How Do You Make An Evergreen Garland?

Garlands are traditional decorations for doorways or banisters during the holiday season. You can easily make one yourself from evergreen trimmings collected from your own garden. Step 1 Gather a wheelbarrow full of evergreen trimmings.

Some suggestions are cedar, pine, fir, juniper, redwood, oak, bay laurel and asparagus fern. Step 2 Cut the trimmings to a length of 6 inches. Step 3 Lay a 10-foot length of string or twine on a large, flat surface.

Tie a loop in one end of the string. Step 4 Attach #24 floral wire - also called paddle wire - to the loop end of the string. Keep the wire attached to the spool and unravel it as needed.

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After the Christmas tree, wreaths are the traditional Christmas decoration. Wreaths are easy to make from common greens found right outside your home. Step 1 Gather a large shopping bag full of 6-inch garden trimmings.

Some suggested trimmings are cedar, pine, fir, redwood, magnolia and oak. Remember to include holly or other red berries in your collection. The tip ends of the branches work best.

Step 2 Use a wire wreath frame or make your own from a wire coat hanger. (Simply unbend it from the familiar shape into a circle; you can use the hook to hang your finished wreath.) Step 3 jQuery(document). Ready(function(){ jQuery('#jsArticleStep3 span.

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