Popcorn is a wonderfully cheap and effective product to use for Christmas decorations. The wreaths are great for the birds hung in trees or use a popcorn garland to decorate your tree or mantlepiece indoors.
These easy to make Christmas decorations can be customised with family names or festive sayings and are great fun to make on your own or with the family. Perfect for hanging on the tree, or adding as a name tag on your gifts or your Christmas table settings they’re good value too.
It’s so simple! Most of the ingredients can be found in your garden or allotment, and you can adapt it to suit what you have close to hand. Just grab a potato and off you go!
For a unique festive decoration that showcases the very best of winter blooms, National Garden Scheme volunteer and florist, Penny Snell, gives her step-by-step guide on how to create a Christmas centrepiece – perfect for a fireplace, shelf or bookcase.
Nothing says Christmas more than a beautiful festive wreath adorning a front door – but instead of buying a wreath, have you ever considered making one with materials found in your garden?
Feed the birds in your garden this winter with these Christmas inspired birdseed cakes.
Treat the wildlife in your garden this winter with these nutty apple rings.
From mulled wine to some vegan delights take a look at our suitably festive recipes this Christmas.
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a beautifully decorated tree glimmering in your home so take a look at the most eco-friendly options.
European mistletoe (Viscum album), is the traditional mistletoe of literature and Christmas celebrations. There are a number of stories that lie behind its use at Christmas, some magical, some mythical. We take a quick look at this punchy little parasitic plant.
Show your support of the National Garden Scheme by choosing our beautiful Christmas Cards to send to friends and family this year. From gorgeous garden images, illustrations and seed cards there are plenty to choose from. Or take a look at our 2024 calendar – full of garden tips to help you through the gardening year.
Over the festive period why not enjoy a gorgeous winter woodland walk? You can find out about the benefits in this article.