Wreath Making 101
(12-17-09)
At Longwood Gardens, the students are pretty lucky. We get to go on field trips, we get to work with some of the most amazing horticultural minds in the country, AND sometimes we get free classes!
This one was just in time for Christmas. And even if you already knew how to make a wreath, you’d be crazy to pass this up. It was free materials and a change to learn new tips from an expert, Mary Allinson. Mary will actually be in charge of Longwood’s Christmas display next year. So it was quiet a treat to be taught by the best!
Here are some steps shown eloquently by the esteemed students of Longwood gardens :)
(You’ll need a wire frame to start)
(Before you gather your greens, make sure you have a good pair of pruners/secaturs and, of course, a good attitude!)
(Bring in your greens, and start by cutting off smaller pieces for attaching)
(Depending on the style of your wreath, you may need to cut them even smaller)
(Attach the greens to your wire frame! There were multiple ways to do this. You can first wind bunches of greens together and then attach the bunch or you can attach each piece directly.)
(Its important that each piece of green is firmly attached, so go around it more than once with wire if you need too. Pull tight!)
(When all your greens are on, and you’ve determined the ‘top’ of the wreath, add a sturdy wire hook)
(Add your finishing touches – berries, grasses, pine cones, ribbon, branches, seed pods, etc)
(And you’re done!)
