafia ties; redtwig dogwood (Cornus sericea, Zones 3–7)
< Container Design >White pine; noble fir; Southern magnolia; variegated boxwood; redtwig dogwood; iron sphere
