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Mistletoe and teasel Christmas wreath

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Published: Thursday, 14 November 2024 at 10:25 am

Discover how to make a Christmas wreath using a variety of plants gathered from the garden – with a dash of colour added.

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This unusual Christmas wreath should encourage you to get outside and forage. Experiment with seedheads, fir cones, hips and berries, and garnish with dried flowerheads. Mistletoe can be found growing wild, but is sold at florists and markets during the Christmas season.

Nature can provide lots of colour at this time of year, but reach for the spray can for a helping hand – we used a blue acrylic paint.

Here's how to make this pretty wreath.

Looking for ideas for plants to gift this Christmas? We share our favourite Christmas plants and flowers.

You Will Need

Fine florists' wire
Vine stems or other woody stems
Lichen-covered twigs
Rosehips, mistletoe, catkins
Variegated ivy
Dried eryngium flowerheads
Fir cones and seedheads
Alium and teasel seedheads (we sprayed ours blue using an acrylic craft paint)

Total time: 1 hour

Step 1

Forming the stems into hoops

Soak the woody stems in water beforehand – this will make them easier to bend without splitting. Form each stem into a hoop, then wire together.

Step 2

Attaching the seedheads and hips with wire

Add your foraged garden finds, mixing foliage, berries and seedheads. Thread them through the twigs and attach each one securely with florists' wire. Aim to allow the natural structure of the wreath to show through.

Cut a generous length of stem

Keeping a length of stem on foraged hips, seedheads and berries means it will be easier attach them to the twiggy hoop.

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