How to make a home-grown Christmas wreath
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?
Expert florist and National Garden Scheme volunteer, Penny Snell CBE, gives her step-by-step guide on how to make a home-grown and wonderfully wild Christmas wreath.
To make Penny’s Christmas wreath you will need:
- Metal wreath frame
- Carpet moss
- Reel wire or green garden string
- Variety of evergreen foliage from your garden
- Variety of wreath embellishments from your garden e.g. Chinese lanterns, fir cones, holly berries, rosehips
- Florist wire
- Ribbon
- Hammer
Penny Snell has been the National Garden Scheme’s County Organiser for London for some 40 years. She has served as a Trustee twice, the second time including six years as the charity’s Chairman. She is a Vice President and continues to open her garden in Cobham.
Featured image by Leigh Clapp
