Be inspired and learn some great techniques when working with fresh evergreens during the holidays and the entire winter season.
Fresh evergreens are commonly used for making wreaths for the holidays. This group of tutorials will give you some fantastic ideas and techniques, to make your front door the prettiest on the block. If you have evergreens growing in your backyard you can easily cut a few branches to use in your decor. Many big box stores and nurseries will sell greens around the holidays. Another option is to stop at a place where fresh Christmas trees are being sold and ask if they have any extra branches that have been cut or trimmed.
1. DIY Fresh Evergreen Wreath – Garden Matter
2. A Very Merry Holly Wreath – Garden Therapy
3. Weave a Natural Willow Christmas Wreath – Lovely Greens
4. DIY Boxwood Wreath – Duke Manor Farm
5. How to Make Your Own Christmas Wreath – North Coast Gardening
6. Adding Foraged Greenery to the Front Entry – Homeology Modern Vintage
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BJ
So I have never decorated with live branches but I want to this year. I’m not sure how early to cut and make wreathes and centerpieces so they aren’t dead come the holidays. Any advice on this? Thanks!
Patti Estep
BJ, they can dry out. It varies depending on how dry or warm the air is in your home. There are products online and at local nurseries that help with wilt. Wilt Stop or Wilt Pruf… You can also spray them with water and even set them in a tub with some water. That being said I usually do nothing. However, my house is on the cold side. I typically start decorating the week after Thanksgiving (US) and my projects make it through Christmas. Sometimes a wreath or swag on the front door starts to shed a bit but it has never been a huge problem.
Carole @ Garden Up Green
I enjoy fresh greens this time of year. I have pine and cedar which is more of a blue spruce with berries. I’m tempted this year to go buy some because I just miss traditional evergreens. Trying to plan things all out and I guess really get serious next week about decorating. Great ideas thanks for the inspiration – I needed it. 🙂